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Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3
Holiday Weekend and mini-exhibit premiere
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or two days every December, the Eden Woolley House becomes more than a museum. Its galleries fill with holiday decorations, model trains, enchanting collections, hand-crafted gifts, and homemade baked goods. On the porch, the Ocean Township Garden Club sells freshly made wreaths. The occasion is the annual Holiday Weekend, and this year it falls on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
opments along Sunset Ave. All this time, Wayside remained farmland. Through the 1950s, Middlebrook Farm spread west from Rte. 35 to Poplar Road. Prize-winning Jersey cows grazed where Middlebrook stores stand today. The Dangler family raised dairy cows on the Long Lane Farm (now site of the Intermediate School) and delivered milk to area homes. Families, including the Bownes, Osborns, Whites, and dozens more, owned and worked farms in Wayside.
Special events
What happened?
The two days are filled with Tower and cow barn, Stucile Farm, Ocean Township. The A combination of forces eventuactivities, entertainment, and spe- premiere of mini-exhibit “Farms Galoreâ€? coincides with the Mu- ally brought change to Wayside, too. cial events well worth the visit: seum’s efforts to “Save the Towerâ€?-- the handsome structure on A new generation unwilling to stay • Holiday Hunt: Children parkland behind the Eden Woolley House that has become a sym- on the farm. Rising property taxes. search the house for hid- bol of our rural past. Photo courtesy of Ira Haupt II. And offers too-good-to-refuse from den angels and redeem their eager developers. Middlebrook, Conand Woolleys, to name just a few—tilled tinental, Twinbrook, and West Park apartgame cards at the Welcome Desk. land that today is covered with homes, ments went up. Neighborhoods of upscale • Living history: Characters from apartments, offices, and shopping centers. Ocean’s past “come aliveâ€? to entertain homes took over farmland. In the 30 years The mini-exhibit opening Holiday between 1950 and 1980, the population of the visitors with stories and song. Weekend tells the story of our rural begin- township nearly tripled (6,735 to 18,643). • Raffle drawing: Sunday afternoon at nings and traces the forces that transformed 3 o’clock, we draw the winning ticket Join us Dec. 2 and 3 to learn more. the Township from a farming community for the 2017 handmade quilt. Bring the children and your holiday to a modern, high-density (2,497 people per • Tree lighting: At 4:30 Sunday, the shopping list. Admission is free. Donasquare mile) suburb. Township holds its annual Christtions are always welcome! mas tree lighting on the Museum Wayside stayed rural grounds—complete with hot chocoThe population of the 11+ late and a visit from Santa. square miles that make up today’s • Exhibit opening: The exhibit, “Farms Ocean Township increased at a Galore: Ocean Township’s Rural Pastâ€? slow, steady pace though the first premieres in the Our Town Gallery. half of the 20th century. Oakhurst grew to accommodate the engi“Farms Galoreâ€? mini-exhibit Saturday and Sunday neers working at Deal Test Site From its earliest settlements, Ocean December 2 and 3 (Joe Palaia Park) in the 1920s and Township—like most of Monmouth Coun11 to 4 30s. Wanamassa grew, post WWII, ty—was farmland. Our founding families— Eden Woolley House as returning GIs moved into develthe Potters, Drummonds, Whites, Tuckers,
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Clearing up some myths and misconceptions
Golden Crest: The builder, origin, and architect By guest columnist Randall Gabrielan commission, Roberts attained fame for his design of the great 1910 Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City.
Architect Hugh Roberts had Hudson County connections
Golden Crest stands on the west side of Norwood Ave, north of Park Ave. in Ocean Township. For years, local lore has attributed its design to the wrong architect.
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he significant, artistic, Classical Revival Golden Crest residence, 62 Norwood Avenue, merits an accurate history of its origins—one that reveals its architect, Hugh Roberts, and makes better-known to Monmouth County its prominent Jersey City builder, Edward F. C. Young.
