The Army’s House of Magic: A History of Fort Monmouth, NJ with author Melissa Ziobro The history of Fort Monmouth, NJ begins in May 1917 when, as part of its wartime mobilization, the Army authorized four training camps for signal troops. One camp would be in central NJ - that which would eventually be known […]
The Hindenburg Experience Presented by Bill Schmidt Ocean County Historical Society Time: 2:00 PM Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025 Come and experience the last flight of the Hindenburg from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937! At 803 feet in length, and 135 feet in diameter, the German passenger airship, the Hindenburg, was the […]
Presented by TJ Fallon Ocean County Historical Society Time: 2:00 PM Sunday, February 9, 2025 Back in 2020, TJ started the hobby of driving all over the United States visiting the gravesites of every US President, Vice President, Declaration of Independence, and US Constitution signer. To accomplish this, he travelled to thirty-three states and drove […]
𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 & 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 Lacey Branch • Tuesday, February 11 • 2pm Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/12457561 Celebrate Valentine’s and President’s Days with America’s “First Couple”. Alisa Dupuy and Curt Radabaugh will portray Martha and George Washington, once a vibrant couple with a strong and loving marriage lasting over 40 years. Their story is […]
Brick Branch • Wednesday, February 12 • 6:30pm Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/12306765 February 15th marks Brick Township's 175th birthday celebration. Join Gene Donatiello, a historian and founding member of the Brick Township Historical Society, and get a glimpse of what Brick Township looks like today and looked like yesterday. The slide show presentation will begin in […]
Toms River Branch • Saturday, February 15 • 12pm - 3:30pm Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/12508429 Join us for the annual Toms River Area NAACP's Black History Month Celebration. The afternoon's events include a delicious soul food tasting, courtesy of NAACP members, and a rousing performance by the Toms River High School North N'Step Team. There will […]
"The Homage Exhibit," a powerful collection that chronicles the African American journey from enslavement to the modern era, comes to Ocean County College on Tuesday, February 18, sponsored by OCC's Organization for Black Unity, the Office of Student Life, and the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission. This special event is open to the public […]
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 […]
