The Bayonne Historical Society was organized by volunteer residents in 1991 and incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization by the State of New Jersey in 1992. Accomplishments of the society include the following:

1. sponsored the David Horsley Silent Film project - brought several early Horsley silent films and a loop of Edison film of the Standard Oil fire (1900) to Bayonne and produced a large plaque commemorating the Centaur/Nestor independent film studio at 900 Broadway

2. presented a "Movie and Memories Night" for the senior citizen residents at Back Bay Gardens

3. assembled over thirty John A. Noble lithographs for a posthumous exhibition of the artist's work in the Bayonne Public Library

4. joined the Save Outdoor Sculpture!SOS and SOS!TLC Smithsonian projects to restore: The Hiker and The GAR Monument at Hudson County Park; and to clean: Madame Curie and Columbus at the Bayonne Library, Family at the Jewish Community Center, and Policeman and Fireman at the Bayonne Municipal Building

5. restored the 1904 antique circulation desk of the Bayonne Public Library

6. restored the Grandfather's clock donated by jeweler Samuel Cooper to the Bayonne Public Library lobby

7. saved part of the wooden balustrade from the municipal court room in the old Police Station on Avenue C at 26th Street

8. saved a fare box from the old #10 Drogin Bus Company

9. restored three firemanic paintings in the collection of the Bayonne Fire Museum

10. provided photographs for the restoration of The Bandstand/Gazebo in Stephen R. Gregg Bayonne Hudson County Park

11. assisted with the production of two Images of America books: Bayonne and Bayonne Passages

12. produced a list of local landmarks that is used by the Bayonne Historic Preservation Commission

13. produced a Landmarks Booklet for the community

14. developed the text for several street signs to commemorate local landmarks

15. contributed financially to the Bayonne Public Library Anniversary events

16. contributed financially to the Bayonne Community Museum fundraising

17. collected genealogical information about founding families and mayors of Bayonne

18. designed, produced, and installed a permanent exhibit in the City Council chamber of matted, framed photographs of all the mayors and council presidents of Bayonne

19. sponsored trustee Carmela Karnoutsos, Ph.D., in writing two scholarly papers about Bayonne's first Mayor Henry Meigs, Jr., and the Constable Hook Cemetery

20. sponsored treasurer Michael Kostelnik in writing a scholarly paper about local Revolutionary War events

21. sponsored the cleaning of the bronze plaque at Mercer Park in honor of Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer

22. assembled a large and ever growing collection of memorabilia relating to the history and residents of the City of Bayonne

23. mounted three summer exhibits at Liberty State Park of local history about: the ELCO PT Boats, residents during World War II, and local landmarks

24. participated in ten Bayonne Annual Hometown Fairs

25. coordinated the manufacturing and installation of a small bronze plaque to mark the first City Hall building at the site of the present Bergoff Building on Broadway at 22nd Street to open one of the Hometown Fairs

26. developed and maintain a Web site about the society and its events for the community

27. present programs for nine months each year on historic topics for the community such as family genealogy, local landmarks preservation, local, state, and federal history

28. sponsor one-day bus tours to historic sites such as: Waterloo Village, Snug Harbor, the Roosevelt homes in Hyde Park, the Mark Twain House in Hartford, the Lakehurst Dirigible Museum, the New Jersey State House in Trenton, and the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary in Philadelphia

29. produce an ongoing Holiday Ornament series since 2002