Young rose to wealth and power from his Jersey City base Edward Young was born January 25, 1835 in Malapardis, Hanover Township, NJ. He moved to Jersey City as a youth and began a banking career in 1852 as a Hudson County National Bank clerk. Young married Harriet M. Strober, July 26, 1854. In 1865, he moved to the First National Bank and became its president in 1879. Financial acumen drew Young into many concerns, including receiver for numerous bankrupt firms. Mostly notably, he rescued the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company—a large manufacturer of pencils and other products—from financial troubles and became its president. Elected in November, 1865, Young served five years as Jersey City treasurEdward F. C. Young er, became fifth ward alderman in 1873, and in 1874 and 1875 was elected Hudson County Freeholder. Appointed State Railroad director in 1889, he served four years.
Young commissioned a magnificent home at the Shore The Edward Youngs regularly rented in Elberon. When Golden Crest was under construction, legend has it that Mrs. Young admired the building taking shape nearby without her husband revealing ownership until the house was presented at their anniversary. This story appears apocryphal, but it is true that Golden Crest was built to commemorate the fiftieth year of their marriage. The three lots Edward Young purchased in July, 1903, on the west side of Norwood Avenue, totaled about 5.1 acres. His architect, Jersey City practitioner Hugh Roberts, was revealed by the Jersey Journal, August 20, 1904. Soon after the Young
Roberts, born 1867 in Brooklyn and educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, was established in Jersey City by 1896. His career benefitted from family ties to political and business power centers. His architectural practice was propelled by brotherin-law William D. Edwards, a leading Jersey City lawyer and elected official. Edwards served as chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Committee, Hudson County State Senator, and corporation counsel for Jersey City and Bayonne. The earliest known Roberts work was for the Bayonne school Hugh Roberts board. Robert’s Jersey Journal obituary March 24, 1928, acknowledged Edward’s role in Roberts signature achievement: “It was largely through the influence of William D. Edwards that Roberts was picked for the position of architect for the new Court House…” Residential work was significant to Roberts’s early practice. News accounts reveal designs in the Bergen section along fine Boulevard side streets. His ties to Edward Young led to commercial commissions. In 1908, Roberts planned two Jersey City factory buildings for Dixon, the company Young led. The Hudson County Courthouse plans were announced in 1908. The Evening Journal reported on January 29 that the building would cost $990,000. Construction of the magnificent Beaux-Arts design, enmeshed in Hudson County politics, was plagued by cost overruns. After blame was unfairly directed towards Roberts, resultant political heat and litigation derailed his architectural practice.
Golden Crest after Young Edward Young died December 6, 1908. His son-in-law George T. Smith paid homage to his power and authority: “He was of such dominant influence that it used to be said in the county that ‘all lines lead to the First National Bank.’” Young’s widow retained Golden Crest until her May 6, 1924 death. His son and daughter conveyed the property to Edmund M. Wisner on February 27, 1928. A longer, foot-noted version of this article is available on the Museum website, oceanmuseum.org. Randall Gabrielan is County Historian and author of more than 40 books on New Jersey and New York history.
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40 members of the Township department took us up on our invitation to lunch and a tour
Museum plays host to the Public Works Department
Left: Joal Leone and Lois Kiely extend the Museum’s thanks to general foreman Hank Liem for the support of the Public Works Department. Center: Robert Rathjens (Wayside) and Kris Perez (Oakhurst) tour the Museum. Right: Members of the department enjoy lunch under the tent on the Museum grounds.
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ll 40 members of the Ocean Township Public Works Department who were on shift Tuesday, September 26, accepted our invitation to lunch and a tour at the Museum. The event was our way of saying “thank you.” Since we began our journey to restore and operate the Eden Woolley House, the Public Works Department has been there to help. They cut the lawn, shovel snow, clean up debris, maintain our HVAC systems, and install and repair our fencing. Individual members have volunteered their time and skill to help us save the Tower. Turns out, hosting the department was a great idea. Not only did we let the workers know we appreciate their support, we learned a thing or two from them. Think about it, they know our town better than anyone—every street, every building, every
brook. Their level of interest in the exhibits and the history of the community was higher than that of any visitors we’ve hosted. We heard stories of one man’s grandfather who, as groundskeeper of the Terner estate, had lived in the Woolley house in the late 1970s. We shared stories of the Township today and yesterday. “I hated history in school,” Robert Rathjens of Wayside confessed. “Then I learned about sighting the Sputnik and all the fascinating stuff that took place right here. Now I’m a history buff. Why didn’t they tell us!”
