2019-11 - Ocean's Heritage - Newsletter of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum

Ocean’s

The Eden Woolley House

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Heritage

The Township of Ocean Historical Museum

Vol. 35 No. 3, Fall 2019

Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8

Holiday open house and mini-exhibit premiere

I

t’s become a time-honored custom. The first weekend of each December, we open the doors of the Museum and invite the public in to launch the holiday season. This year, our annual Holiday Open House falls on Saturday (11 to 4) and Sunday (11 to 5:30), December 7 and 8.

The halls are decked

The galleries are filled with model trains, seasonal collections, handmade crafts, and home-baked delicacies. Living history interpreters entertain visitors with holiday songs and traditions.

Children hunt for hidden snowmen.

The Garden Club sells wreaths on the porch. And we draw the winning quilt raffle ticket at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon.

Sunday afterModel train display, last year’s Holiday Weekend. noon blends into evening as guests arrive at the Museum grounds starting at 4:30 for the Township of Ocean’s annual tree lighting festivities—complete with hot chocolate and a visit from Santa.

and hats, to name a few. There are invitations to national political conventions and presidential inaugurations, a plastic doll of Barry Goldwater, Al Smith and Herbert Hoover medallions, and handmade signs in support of local candidates many oldtimers will remember.

Colorful stuff

It’s no surprise that the stuff of American political campaigning is colorful. Consider the char- Items from the Mullaney collection acters it represents.

Even the father of our country wore a campaign button. His was brass, sewn to his coat, and read “Long live the President.”

William Henry Harrison was the first to run an “image” presidential campaign (1840). He was born rich, but chose the log cabin as his logo and coined what might be the first presidential political slogan, “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.”

Election Memorabilia exhibit opens Holiday Weekend Campaign buttons were not mass-produced until the 1890s There’s yet another reason to stop by the Museum the first and enjoyed their golden age from 1896 to 1916. They sum up the weekend in December. The mini-exhibit, “Election Memorabilia: candidate in a few words like the iconic “I like Ike.” Jimmy Carter The Stuff of American Campaigning,” opens in the Our Town Galwent Ike one step further. His button had no words at all, just a lery December 7. golden peanut!

Even before we moved to the Eden From the start, American camWoolley House, the Museum boasted an paigning has been rough and tumble. impressive collection of election artifacts, The new exhibit captures the fight and Holiday Open House a gift from Ocean Township resident and the fun of the contest.

Museum member William Mullaney, assembled over decades of an active career in politics.

The new exhibit shows off gems from the collection—buttons, banners, jewelry,

11 to 4, Saturday, December 7 11 to 5:30, Sunday, December 8 Eden Woolley House

“Election Memorabilia: The Stuff of American Campaigning” runs through November of 2020.

2

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Votes for Women: New Jersey and Beyond

Suffrage exhibit opens in Richmond Gallery

The new exhibit explores the history of suffrage, with particular focus on New Jersey. It guides guests through the first (19th century) and second (20th century) waves of the movement, culminating with the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920. It introduces the arguments of the “antis,” the forces, male and female, who vehemently opposed votes for women. And, having set the stage, it highlights the stories of six suffragists: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt, and New Jersey’s own Alice Paul.

T

he new exhibit, “Votes for Women: New Jersey and Beyond,” opened with a private wine and cheese reception, Friday, July 26. About 70 guests, including political leaders and local historians, joined Museum members and filled the Richmond Gallery to overflowing. Some vowed to return for the public opening two days later for a chance to get a better, more leisurely look.

Ours is among many exhibits and events planned to celebrate the upcoming centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment. And it’s a good place to start for a comprehensive, yet accessible, survey of the struggle.

W

“It’s an exhibit I wish everyone in Monmouth County could see,” Museum president Paul Edelson said.

“Especially women.”

To that end, we’ve reached out to women’s organizations in the area, inviting them to hold a meeting in the Museum and include time for a tour. We extend the offer to you. Please let us know if you would like to arrange a private showing for your book club or group. (Women and men are welcome.) Contact the Museum at 732-531-2136.

