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Opening Sunday, June 28

Major exhibit opens on the history of fashion The women who took over for the men off fighting, who got the vote in 1920, were having none of it. The men returning from war put down their guns and the women stuck to theirs. The body was liberated and the flapper was born.

A second world war again re-shaped fashion. Material shortages meant shorter, tailored styles. Shoulders took on military broadness. Rosie the Riveter wore pants.

In reaction to the austere, masculine wartime styles, Dior’s “New Look� (introduced in 1947) flaunted full fabric and femininity. Its classic full-bosom, narrow waist, and full skirt carried through the 50s.

In part in reaction to the 50s’ restrictive ideal woman, feminism again dismantled fashion in the late 60s and 70s. Hippiewear, mini-skirts, and the ascendance of jeans heralded a seismic change whose after-shocks rock fashion to this day.

Starting with that fig leaf in the Garden of Eden, men and women have gone to imaginative lengths to cover their bodies. The founding fathers wore breeches so tight, they ordered a second pair for occasions that required sitting. Marie Antoinette’s hair on occasion took up one third her height.

Victorian corsets displaced internal organs and weakened back muscles.

The fads and follies of fashion---and the political, technical, and social forces that spawned them--are explored in the new exhibit opening in the Richmond Gallery of the Eden Woolley House, June 28. “Fashion: The History of What We Wear� covers American style from colonial times to the 1970s.

In the beginning Settlers brought to the New World the clothes they wore in the old. But replacement garments were hard to come by. England restricted production of cloth in the colonies and imposed hefty taxes on imported goods.

Colonists adapted, making “home-spun� from available materials. The wealthy, who could afford the price tag, continued to import European aristocrat styles.

Until the Revolution.

Post Revolution, aristocratic was out. Classic (for those democratic Greeks) was in.

High waists, un-corseted bodies, and flowing linen--in the style of Josephine Bonaparte--were all the rage.

The reign of the corset Early in the 19th century, fashion shifted again.

Back came the corseted female form--with a vengeance.

For nearly a century,

Join us June 28 to learn more about the lengths--and widths--we’ve gone to in the name of fashion.

Cover girl and Oakhurst native Norma Eberhardt (1929-2011) models a full-skirted, tight-waisted dress in the style of Dior’s “New Look,� introduced in 1947.

the restricted, upright figure dominated fashion. Rigid dress restricted movement, kept postures upright, and communicated elevated status. No women wearing a corset, hooped crinoline, or bustle was doing physical labor. Their clothes required that they be waited on!

20th century chic The corset held tight through the Edwardian Age (roughly 1901 to World War I). But again, war changed everything.

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Fashion The History of What We Wear

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County grant helps move the Tower Restoration project forward

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useum president Paul Edelson was on hand March 23 to accept a $1,250 Monmouth County Historical Commission grant for the restoration of the tower and attached cottage located on Ocean Township park land behind the Museum and library.

The grant covers half the cost of removing, repairing, and reinstalling the 16 windows in the tower itself. It is the most recent initiative in the Museum’s effort to save the tower and its attached cottage. These charming structures were derelict and decaying for decades until Museum volunteers, under Doc Richmond’s leadership, took on their rescue.

To date, with donations, grants, generous private gifts, and the hard work of volunteers, the team has managed to stabilize the structures. The cottage roof has been replaced. An Eagle Scout constructed a new walkway as his qualifying project. Electricity was extended to the top of the tower. And volunteer crews have begun replacing and repairing the clapboard siding.

There’s lots left to do. Plans are in the works to rebuild the cottage porch and entrance way, replace the cottage windows and remaining roofs, complete the siding repair, and paint both buildings. The total cost of the remaining work is estimated at $46,000.

The tower and cottage were there in 1931 when the Haupt family bought the property and its buildings as a “gentleman’s

farm.” They have become a local landmark--and the subject of guesses and speculation about their purpose and history.