Ira Haupt on “Hometown Histories”
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he timing of the Ira Haupt II interview on “Hometown Histories” is no accident. We captured his memories of growing up on Stucile Farm (site of today’s Library, Museum, Human Services Building, and the Tower) in anticipation of the December premiere of a mini-exhibit on the Tower and Ocean Township’s farming past. Ira’s story is that of the “gentleman farmer.” His prominent grandparents, Ira Haupt I and wife Florence, bought the 40-plus acre complex that became Stucile Farm in 1931 as a country retreat. Ira II and his parents moved there in 1934, when he was just days old. His memories—including the occupation of the Tower by the Army during World War II—span 30 years and make for interesting viewing.
Ira Haupt (left) chats with Museum president Paul Edelson before the videotaping of their “Hometown Histories” interview September 23.
See “Hometown Histories” on Ocean TV (Cablevision Channel 77 and Verizon FiOS Channel 22.) or at oceanmuseum.org.
Just for members
Private Gallery Talk NJ and the Great War; Local Stories of WWI
1 p.m., Friday, February 9 Eden Woolley House
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s a Museum member, you are invited to a private talk on the making of the World War I exhibit now on display in the Richmond Gallery by its designer, Peggy Dellinger. The free event, complete with homemade refreshments, is a “Thank You” for your support. Call 732-531-2136 to reserve your seat.
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October 22nd Flea Market introduced Museum to a new audience
Flea Market succeeds despite rain delay
Message from the Museum
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any of us would like to have everything stay the same. The “Good Old Days.” The way it was when we grew up. We can’t turn back the clock (and really, we probably don’t want to). But we can capture and enjoy our memories. The museum has been doing just that—collecting “oral histories” since 1981. I recently read the transcript in our files of an interview with Ocean Township resident Cloe King done in 1982. At the time, she was 87 years old. Imagine! She is describing life here in the early 1900’s. Let’s step in to 2017. The Museum has invested in digital recording equipment and we now do interviews with sound and pictures. You can watch on Ocean TV cable channels or sit at your computer and catch “Hometown Histories,” our television/web oral history program. The Hometown Histories archive on oceanmuseum.org has Bess Peterson (Peterson’s Restaurants), Postcards of Deal Lake, former Mayor Richard English, Marlyn Michaels (1970’s Summer Showcase), Ross Fenton Farms, Marie Siciliano (our Mayor’s mother) four former Town managers, a World War II veteran, and more. You can also come to the museum and read the transcripts of those interviews from the 1980s. And let us know if you have stories worth remembering. We might want to document them for the generations to come. Paul Edelson
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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.
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he Museum’s “Save the Tower” Antique and Flea Market took place on its rain date, Sun., Sept. 22, on the grounds between the Woolley House and the Tower whose restoration it was held to support. Vendors set up their tents on both sides of the drive leading to the Tower, creating as one shopper said, “the feeling of a small village.” The crowds may have been a bit lighter due to the change in date, but those who came enjoyed the day. Thirty-nine vendors (all but four of those originally scheduled) were on hand. Museum volunteers sold crafts, raffle tickets, and hot dogs. One young volunteer gave henna tattoos! More than 50 shoppers toured the Museum, most for the first time. We gained new members and received generous donations to the Tower Project. Preliminary re-
sults credit the Flea Market with netting the Museum just over $2,000 . As event chairperson Brenda Wityk explained, “This was a first step in showing the public what our museum and grounds are going to look like once the Tower, cow barn, and walled garden are completely restored.” Kudos to Brenda and her team for pulling off a successful first-time event in the face of unavoidable challenges.
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ap quilts, baby quilts, table runners, place mats, ornaments, doll clothes, and knitted hats and scarves—all one-of-akind gifts, hand-made by Museum artisans, just in time for holiday giving and home decorating. Find these items at the Museum Shop, Holiday Weekend, Dec. 2 and 3. Shop the Museum for hand-crafted gifts at attractive prices.
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I Remember . . .
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Frank Tomaino is an award-winning architect with a distinguished 48-year career. His work includes homes, schools, and public and corporate buildings throughout the country. He was named 2001 Architect of the Year by the NJ Society of Architects. Frank has been a speaker for the Museum and has donated his time and professional talent to support our“Save the Tower” project. He is a Deal native who now lives in Oakhurst.
