Meeting of the Brick Township Historical Society Bill Dunn, the Sea Girt Lighthouse historian, will present a program called "Guiding Lights, N.J. Lighthouses and their Innovations." Dunn is the author of several books including two on Sea Girt Light. He will explore through photos and commentary stories of local lights, focusing on Sea Girt and […]
Faire Holiday Gifts, Crafts and Collectibles Faire – November 13, 2022 Location: Toms River South High School Cafetorium, Hooper Avenue, Toms River The Ocean County Historical Society will be hosting a Holiday Gifts, Crafts, and Collectibles Faire at Toms River High School South on Sunday, November 13th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. In addition […]
Sunday, November 20th, 2022, at 2:00 pm "Treatment of Native Americans: Genocide or Clash of Cultures?" by Richard Trimble Please join the Ocean County Historical Society at 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ for the following program: Helen Hunt Jackson authored an influential book in the late 1800s entitled, A Century of Dishonor. She could […]
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River will be hosting a Victorian Era Holiday Open House from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Bring your camera to have pictures taken with a Victorian style Santa from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Take a tour of our holiday decorated […]
Sunday, December 4th, 2022, at 2:00 pm "The Lights Go Out in the Electric City: South Lakewood Park, An Exclusive Enclave for Socialites and Scientists, Reduced to Burning Embers and Forgotten by History," by Robert DeSando Please join the Ocean County Historical Society at 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ for the following program: The […]
Back by popular demand, our Holiday Tea will be offered to those wishing to visit the beautifully decorated Mathis House Tearoom at 600 Main Street in Toms River on December 6, 2022. Guests may look forward to the ever-delicious scones, yummy tea sandwiches, and scrumptious mini-desserts that accompany generous pots of fine tea as they […]
240th Anniversary The Affair at Cedar Bridge A ceremony commemorating the last documented land engagement of the American Revolution held on the actual site each year. Sunday December 11th Time: 1pm 200 Old Half-Way Road Barnegat For more information & updates visit: Ocean County Parks & Recreation | Facebook
Screening of Cinema Sabaya ADMISSION: $10 online/$12 door. (free to LIF Society members) TICKETS: https://www.lighthouseff.com/film-society Advance reservations are strongly encouraged and appreciated The word sabaya in Hebrew means “young girls,” so the irony is all the more sharply drawn when used in the title of this intimate story of eight woman—of various ages, both […]
Emmy Award Winning Film comes to Tom’s River Library Weds January 25th - 6:30pm - Q & A with Director & Producer to follow!
Deep within the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, the Piney people have built a vibrant culture and industry from working the natural landscape around them. Foraging skills learned from the local Lenapes were passed down through generations of Piney families who gathered many of the same wild floral products that became staples of […]
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Barnegat Branch • Wednesday, February 15 • 2 pm Register here: http://bit.ly/3H2RWJg Jackson Branch • Tuesday, February 28 • 6:30 pm Register here: http://bit.ly/3WvSoph Celebrate Black History Month and President's Day with American Historical Theatre Reenactors. Features Abraham Lincoln: The Man Who Saved the Union and Madame CJ Walker: America's […]
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻: 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 Upper Shores Branch • Wednesday, February 22 • 2 pm Register here: http://bit.ly/3YAWG07 The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily Africa-American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. They were the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces. Trained on five airfields surrounding […]
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Barnegat Branch • Wednesday, February 15 • 2 pm Register here: http://bit.ly/3H2RWJg Jackson Branch • Tuesday, February 28 • 6:30 pm Register here: http://bit.ly/3WvSoph Celebrate Black History Month and President's Day with American Historical Theatre Reenactors. Features Abraham Lincoln: The Man Who Saved the Union and Madame CJ Walker: America's […]
Mayor Carmen Amato invites the public to Berkeley Township's Annual Irish Flag Raising Ceremony. March 4th at 11am outside of Town Hall We are proud to have the Ancient Order of the Hibernians providing bagpipe music for the flag raising. Corned beef sandwiches & Irish soda bread provided.
Sunday, March 19th, 2PM “Hello Girls Get the Message Through,” by Melissa Ziobro Join Monmouth University Professor and former US Army Fort Monmouth Command Historian Melissa Ziobro for a talk on how the US Army Signal Corps employed women as telephone switchboard operators during WWI. The “Hello Girls” worked long hours to ensure battlefield communications. […]