“Votes for Women” will be up through July 2020.

We will miss Heather MacDonald

ord came late September 12 that Heather MacDonald, who had been re-hospitalized for treatment of a persistent liver malfunction, had died. She was just 40 years old.

Heather joined the Museum soon after our move to the Woolley House, and in the years since, had shared her talents with hundreds of visitors.

She enriched our events with her pure voice, acting skill, and passion for living history.

Heather started with Phoebe, wife of Heather as Mabel Fenton third

Thomas Woolley, builder of the oldest part of the Woolley House. She researched her story, made her costume, and brought Pheobe to life—often while demonstrating the spinning wheel or singing 18th century tunes.

Elizabeth Woolley (Eden’s wife), Lucretia Garfield (the President’s widow), and Mabel Fenton followed. We suspect Mabel—vaudeville superstar, Ocean Township speakeasy owner, and biggerthan-life character—was her favorite.

Heather headed our Living History program and mentored dozens of young volunteers in the craft. She was the gifted and youthful face of the Museum at Archives Day, the NJ History Fair, and more.

She made us look good.

We will miss her.

Museum Shop Open December 7 and 8 (Holiday Weekend)

Handmade gifts

Elegant and fun doll outfits Lap quilts and baby quilts Table runners and place mats Knitted hats and scarves

Shop local.

Support the Museum.

3

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

LEFT: Young guests at the July 14 American Doll Tea gather with their dolls for a photo. CENTER: Heather MacDonald as Elizabeth Woolley, at her last living-history appearance at the Museum, plays the dulcimer for Doll Tea guest Margot Hlatky. LEFT: Event organizers Joal Leone and Eleanor Millar enjoy the moment at the September 15 Volunteer Celebration.

How we spent the summer vacation

S

ummer is a busy time at the Woolley House. Typically, the number of regular-hour visitors peaks in July and August. And we take advantage of the charms of summer-at-the-shore to host outdoor events on the Woolley House grounds.

On Sunday, July 14, 35 children and 26 adults gathered for our 10th American Doll Tea. Inside the Woolley House, doll collections filled the galleries and Mrs. Elizabeth Woolley (aka Heather MacDonald) demonstrated the spinning wheel. Outside, young guests put on a fashion show featuring their dolls. They Members of the Eatontown Lions Club were made a craft, heard an invited to our Volunteer Celebration as a thank original story of the Woolley Sisters (19th you for their work on the Cow Barn.

century residents of the Woolley House), and feasted on homemade goodies. Nearly 30 volunteers worked on the event, which brought in $1,483 for the Museum and built immeasurable good will.

Those 30 Doll Tea workers are part of a pool of about 75 volunteers who keep the Museum running. (We have no paid staff.)

On Sunday, September 15, the Museum paid tribute to their hard work. We held a Volunteer Celebration picnic on the Woolley House grounds. Thirty-six of our member volunteers and seven members of the Eatontown Lions club who have helped us throughout the year were able to attend.

Luncheon to celebrate history

T

he Museum hosted a luncheon at the Deal Golf and Country Club, Sat., Oct. 26, to celebrate a convergence of historical milestones that hit close to home. This year is the 170th anniversary of the founding of the Township of Ocean. It is the 35th anniversary of our Museum—and the 10th of the opening of the Eden Woolley House.

Speakers shared brief histories of the Township and Museum with the 110 guests attending. Freeholder Lillian Burry received the Museum’s first ever History Champion Award

Just for members

Wine & Cheese Reception Gallery Talk Votes for Women: NJ and Beyond

3 to 4:30, Sunday, February 23

Freeholder Lillian Burry receives the 2019 History Champion Award for her career-long advocacy of historic preservation.

A

Eden Woolley House

s a Museum member, you are invited to a private talk on the making of the Suffrage exhibit now on display in the Richmond Gallery by its designer. The free event is a “Thank You” for your support. Space is limited.

