Long Branch City volunteer reports museum visits, catalogs artifacts and plans outreach

Artie Green, the volunteer who operates the Long Branch Fire Museum, told the Long Branch City Council that the museum has drawn sustained interest in its first year, logged hundreds of visitors, cataloged most of its artifacts and is planning outreach to local groups and schools.

Green told the council, “I just give you guys an update about where you were all at after 1 year,” and described the museum’s schedule, visitor totals and display work. He said the museum has a register with 93 recorded signatures (some entries recorded as family groups and counted as three people) and that, “Conservatively, that puts it about 218 to 230 people have come to the museum from March to March.” Green said those visits came during 36 days the facility was open to the public and that average attendance on open days was about six people, with highs of 10–12 and lows of two.

The museum is open Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the core season;…