Explore Taylor Swift's Jersey Shore Childhood At Museum Exhibit

STONE HARBOR, NJ — Check out the "Love Story" between Taylor Swift and Stone Harbor with the 2024 collection at the Stone Harbor Museum.

The pop icon and Pennsylvania native spent her childhood summers at the Jersey Shore, which Stone Harbor is celebrating with their 2024 Taylor Swift Collection.

Items on display include photos of a young Swift vacationing in Stone Harbor (provided by her family), four Midnights vinyl which, put together, create a clock display, a Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film poster, a Taylor Swift-inspired Peter Max poster and a Midnights-themed guitar autographed by Swift herself.

"Our Museum is thrilled to have these items," said Teri Fischer, President of the Board of Trustees for the Stone Harbor Museum. "It's not just about the items, it's about the fact that her family wanted us to have personal family photos from some time ago that were taken while they were staying in Stone Harbor."

Swift and family spent their summers in Stone Harbor from 1992 to 2004 according to the museum, and in the early days of her career she actually performed at the still-standing Coffee Talk and now-closed Henry's.

Her father, Scott Swift, had close ties with the Stone Harbor community, serving as an EMT with the Stone Harbor Volunteer Fire Company No. 1.

"We hope that the 2024 Taylor Swift collection at the Stone Harbor Museum will now bring new and old visitors into the Museum where they will not only enjoy seeing these wonderful items, but that they will learn about other Stone Harbor history as well," said Fischer. "Our mission is to acquire, preserve, display, celebrate and promote archival and artifactual items relevant to the development of our unique cultural heritage and to delight, inspire and educate the present and future generations about the story of Stone Harbor, NJ. Taylor Swift is definitely part of the Stone Harbor story, and I know that she does delight and inspire so many of us."

Stone Harbor Museum is an archival museum that preserves the history, activities and events of the Borough of Stone Harbor. Founded in 1996, the museum opened in its current location in the year 2017 and is operated by a small group of volunteers that develop displays, catalog the collections, and engage visitors educational programs and scavenger hunts. For more information about the Stone Harbor Museum, go to stoneharbormuseum.org.