Call 732-531-2136 to reserve your seat.

4

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Message from the Museum

T

President

hank you to our generous Museum members, dedicated volunteers, and supportive community leaders for the first ten years in the Eden Woolley House. Together we’ve created a cultural landmark that’s preserved an ever increasing number of important local historical structures.

Our preservation work began in 1990 when we moved a child’s playhouse built in the early 1900’s from a Wanamassa estate to the property of the Board of Education Building on Monmouth Road (that then housed our Museum). We moved the Playhouse again in 2009 to its site along side the Woolley House. And with the help of two Eagle Scout projects from Troop #71, we’ve seen it restored and preserved.

Our efforts ramped up dramatically when we took on the rescue of the Woolley House, whose preservation remains our main mission. But we’ve added to our inventory three adjacent structures, once part of the Haupt family’s Stucile Farm.

The Stucile Farm Cow Barn and Water Tower are reminders of Ocean’s rural past.

Its Pool House is a symbol of the Township’s many gentleman farms. With help of grants and volunteers we’ve repaired and painted all three buildings. We plan to open exhibit space in the Tower and Barn to illustrate the disappearing farming heritage of coastal Monmouth County.

In recent months, we’ve completed several important projects—including repainting the Playhouse and parts of the Woolley House as well as continued work on the Tower and Barn.

We couldn’t have imagined, back in 1990, the scope or impact of today’s preservation efforts. We’ve signed up for much responsibility—and work. Knowing we’re keeping local history alive for generations to come is what makes it all worth it.

Paul Edelson

P

Raffle Book Reminder

lease return your Quilt Raffle books/ stubs! Drop by or put them in the mail.

State law requires that we account for all books distributed.

New episodes of Hometown Histories

T

he newest crop of “Hometown Histories,” the Museum’s oral history interview program, is available on our website OCEANMUSEUM.ORG and as scheduled on Ocean TV—Channels 77 (Cablevision) and 22 (Verizon FiOS ).

Early Oakhurst and OTHS

Hometown histories producer Dallas Grove sits down with sisters Mary Ann McKean and Kathy Lyle to retell stories of Oakhurst passed down to them from their grandparents, who arrived here from Ireland in the 1890s. Kathy, a graduate of Ocean Township’s first class to spend all four years in the new high school, carries the stories forward with memories of her class’s rebellion against the school’s restrictive rules: How 1969!

Sisters Mary Ann McKean (left) and Kathy Lyle remember family stories of their ancestral Larkin Place home and of Oakhurst in the day.

Interlaken as artist colony

Joan Brown’s interview with Elizabeth Hardy reveals an Interlaken that was home to some of the nation’s top illustrators.

The artists found the lakeside community perfect for their studios—several of which survive today. Interlaken’s 1930s housing boom disrupted the sought-after peace and ended its reign as a noted artist’s colony.

The library grows up

Anita Nelson invites Phyllis Fyfe into the studio to share memories of a lifetime of community service. Phyllis, retired Ocean Township school librarian, remembers supporting Ocean’s first library—a set of bookshelves in the Wanamassa Fire house.

She fought for the library’s move into Town Hall where it grew to be the county system’s most active branch. Today, she is a tireless moving force behind the “Friends of the Library”—and so much more.

V

Joan Brown (left) interviews Elizabeth Hardy in her Interlaken home, surrounded by some of the artwork featured in her stories.

Anita Nelson (right) talks with community volunteer supreme Phyllis Fyfe about her decades as a community activist and volunteer.

“Lifting the black veil”

intage clothes authority Laurie Smith and photography mavin Glenn Vogel, both vendors at the Shore Antique Center, Allenhurst, shared their fascination with Victorian mourning customs with 70 guests, Oct. 23, as part of the Museum’s Speakers Series. Items from their personal collections—from jewelry made from the hair of the deceased to postmortem portraits—were on display.