My father’s time running Storyland Village
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y father, Frank Tomaino, Sr., was a colorful character who lived all but a very few of his 96 years in Deal. For decades, he ran a heating-oil business and filled his summer off-seasons with Runyonequese livelihoods—including, for a few years in the early 1960s, running Storyland Village, a 54-acre amusement park on Rte. 66 near the Asbury Circle in Neptune. I was home from college those summers and still laugh out loud when I think back on those improbable and unforgettable months.
A magical place
Island. My brother and I pitched in at night, after working at the Deal Casino. Most of my brother’s football team from Asbury Park High School had jobs. And we all left with stories to tell.
Animal tales
Animals held a soft spot in my dad’s heart and were a big part of Storyland’s charm. We had saddle horses, ponies, donkeys, farm animals, a monkey (“Billie”), exotic birds, a deer (“Tawana”), and a bear (“Yogi”) who hibernated through the winter. Some of our best stories involve this eccentric menagerie. There was the donkey who ate a visitor’s straw hat. The time Billie (the monkey) escaped and I had to leave the Casino to retrieve him from the garage of a frantic lady in Neptune. Or the night the saddle horses got out and galKing Arthur’s Castle sat at the entrance to Neptune’s Storyland loped down Route 66 before the football players could round them up. Village and housed its offices, snack bar, and nurse’s station.
Storyland was a magical place for children, where nursery rhymes and fairy tales came to life. Where gun-fights took place regularly in “Frontier City” and a stagecoach, donkey train, and miniature railroad circled the grounds. Where clowns roamed and animals abounded—the three little pigs, Bo-Peep’s sheep, and lots of creatures to pet and ride. Storyland had been in operation a half dozen years before my father took the reins. It had opened in 1955—the same year Disneyland took the country by storm in Anaheim, California. The idea of a child-centered amusement park was brand new. And as the Disney brand attests, it was an idea whose time had come.
The memories are priceless. It’s hard to beat the look on your grandchildren’s faces when you tell them about picking up a baby bear (dirty, frightened, and underfed) at the Bradley Beach train station, taking him home to hose him down, feeding him at Storyland each day, and nurturing him from 40 to 200 pounds over the summer!
How my father entered the picture
How it ended
Although Storyland, Neptune, was loved by locals and tourists, it struggled to survive. By 1960, it had reverted to its mortgage holder, James Colt. My father entered the picture when Mr. Colt asked him to run the operation, which he did (as best I remember) until Storyland closed for good in 1962. Storyland was a big operation and a major summertime employer. My parents and their friends—and their friends’ families—worked there. My cousin came down from Rhode
In 1964, Storyland was sold and its buildings razed to make way for a new Sears (site today of Marshalls and IHOP). Its charming installations—the “shoe” that housed the old lady, Humpty-Dumpty and his wall, Jonah and the whale, the three homes of the Three Little Pigs, and so much more—were sold at auction. Several still survive in backyards around the county! Frank Tomaino
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Above and beyond
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useum membership* is low (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 26% of our operating budget and helps fund our programs and exhibits. Thank you for your support, at whatever level. Every penny you give goes to running the Museum. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Platinum $1,000+ (4)
Dorothy Schofield Paul & Carmel Smith Frank & Claire Steimle Dorothy Dale Trumbower Barbara & Guy Villapiano Jason, Sharon, Georgia & Kingdon Watt Howard & Carole White Marianne Wilensky Woman’s Club of Asbury Park Wood Family Wilma N. Wright
