The Church of the Presidents

Long Branch, New Jersey

The Last Remaining Structure Associated with
All Seven Presidents Who Vacationed in Long Branch


Grant	Hayes	Garfield	Arthur	Harrison	McKinley	Wilson

Join us for our 10th Annual Cocktail Party Fundraiser

from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the

Ocean Beach Club
1035 Ocean Avenue, Elberon

(One of the few remaining Grand Victorian Seaside Estates of the Gilded Age).

$100. per person

Cocktail Attire

RSVP by sending a check to:

"Long Branch Historical Museum Association"
P.O. Box 2204
Elberon, N.J. 07740

by Friday, August 10.

For more information, Call: 732- 223-0874

Great-Grandson of Titanic Victims to Speak at the

10th Annual Cocktail Reception to Benefit Historic Church of the Presidents

-- Ida and Isidor Straus Vacationed in Elberon --

LONG BRANCH, N.J. (August 13, 2012) – To mark the 100^thyear of the sinking of the Titanic, the story of Macy’s co-founder Isidor Straus and his devoted wife, Ida, will be presented by their great-grandson at a cocktail party fundraiser Thursday benefitting the Church of the Presidents.

Paul Kurzman, board chairman of the Straus Historical Society, will recount the real love story that occurred while the Titanic sank – how Ida chose to remain behind with her husband, relinquishing the seat offered her on a lifeboat, so they could die together. The devoted couple, who spent early 20^th-century summers at their home Sunnyside in Elberon with their seven children, has been portrayed in just about every film about the tragic shipwreck.

The fundraiser will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, August 16, at the Ocean Beach Club, 1035 Ocean Ave., to benefit the restoration of the Church of the Presidents – the last remaining building associated with the seven presidents who vacationed here during the country’s Gilded Age.

Sponsored by the Long Branch Historical Museum Association (LBHMA), the fundraiser will help to raise the remaining funds required to complete the exterior restoration of the site, which is expected to cost about $233,000. The exterior restoration is funded in part by grants from the Monmouth County Historical Commission and the New Jersey Historic Trust; these grants must be matched dollar for dollar.

View these pages for more information on the history of the church..

About the Church of the Presidents....

About the Long Branch Historical Museum Association....

Church of the Presidents Preservation Plan....

Church of the Presidents Website

Please click here to listen to a brief audio file of the church history !

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