Laurie Smith, in Victorian widow’s garb, sat silently in the corner as guests filed into the auditorium.

5

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Museum president Paul Edelson was friend to Howard “Doc” Richmond, who died July 27, and his partner in overseeing the restoration of the Eden Woolley House (formerly the Henderson House). Here Paul pays tribute to Doc’s single-minded commitment and extraordinary accomplishment in restoring the Eden Woolley House.

I Remember . . .

Doc Richmond

I

who worked from a picture of the original, rebuilding and matching the stones perfectly. To recreate the missing shutters, he found a company in Vermont.

To replace the rotted cedar shakes, he tracked down craftsmen in New England to duplicate the originals—by hand. He found a company to replace the custom copper gutters.

After a fire destroyed a county Museum in Middletown, Doc argued for a fire suppression system in the Woolley House. The cost was $39,000. He found the money.

Through his personality and the relationships he built, the Museum won a $99,000 Grant for two handicap bathrooms, a stair-chair, and access ramps.

The Richmond home became restoration headquarters: file cabinets, phones, computers, and two desks— one for him, one for Ginny. He was in Doc and Ginny Richmond on the front porch of the charge: “Get me a file,” “Follow up on Eden Woolley House at the dedication of the Richthis,” “Call so and so.” mond Gallery, named in tribute to their unwavering It was a well-oiled machine. commitment to the restoration of the Woolley House.

met “Doc” about 40 years ago. We were both involved with Boy Scouts and other volunteer groups in the community. But I really got to know him in the early 2000s.

A daunting assignment

It all began when the Museum accepted the offer from the Township to take over the historic Henderson House to save it from demolition.

The house sat on the corner of Deal Road and Route 35. It had been neglected for years and by 2000 it was in sorry shape.

The job was to oversee construction of a foundation in front of the newly opened Ocean Township Library, shepherd the move of the house 1100 feet east to its new location, and manage (and fund) the topto-bottom restoration.

At the time the Museum was housed in the old Oakhurst Schoolhouse. We had about 150 members and about $5000 in the bank. The project was bigger than anything we May 2012. had ever imagined. Doc’s wife Ginny was our Museum president, and Doc was drawn to the challenge. He took charge and asked me to get involved. Little did I know what we were getting into.

On a mission

“Doc” took the job “head on.” Never a doubt. Never a hesitation. He found grants. Sent out bids. Vetted contractors.

Recruited volunteers. Raised funds. Worked with the town on permits and built a partnership with the Township Public Works Department that proved invaluable.

When the fireplace fell off in the move, he found a mason

A debt of gratitude

The house was moved in 2005.

In 2009, just three-and-a-half years later (record time for such projects), we opened the doors to the renamed Eden Woolley House, new home to the Ocean Township Museum. The Museum has since won awards for its exhibits and programs, expanded its membership, and consistently met its expenses. The Woolley House is a cultural gem in our community and a tangible tribute to the man who made it happen.

Rest in Peace, Doc. We will never forget you.

Paul Edelson

6

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Above and beyond

M

useum membership* is just $15 for a household to be affordable and welcoming to all. Many members (listed below) give above and beyond basic membership. Their generosity boosts membership income to about 40% of our operating budget and is our largest single source of support. Thank you for your membership, at whatever level. Every penny you give goes to running the Museum. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

Friends of Museum $5,000+ (1) Phyllis A. Fyfe

Platinum $1,000+ (3) Ted & Peggy Dellinger Rosalie Harvey John Huss

Gold $500+ (2)

Sergie and Bob Conklin Ginny & Doc Richmond

Silver $250 + (6)

Charles & Angela Alcott Don Brockel Sandy & Joan Brown Jeff & Melody Ragle Patricia Harris Slaughter Jim, Laura, Carly, & Jamie Watt

Frank & Claire Steimle Robert W. Stewart Richard R. Stout David & Karen VanBuskirk Barbara & Guy Villapiano Howard & Carole White Marianne & Daniel Wilensky Joan M. Wobser Woman’s Club of Asbury Park Wood Family Wilma N. Wright

