History

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP – Tales handed down through generations contribute significantly to customs and mores on which societies are built. In honor of Black History Month, the Ocean County Library Manchester Branch is pleased to present storyteller Julie Pasqual’s “Tales from the African and African American Tradition,” 3 PM Monday, February 24. Few communal experiences compare […]

The Brick Township Historical Society will have a meeting with a power point program by T.J. Fallon, the founder and creator of "Dead History." The program is called "Gravesites of Baseball Hall-of-Famers." He has visited the burial place of each of these players, and also, many of their homes. Free admission; the public is welcome. […]

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – They accepted missions that men shunned, and at lower pay. They endured discrimination. Yet female pilots persevered in the Allied effort against the Axis powers. Join us for a Women’s History Month Friends Adventure, “Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II,” at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch, 10 AM […]

Presented by JuliaRose Violante Ocean County Historical Society Time 2:00 PM Sunday, March 23, 2025   The Ocean County Historical Society welcomes JuliaRose Violante for a discussion of the wide-ranging hardships and tragedies women dealt with during the American War for Independence, as well as some of their invaluable contributions to the war effort, from […]

Holocaust survivor, educator, and New Jersey resident Maud Dahme returns to the OCC campus on March 25 to share her story. This event is free and open to the public.