Martin & Patricia Martino Murray D. Marx Kathleen Mazzacco John & Eileen McCormack Charles Meehan Larry Menditto Gold $500+ (2) Elvira Michals Ted & Peggy Dellinger Tom & Paula Milmoe Howard & Virginia Richmond Chris, Rose, & Stephen Myer William & Donna Nurthen Silver $250 + (6) Phil & Beverly Palumbo Charles & Angela Alcott Frank & Denise Parlamas Patron $50 + (76) Don & Diane Brockel, Karin & David Poorvin Rita Abrams & Donald Gehring Jim & Sheryl Powers Sergie Conklin Jane E., Tomislav & Laine Neuman Carol A. Allen Stanley & Mary Schodowski Dr. & Mrs. Libero Marx Renzulli Bob & Linda Armstrong Felicia Serano Russ & Nancy Bakley Patricia Harris Slaughter Bob & Holly Simmen Joyce A. Barrett Mary Osborn Siver Benefactor $100+ (48) Linda & Bob Beauchamp Cornelia Skinner Mike & Joan Berzansky Gayle Billows George & Jeannie Sofield Joan & Sanford Brown Susan Borea Robert W. Speck Lois & Steve Carton Sue & Joe Bove Robert W. Stewart Marie A. Curtis Jerry & Beth Brady Gypsy Fe Tilton Pat & Delores D’Esposito Donald R. Bruno Frank Tomaino & Patti Delaney Ronald Danielson Morton & Yvette Burke Marion E. Vogler Randy Danielson & Aldo Suarez Joseph Carey Sally Carr Welch Barbara Davis Dr. Mary Jane Celli Betty & Phil Wilderotter Edna Jeanne Diamond Harry & Alicia Copperthwaite Brenda & Marko Wityk Walter & Bonnie Dietz J. Anthony Covino Joan M. Wobser John Durocher Virginia & Ed DeNoble Frances Wolak Paul & Marjorie Edelson Steve & Sue Edelson George & Dianne Woolley Harry & Patty Grasso Nancy Ehrlich Peter & Beth Woolley Ira Haupt, II Nancy Emmons Linda Wright Mary Z Hill Maryann Farry Fenton & Barbara Hudson Supporter $25+ (118) Anne Freedman Beverly & Steven Itell Tom & Lora Acerra MaryEllen & Ted Gibbon Kay Jannarone John Altobello Dorothy & Jerry Goodrich Shirley & Barry Kaplan Sam and Ann Apicelli Ron Gorsky & Abbie Carthy Robert & Lois Landis Joan Appleby Charles & June Griffitts Thom, Susie, Tommie & Colin Lavin Robert & Dallas Grove Carl & Gerri Applegate Gail Levenson Asbury Park Historical Society Nancy Oster Heydt David Lipkin Shirley Bailey Janice & Dave Hiers Nancy & Charles Manfredi William Ball Nadine & Don Jeffrey Tom & Anita Means Lois Barr Barrett Ellen Kale Eleanor Millar William Barrett Honey and Larry Karasic Cliff & Pam Miller Janet Beringer Tobi & David Kochel Monmouth Medical Center Heidi & Jack Bisbee Stan & Dolores Kolodjeski Glenn & Peggy Morgan Rich & Kathy Bisbee Ira & Jean Kreizman Bill & Sandy Mullaney Linda Boxer Trudi & Bill Larkin D. Anita & Jesse Nelson Carolyn Brady Catherine Lawrence Dorothy O’Donnell Doris Woolley Rapp Brion Dennis & Ellen Lenard Joan C. Olson Malcolm & Kathleen Brophy Kenneth & Arlene Lutz Elizabeth Peet Liz & Freddie Brown Bill & Sally Madden William Prihel Arline Broza John Mamula Jeff & Melody Ragle Ann Marie Cappadona Anthony & Maura Marrucca Joseph & Sally Renzulli Eric & Annmarie Capponi Ric & Carlene Martel Patricia Cernigliaro Phyllis A. Fyfe Rosalie Harvey John Huss
Donna Cetrulo Stuart A. Chavis, DMD Josy Conklin Marie & David Dahrouge Susan & Melvin Douglass Cathy Easton Anne Edelson Katherine Saez & Joseph Edward Dave & Maureen Enderly Roseann & Richard English John & Kathleen Fedorocsko Michael & Ellen Fiorentino Frances D. Fluhr Peggy Ann Foster Darren & Angela Goodwin Carin and Sol Greenspan Rosemary & Gerald Gregory Ellen Gulick Judy & Bob Hazelrigg Joan Heldreth Pamela & Allen Hirsh Historical Society of Ocean Grove Kris, Dallas, Pippa, & Margot Hlatky Lois F. Holden Kenneth & Susan Johnson Ken & Mary Johnson Celeste Jones Charlie Kachnoskie Jerome & Loretta Kessel Laurel King & Thomas Fee Fran Lambertson Mr & Mrs Calvin W. Larkin Joal Leone Arlene LaBanca Levenson Sandy & Larry Loefflad Barbara Lomasson Heather & Susan MacDonald Diane Maher Marilyn Major Claudio & Geralyn Marchini Les & Suzi Mathis Mary Ann McKean Jean McMaster Mary Ellen McNamara Barbara Metcalfe Marilyn Morris Michaels Robert & Cheryl Miller Judith Mischler Marjorie & Linn Mollenauer Madeline Molloy Esther M. Nitto Peter Okun David H. Osborn Arthur & Anastasia Pappaylion Gloria J. Parisi
* Museum membership runs on the calendar year. If your gift is not listed, we apologize. It may be that it was made late in 2017 and applied to 2018.