Patron $50 + (62)

Nancy Russ & Chris Bakley Gayle Billows Sue & Joe Bove Jerry & Beth Brady Donald R. Bruno Morton Burke Ann Marie Cappadona Joseph Carey Benefactor $100+ (52) Dr. Mary Jane Celli Rose & Rob Acerra Virginia & Ed DeNoble Katie Achille Carlene Tanner & Shari Effman Linda & Bob Beauchamp Nancy Emmons Lois & Steve Carton Mary & Catherine Farrar Marie A. Curtis Maryann Farry Ronald Danielson Mary Lou Feindt Barbara Davis Lewis & Cindy Fisher Pat & Delores D’Esposito MaryEllen & Ted Gibbon Edna Jeanne Diamond Abbie Carthy & Ron Gorsky Walt & Bonnie Dietz Robert & Dallas Grove John & Louise Durocher Janice & Dave Hiers Julia & Greg Edelson Kris, Dallas, Pippa & Margot Hlatky Paul & Marjorie Edelson Kay Jannarone Harry & Patricia Grasso Ellen Kale Ira Haupt, II Laurel King & Thomas Fee Mary Z. Hill Stan & Dolores Kolodjeski Fenton & Barbara Hudson Ira & Joan Kreizman Bev & Steve Itell Trudi & Bill Larkin Nadine Jeffrey William Litts Shirley & Barry Kaplan Sonya & Larry Loefflad Bernard D. & Renee Karasic Diane Maher Lois Kiely Thom, Susie, Tommie & Colin Lavin John Mamula Anthony & Maura Marrucca Gail Levenson Marty & Patricia Martino Laurie Lieberman Murray D. Marx David Lipkin John & Eileen McCormack Kenneth & Arlene Lutz Kathleen Mazzacco & David Gallina Charles Meehan Elvira Michals Tom & Anita Means David I. Miller Eleanor Millar Robert & Cheryl Miller Cliff & Pam Miller Thomas & Paula Milmoe Bill & Sandy Mullaney Marjorie & Linn Mollenauer Enoch & Barbara Nappen William & Donna Nurthen Jess & D. Anita Nelson Phil & Beverly Palumbo Dorothy O’Donnell Arthur & Anastasia Pappaylion Kathy & Phil Parratt Frank & Denise Parlamas Karin & David Poorvin Lorraine & Stephen Pearlman William Prihel William & Elizabeth Peet Joseph Renzulli Wilma & Robert Pfeffer Dorothy Schofield Jim & Sheryl Powers Paul & Carmel Smith Susan Rosenberg

Felicia Serano Bob & Holly Simmen Margaret Simpson Mary Osborn Siver George & Jeannie Sofield Robert W. Speck Gypsy Fe Tilton Marion E. Vogler Waitt, Robert & Mary E. Solecki Sally Carr Welch Betty & Phil Wilderotter Dianne Woolley

Supporter $25+ (100)

Tom & Lora Acerra Keith & Erin Ackerman Carol A. Allen John Altobello Ann Marie Apicelli Joan Appleby Carl & Gerri Applegate Asbury Park Historical Society Charlotte, Betty, & David Assoulin Shirley Bailey Joyce A. Barrett William Barrett Christian Bergrud Janet Beringer Maraliese Beveridge Heidi & Jack Bisbee Joan Brand Liz & Freddie Brown Arline Broza Earl Brunner Thomas H. & Tina M. Budde Eric & Annmarie Capponi Donna Cetrulo Josy Conklin Patricia & John Connelly Harry & Alicia Copperthwaite Cathy Easton Anne Edelson Daniel Edelson Dave & Maureen Enderly Rosanne & Dick English John & Kathy Fedorocsko Anne Freedman Irwin & Nancy Gerechoff Darren & Angela Goodwin Carin and Sol Greenspan Rosemary & Gerald Gregory Charles & June Griffitts Ellen Gulick Joan Heldreth Pam & Allen Hirsh Lois F. Holden Gloria N. Hope

