Come to learn how the exciting West End section of Long Beach came to be and how it evolved from sand dunes and summer bungalows to a vibrant full-time neighborhood of homes and businesses.

Meet at New York Ave. at marker on the Park Avenue median.

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Begins at 10:00 AM

Solo Exhibit Featuring the Artwork of Dr. Donna Gaines
Exhibit Title: “Art & Spirituality”
On Display May 16 through July 16, 2026

The Long Beach Historical Society
226 West Penn St.
Long Beach NY 11561

Artist’s Reception: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1-3pm

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Meet at the Long Beach Train Station

Come and enjoy a walking tour of the city built on sand as we follow the vision of W.H. Reynolds, who created a beautiful seaside resort over 100 years ago. We will start where the city began: at the historically reconstructed LIRR station, which allowed access to the barrier island, and amble to the iconic boardwalk. Along the way, we will “show and tell” stories of important events, personalities, and developments of their time.

$25 for members
$30 for non-members

For more information on any of our upcoming events, please call (516) 432-1192 or email info@longbeachhistory.org.

Create your own Pop Art Collage using recycled cereal boxes under the instruction of world-famous artist, Michael Albert.

Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Place: Long Beach Historical Society, 226 West Penn Street, Long Beach NY

Free to the public. Donations are always appreciated.

The Long Beach Historical Society is co-sponsoring an author presentation with Temple Emanu-el of Long Beach.

Date: April 12, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Temple Emanu-el, 455 Neptune Blvd, Long Beach, NY 11561

Author Gary Reiner will present his book, Counting on America, a true story that pro­vides pro­found evi­dence that a com­bi­na­tion of luck, love, per­se­ver­ance, and divine inter­ven­tion was the req­ui­site for­mu­la for sur­vival dur­ing the Holo­caust. The cou­ple’s stead­fast com­mit­ment to reach the shores of the Unit­ed States is a pow­er­ful endorse­ment of Amer­i­ca’s impor­tance to refugees flee­ing despot nations.

Count­ing on Amer­i­ca is based on Kurt Rein­er’s auto­bi­og­ra­phy, high­light­ing how he and his wife, Hen­nie, man­aged to flee Vien­na, Aus­tria fol­low­ing the March 12, 1938 Anschluss (Ger­man annex­a­tion of Aus­tria). Recur­rent stops at Dachau and a forced-labor farm, fol­lowed by intern­ment in a French prison camp, delay the escape of the fugi­tive two­some. The sto­ry cap­tures the obsta­cles that Jew­ish refugees faced attempt­ing to emi­grate out of Europe dur­ing the Holo­caust. Although Kurt Rein­er died in 1985, his expe­ri­ence is cap­tured and kept alive in Kurt’s first-per­son voice by his co-author son, Gary Rein­er. The account is enhanced by the incor­po­ra­tion of dozens of orig­i­nal source doc­u­ments that cor­rob­o­rate the descrip­tion of events.