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Supporter $25+, continued Elizabeth Pawlukanis Jean S. Perkins Lucille A. Petillo Michele Petito Wilma Pfeffer Charles & Gail Plumeri June & Frank Pomilla Anne Pulos Mark Ratcliffe Jeanne C. Ribsam Ken & Tammi Richmond Susan Rosenberg Marc & Judy Rubenstein Sarah Salmon
H.L. & Janet Sexton Susan Sferas Norma J. Shafto Stanley & Carole Shapiro Jon & Stevie Shutman Margaret Simpson Alan & Bonnie Skolnik Wendy Sloter Priscilla Smith Gale S. Soler Sandra & Milan Sowis Catherine T. Spalding Thomas & Sandra Steckbeck Carl N. & Risa Steinberg
Chryssa Telonidis Julia Telonidis Alice J. Timms Thomas Vignola Madeline Walsh Phyllis Walters Patricia Whitney Robin Whitney Debra Wirth Kenneth D. Wright Robert Wynne Milton & Clara Gee Ziment
Special Gifts
Coming Events World War I Film Series
The Dawn Patrol (1938) 2 & 6:15, Tues., Nov. 21—Ocean Library
Holiday Weekend and “Farms Galore” Mini-Exhibit Opening Sat., Dec. 2 and Sun., Dec. 3--Eden Woolley House. Handmade gifts, homemade goodies, quilt raffle. Bus trip
This year, we are grateful for special gifts of $100 and more—some for specific projects, others for general operations—from the following friends of the Museum: C.J. Kasylaski ($916) Lois Kiely ($300) John Huss & friends ($250)
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William Prihel ($500) Dr. Thomas Rich ($286) Robert D. Waitt ($500)
Grants and Foundations 2017 Monmouth County Regrant ($3,400) William T. and Marie J. Henderson Foundation ($1000) 2017 IBM Corporation Grant ($500) The Jeffries Family Foundation ($500) The Rita and Harry Greenberger Foundation Inc. ($500)
Business Partners Ocean Township Society ($250) Ansell, Grimm & Aaron
Community Leader ($100-$249) Atlantic Security & Fire Golda & Golda, CPAs Super Foodtown
Museum welcomes new Township Manager
Winterthur Museum Thurs., Dec. 7—Wilmington, Delaware. World War I Film Series
Joyeux Noel (2005)
2 & 6:15, Tues., Dec. 19—Ocean Library
2018 Museum membership due January 1
Museum reopens after holidays Tuesday, January 2, 1-4 World War I Film Series
The Fighting 69th (1940) 2 & 6:15, Tues., Jan. 16—Ocean Library
Private Gallery Tour Friday, February 9, 1 p.m.
A private talk for members only on the “NJ and the Great War” exhibit. Call the Museum (732-531-2136) for reservations.
Holiday and Winter Hours
Museum Treasurer Jack McCormack (left) and President Paul Edelson (right) show Ocean’s new Township Manager Michael Muscillo (center) around the Museum at a reception for the Manager and Council, Sept. 12.
The Museum closes for the holidays after Thursday, December 21 and reopens Tuesday, January 2. We also close Thursday evenings for the winter after December 14, reopening Thursday evening March 15.
We remember these Museum members . . . Millicent Herbert, 91, died October 2. Millicent was an Oakhurst native who worked many years as the Executive Director of the Ocean Township Sewer Authority. Jeanne Strollo, 96, died August 15. Jeanne was born and raised in Deal and lived in Asbury Park and Ocean before moving to Wall in 2009. She worked 31 years for NJ Bell. Fred Fraterringo, 89, of Oakhurst, died Oct. 20. Fred was a teacher and coach in area public schools. He taught history at Brookdale Community College beginning in the 1970s.
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