Ken & Mary Johnson Susan Johnson Celeste Jones Charlie Kachnoskie Honey Karasic Jerome & Loretta Kessel Mr & Mrs Calvin W. Larkin Joal Leone Lester & Suzon Mathis Nicole Mauro Mary Ann McKean Mary Ellen McNamara Lawrence Menditto Renate Mesnikoff Barbara Metcalfe Marlyn M. Michaels Judy & Walter Mischler Madeline Molloy Joy More Joan C. Olson David H. Osborn Denise Palaia Gloria J. Parisi Betty Pawlukanis Lucille A. Petillo Michele Petito Charles & Gail Plumeri Mark Ratcliffe Jeanne C. Ribsam Lorraine Roy Marc & Judy Rubenstein Peter Ryan Sarah Salmon Hoody & Janet Sexton Susan Sferas Norma Jean Shafto Stanley & Carole Shapiro Jon & Stevie Shutman Alan & Bonnie Skolnik Wendy J. Sloter Gale S. Soler Sandra & Milan Sowis Catherine T. Spalding Thomas & Sandra Steckbeck Carl N. & Risa Steinberg Ray & Dolly Sternesky Chryssa Telonidis Julia Telonidis Alice J. Timms Thomas Vignola Madeline Walsh Patricia Whitney Robin Whitney Eva & Howard Wiener Robert Wynne Ted & Anne Xenakis Yvonne Yetman

* Museum membership runs on the calendar year. If your gift is not listed, we apologize. It may be that it was made late in 2019 and applied to 2020.

7 Above and Beyond, continued from page 6 Special Gifts Dr. Thomas Rich ($286 quilt raffle ticket printing) Gifts in memory of Doc Richmond (>$2,000)

Grants and Foundations

2019 Monmouth County Regrant ($3,000) Township of Ocean Matching Grant ($17,171) William T. and Marie J. Henderson Foundation ($1000) 2018 IBM Corporation Grant ($2000) The Rita and Harry Greenberger Foundation ($100)

Business Partners

Ocean Township Society ($250) Ansell, Grimm & Aaron

Community Leader ($100-$249) Fire & Safety Systems Co. Golda & Golda, CPAs Food Circus Super Markets

A&N Power Washing & Snow Removal

County Clerk brings staff to see suffrage exhibit

A

s Monmouth County Clerk, Christine Hanlon is responsible (among many other things) for tallying the votes and certifying the results of our elections. So her interest in suffrage is understandable. On August 6, she brought three young women from her office to the Museum for a tour of “Votes for Women: New Jersey and Beyond.”

Christine is actively promoting celebrations of the centennial of the 19th Amendment.

She’s compiling a brochure of events and exhibits (including ours) to be distributed throughout the county. And she’s invited us to install a mini-exhibit in the display case at her main office in Freehold In January.

Photo op with Susan B. Anthony: (Left to right) Allison Hemsing, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon, Museum Exhibit Director Peggy Dellinger, Assistant to the Clerk Jennifer

Collins, and Victoria Cattelona

Remembering . . .

Heather MacDonald, 40, of Ocean, died September 12. Heather brought history to life at the Woolley House. She was Mrs. Elizabeth Woolley, President James Garfield’s widow, and Mabel Fenton to hundreds of Museum visitors. (See article p. 2.)

Howard “Doc” Richmond, 90, of Oakhurst, died July 27. Doc dedicated a lifetime of service to the community. He was a 61-year member of the Oakhurst Fire Department and Fire Aid Squad. He was the moving force behind the restoration of the Eden Woolley House. The Museum’s Richmond Gallery is named for the extraordinary contributions made by Doc and his widow Ginny. (See “I Remember...”, p. 5.)

Barbara Nappen, 79, died June 27. Barbara was a Monmouth University graduate and served as president of the Oakhurst School PTA. She was an arts and crafts hobbyist and business owner.

