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The Society Has Publications and Videos Available for Purchase Atlantic County Historical Society - Merchandise Available for Purchase Unit Unit Postage Quantity Book / Publication Title: Total Price / Handling Ordered A History of Somers Mansion $2.00 $1.00 A Statistical Update of the Lake Family Genealogy $20.00 $3.50 (1 copy) Absegami Yesteryear $15.00 $3.00 America's Pirates & their Hidden Treasures (2 $15.00 $3.00 copies) Atlantic City: Then and Now - (2 copies) $14.65 $3.00 Atlantic City: Images of America $19.99 $3.50 Atlantic City: Postcard History-Images of America $19.99 $3.50 Atlantic City’s Historic Absecon Lighthouse $ 2.50 $1.00 Colors of the Lighthouse (children's book) $ 2.50 $1.00 Dr. Bodo Otto $30.00 $3.50 Domestic Life of the Jersey Devil - 1 copy $15.00 $1.50 Early Atlantic County (pamphlet) $ .25 $ .50 Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey $15.00 $3.00 Fighting to be Heard; New Jersey in History $26.00 $3.00 First Presbyterian Church, Ocean City, New Jersey $10.00 $3.00 – limited Founding Mothers of the Atlantic County $ 3.00 $1.50 Historical Society From its Beginnings: The Jewish Community of $ 5.00 $1.50 the Atlantic City Area (1 copy) Great Storms of the Jersey Shore- limited $26.95 $3.50 Guarding New Jersey’s Shore, Coast Guard, - $18.99 $3.50 limited Hammonton, New Jersey: Images of America $19.99 $3.50 Hammonton: Postcards-Images of America- $19.99 $3.50 limited Herbs and How to Use Them-quantity limited $ 2.00 $1.00 History of Atlantic City Friends (pamphlet) $ 1.00 $ .50 A Genealogy of the Lake Family - need to reorder $20.00 $3.50 House Histories– limited $15.95 $3.25 Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States $25.00 $3.50 Life of Richard Somers $ 5.00 $2.00 Linwood, New Jersey: Images of America $19.99 $3.50 Lotteries in Colonial Days– limited $ .50 $ .50 Mr. Northfield - limited $ 5.00 $1.00 Naval Air Station Wildwood $19.99 $3.50 Page 1 Subtotal: 1 5/11/2021 Atlantic County Historical Society - Merchandise Available for Purchase Unit Unit Postage Quantity Book / Publication Title: Total Price / Handling Ordered New Jersey Women in World War II $19.99 $1.50 Northfield, New Jersey: Images of America $19.99 $3.50 Our Stories $ 2.00 $1.50 Nucky $34.95 $3.50 Port Republic: A 1920 Snapshot (1993-1994 $ 2.00 $1.00 yearbook v.12 n. 3) copies made from yearbook Richard Somers-Master Commandant $ 2.00 $1.00 Sentinels of the Shore- limited $12.95 $3.25 South Jersey Towns $ 9.95 $1.50 Remember Me-Quilt Show 2010 $ 5.00 $1.50 Tales of a Clam Digger - limited $15.00 $1.50 The Founding of Atlantic City (pamphlet) $ .25 $ .50 Thomas Budd Survey 1695-Cedar Beach (Atlantic $ .50 $ .50 City) (extracted copy) Thomas Budd to John Gilbert, Sr.-Deed in 1695 $ .50 $ .50 (extracted copy) Thomas Budd to John Somers- Deed in 1695 $ .50 $ .50 (extracted copy) Township of Hamilton, Atlantic County, Images of $19.99 $3.50 America Treasury of Family Recipes $ 4.00 $2.00 Vacationing on the Jersey Shore: Guide to the $19.95 $1.50 Beach Resorts Past and Present Weymouth (pamphlet) $ .25 $ .50 Who is Buried in Northfield, NJ $10.00 $1.50 Unit Unit Postage / Quantity Total Children’s Historic Book Series: Price Handling Ordered Slave Family –1 available $ 8.95 $2.00 Unit Postage Miscellaneous: Unit Quantity Total Price / Handling Ordered Boardwalk Ballyhoo - The Magic of Atlantic City- $29.95 $3.50 DVD –1 available Page 2 Subtotal: 2 5/11/2021 Atlantic County Historical Society - Merchandise Available for Purchase Yearbooks are available from 1948 to the present. Cost per issue $5.00. Handling $2.00 per copy. For more than 5 copies, handling is $1.50 per copy. Please specify purchases by year. Yearbook indices cover the following years and are available at $2.00 per copy, plus $1.50 handling per copy. • Yearbook index 1-2 includes 1948 – 1955. • Yearbook index 3-4 includes 1956 – 1963. • 1971 Yearbook includes index 5-6 covering 1964-1971 • Yearbook Index 7-8 includes 1972 – 1979. • Yearbook Index 9 includes 1980 – 1983. • Yearbook Index 10 includes 1984 – 1987. • Yearbook Index 11 includes 1988 – 1991. • Yearbook Index 12 includes 1992 – 1995. • Yearbook Index 13 includes 1996 – 1999. • Yearbook Index 14 includes 2000 – 2003. • Yearbook Index 15 includes 2004 – 2007. • Yearbook Index 16 includes 2008 – 2011. • Yearbook Index 17 includes 2012 – 2015. • Yearbook Index 18 includes 2016 – 2019. Sorry – we no longer have full sets of yearbooks available for sale! Xeroxed copies are available for out-of-print yearbooks and indexes. List here the yearbooks to be purchased: ______________________________________________________________________ Cost of yearbooks and handling: $ ______________________ List here the indices to be purchased: __________________________________________________________________________________ Cost of indices and handling: $ __________________________ Total cost of purchases: $______________ (Indicate total on Page 4 of order form) NOTE: You may save handling fees by picking up your order at the Atlantic County Historical Society 907 Shore Rd. Somers Point, NJ, 609-927-5218, during regular operating hours. Wednesday – Saturday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. 3 5/11/2021 Atlantic County Historical Society - Merchandise Available for Purchase Purchase in person during regular operating hours or Page 1 Subtotal: $ mail order form with check or money order to: Page 2 Subtotal: $ Atlantic County Historical Society PO Box 301, Somers Point, NJ 08244 Page 3 Subtotal: $ (609) 927-5218 Order Form Total: $ Name:_____________________________________________________________________________ Street Address:_____________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_____________________________________________________________________ Phone Numbers:________Home_________________________Cell:__________________________ Email address:_____________________________________________________________________ _________Please mail my order to the address listed above. _________ Please hold my order at the ACHS until I can pick it up. Please specify a date and time that you plan to pick up your order so we can ensure that it is ready for you: _____________________________________________________________________ Important Note: Before placing your order and mailing in your payment, EMAIL us to confirm that we have all your items on hand. Do not call and leave a message; phone messages are reviewed infrequently but email is checked regularly. Thank you. 4 5/11/2021 .
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