Turns out, the handsome structure, designed to look like a New England lighthouse, was built as a facade to hide a water tower. The attached cottage housed the property caretaker and was later rented to the township police chief (who kept his horse, Pearl Harbor, stabled in the nearby barn).

In the early months of World War II, soldiers from the 113th Infantry were stationed at the tower and served rotating shifts reportingly searching the horizon for enemy submarines.

Left to right: Commissioner Maureen O’Connor Leach, Museum president Paul Edelson, and Freeholder Lillian Burry at the Historical Commission Grant Presentation, March 23.

To support the Tower Project, send your check to the Twp. of Ocean Historical Museum, P.O. Box 516, Oakhurst NJ 07755. Please indicate on the check that the gift is for the tower restoration.

Guest column

How did Long Branch’s south-situated West End get its name?

By Randall Gabrielan

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he sectional name West End originated from a coastal map of Long Branch that was oriented with the ocean at the bottom which made the west located at top of the page. The orientation of most maps locates the north at the top thus placing the west on the left. In the cited instance (with the original map unfortunately not available for citation), southern Long Branch is on the left where one

usually finds the west on a traditionally when post-Civil War expansion of leisure travel was creating a demand for oriented map. Ergo, West End. finer accommodations. The Stetsons did Early reference not enjoy sustained financial success and The earliest references found for the were replaced as managers for the 1870 Long Branch West End were announceseason; new management renamed it the ments in 1865 for the construction of a new West End Hotel with a nod to the inforhotel to be kept by the Stetsons of the Asmally designated locality name. The new tor House in New York. It was to be “logroup expanded the hotel and erected cated at the ‘West End’ of the bluff below a number of adjoining cottages which and beyond all the other houses at Long were operated in conjunction with the Branch.” The large, commodious Stetson main building. The place was soon recHouse established itself as one of the finognized as the finest in Long Branch. est hotels in the Branch during the period

More “south is west” reinforcement

Randy Gabrielan is Monmouth County Historian, 13-year Executive Director and now member of the Monmouth County Historical Commission, and author of forty books on New Jersey and New York history.

A hotel in the Branch’s northern stem would provide a corresponding

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Next in the Speakers’ Series

New Jersey author to speak on the state’s covered bridges

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t can be hard to remember that moment when a life-long passion is sparked. But not for Richard Garlipp, retired Long Branch teacher and author of a book on New Jersey’s covered bridges.

“It was 1970. “I had taken my prized Mustang on a road trip to Vermont,” he recalls. “I saw what looked like a barn built over the water. That was it. My fascination with covered bridges was born.”

Join us at 7:15 p.m., Tues., June 2, at the old Oakhurst Schoolhouse (Board of Ed. Offices) auditorium, 163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst to hear what Rich has learned over more than 40 years following his fascination. His talk, based on his

book, chronicles the history of New Jersey’s covered bridges.

At one time, the state had as many as 45. Today, just one survives--the Green Sergeant, built in 1872 over the Wickecheoke Creek in Hunterdon County. What happened? What motived our 18th and 19th century forefathers to design and build these charming engineering wonders? What destroyed them?

Rich has the answers --and lots of images of the now-gone bridges. Copies of his book will be on sale.

Mark your calendar!

(And please note that the date is June 2, not June 9, as mistakenly listed in the last issue of this newsletter.)

An event to delight children, 5 to 12, and their favorite adults

The American Doll Tea is scheduled for July 12

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n adult guest at a recent American Doll Tea was overheard to remark, “This is the bargain of the century!”

We agree.

And the seventh annual American Doll Tea, scheduled for 1 to 3:30, Sunday, July 12 (rain date July 19), continues the tradition. Indoor galleries full of doll and teddy bear collections. A living history interpreter demonstrating spinning to wide-eyed little girls. A fashion show featuring each girl’s doll and its story. A craft project. A Museum Shop stocked with handmade doll clothes and accessories.

