The Old Stone Store
(1996)

Stafford Township Historical Society

2026 Membership

2026 Summer Concert Series

Meetings

Our 2026 meeting schedule is below (subject to change). Our Facebook page has the most up-to-date meeting information.

March 11, 2026
April 8,2025
May 20,2025
June 17, 2026
July/August – No meetings, Monday night concerts at Lake Manahawkin
September 16,2026
October 21,2026
November 18,2026
December 16, 2026 Holiday Cheer Party

Stafford Township: 1749 - present

Stafford Township was chartered on March 3, 1749. Up until then, the land had been part of Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County. Stafford included all land now belonging to Waretown, Barnegat and much of the area south of present day Stafford, including Eagleswood. Also included was a large part of Long Beach Island.

Yearly Events

Summer Concert Series will be held every Monday, from July 7, 2025 to Aug 25, 2025, at the Manahawkin Lake Park in front of the new pavilion on the lake in Manahawkin. Parking is available at the park entrance on North Lakeshore Drive next to the Old Baptist Church. Concerts start at 6:30 PM and go until 8:30 PM. Concerts are free but a $5.00 donation is encouraged.

Note: 2026 concert sponsorships are available!

Cedar Bridge Tavern Location
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Products for Sale

	Afghan of Stafford Township historic sites.	$45.00
	"Stafford Chronicles" - a history of Stafford Township in pictures and stories.(hardcover)	$36.00
	"Fighting to be Heard" - New Jersey's place in the history of the United States - by Thomas P Farner. (hardcover)	$26.00
	"The Great March Storm 1962" - a 1962 pictorial of the damage wrought by an April Nor'Easter - by Ocean County Sun. (softcover)	$12.00

To order yours today, give us your name, address, along with a check or M.O. made out to Stafford Township Historical Society, and mail it to:

Stafford Township Historical Society
Box 1097
Manahawkin, NJ 08050

Area Links

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