Lou Gorra, 73, died June 19. Lou was a graduate of Asbury Park High School (APHS) and Monmouth College. After teaching 33 years at APHS, he launched a second career as a civilian agent in the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Judy Benn, 75, died May 28. Judy taught at Monmouth University and ran a counseling service. She worked throughout her life for social justice, most recently through her temple and the Jewish Federation.

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Mark your calendar

Coming Events

Holiday Weekend and Election Memorabilia Exhibit

Sat., Dec. 7 and Sun., Dec. 8--Eden Woolley House. Handmade gifts, homemade goodies, the premiere of a new exhibit.

2020 Museum membership due

January 1

Museum reopens after holidays Thursday, January 2, 1-4 Members-Only

Gallery Talk, Wine and Cheese Reception Sunday, February 23, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

A members-only wine and cheese reception with a private gallery talk. Space is limited. Call the Museum (732-531-2136) for reservations.

Speaker Series

Nike Missiles at Sandy Hook

Wednesday, March 25, Board of Ed building, Monmouth Rd., Oakhurst. Army veterans Bill Jackson and Kevin McMahon present a behind-the-scenes story of the Nike anti-aircraft missile system at Fort Hancock.

Speaker Series

Hidden History of Monmouth County

Wednesday, May 20, Board of Ed building, Monmouth Rd., Oakhurst. Author Rick Gefken shares the findings from his latest book.

Holiday and Winter Hours

The Museum closes for the holidays after Thursday, December 19 and reopens Thursday, January 2. We also close Thursday evenings for the winter after December 12, reopening Thursday evening March 12.

Ocean’s Heritage is published three times a year by the Township of Ocean Historical Museum Museum President, Paul Edelson Newsletter Editor, Peggy Dellinger

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2019

Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8

Museum Holiday Weekend

“Election Memorabilia: The Stuff of American Campaigning” The Eden Woolley House

The Eden Woolley House

Home of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum

703 Deal Road • Ocean, NJ 07712

(Mailing address: P.O. Box 516 • Oakhurst, NJ 07755) 732-531-2136 • oceanmuseum.org

Museum Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 1 to 4 Thursday evening: 7 to 9 (April to November) 1st and 2nd Sundays of the month: 1 to 4 Funding has been made possible in part by an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of the Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission.

e new at th 019. Re check to /2 1 The Township of Ocean Historical Museum /3 2 1 our ires m with y longing. ship exp r r e fo b is m th e 2020 Household Membership Application Your M ts of be r mail in eekend o r t and the benefi W y a d li o o p H New____ Renewal____ Date_______________________________ your sup maintain Name(s) you would like to appear on your membership card and correspondence.

_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Number of people in your household (your membership includes them all) ___________________ Street _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Town_______________________________________ State________________________ Zip________________________________ Phone________________________ Email (used only to send notice of Museum events )______________________________________________ Please check your level of support. (The Museum is a

501(c)3 nonprofit organization and donations are tax deductible, as allowed by law.) ___ Friend of the Museum $5000+ ___ Platinum Member $1000+ ___ Silver Member $250 ___ Benefactor $100+ ___ Supporter $25+ ___ Basic Member $15+

___ Gold Member $500+ ___ Patron $50+

Please check the areas where you might be interested in sharing your time and talent

___Historical research ___ Grant preparation ___Data Analysis

___Collections/Acquisitions ___ 3rd Grade program ___ Quilting/Crafts ___Public relations ___ Exhibits ___Office work ___Fund-raising ___ Oral histories ___Gardening

___ Restoration ___ Tour guide/Docent ___ Other ___________________ ___Handyman skills ___ Membership Detach and mail to Township of Ocean Historical Museum, P.O. Box 516, Oakhurst, NJ 07755, or pay through PayPal (PayPal now handles single credit card transactions and no longer requires PayPal membership. Go to oceanmuseum.org to pay electronically. )