An original story of the Woolley sisters. And a tasty tea party of homemade, kid-friendly treats.

Emcee Brenda Wityk introduces two young guests and their dolls during last year’s American Girl Tea fashion show.

Tickets are just $30 and admit one child (5 years and older) and one adult.

Tickets for additional children are $10 each and additional adults are $25.

Tickets go on sale June 1st. Seating is limited and reservations are a must.

Call 732-531-6040 or the Museum at 732531-2136 to save your spot.

The speaker event is open to the public, free of charge. Donations are appreciated. Refreshments are served. (We collect and welcome nonperishable items for the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.)

Mystery Medallion

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ary Hill was at her place at the Museum Welcome Desk one Tuesday last January when she noticed a strange shadow through the window. “It looked almost like the head of someone sitting on the porch,” she remembers.

It wasn’t someone. It was something--a medallion “honoring the Oakhurst Elementary School” issued in 1971 by the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge. No note. No donor’s name.

The hunt began. Mary searched the net, asked the other docents, and checked the files. The 1971 PTA scrapbook had the answer. The medallion was an award for patriotism.

Museum Trustee Marge Edelson, who was Oakhurst School PTA president in 1971, filled in the blanks. “The Foundation was holding a contest and I submitted an application describing a patriotic play Mrs. Gravatte, a first grade teacher, had put on. And we won!”

But a mystery remains: Who left the medal? Will the anonymous donor please step forward!

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Sunday, August 16

The Woolley Family Reunion is on!

The Museum is named for Eden Woolley (1804-1892), descendent of John. Eden lived in the house in 1849 when the township was incorporated, and served on its first governing body.

Message from the Museum

President

“In every conceivable manner, the family is the link to our past and the bridge to our future.” Alex Haley

Alex Haley’s 1976 best-selling book Roots, and the award-winning mini-series adapted from it, sparked a growing interest in researching family history and genealogy.

That interest prompted the 1986 restoration of Ellis Island. More than 22 million immigrants looking for a better life in America passed through the doors of Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. It is estimated that as many as one third of Americans have at least one ancestor who came to the United States through Ellis Island.

Do you know your family history?

Where your parents, grandparents, and great grandparents came from? If they were foreign born? How they got here?

What they did for a living? How many second or third cousins you have?

Some relatives may have been famous or made a great impact on their community. Starts you thinking doesn’t it? Have I piqued your interest?

You can start with www.ancestry. com, www.familysearch.org, www.myheritage.com/ancestry, and the Ellis Island database. You may have a family Bible or documents to help in the search. Join us August 16 at the Woolley Family Reunion for tools and hints on getting started.

Give it a try. If you have an interesting story, share it with us. We would love to hear and possibly videotape your discoveries as part of our Family Stories Project.

Paul Edelson

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f there’s a Woolley in your family tree--or if you are interested in learning more about family trees in general-- join us rain or shine from 1 to 4, Sunday, August 16, at the Eden Woolley House and grounds for the Woolley Family Reunion.

Don’t let the name mislead you. Even if no Woolley blood runs through your veins, this Family Reunion is a fun and informative way to spend a summer afternoon.

All we know about Eden’s branch of the family will be on display. Experienced genealogists will be on hand with tools and tips to help you get started or advance your own family (Woolley or MYSTERY SOLVED! For not) genealogical research. Docents will be condecades local historians have ducting guided tours of the house and the grounds. been searching for “Potter’s Lemonade and cookies will refresh guests--who’ll Cave,” the temporary home of also have a chance to shop at the Museum store. one of Ocean’s earliest settlers.

And we’ve chosen the occasion to make a very speIt’s been found! And it will be cial announcement (see sidebar, right). revealed--complete with tours Drop in. Connect to Woolley relatives. Bring along your photos and research. Make it a day!

--at the Woolley Reunion. One more reason to stop by.

Fashion

By the Numbers 19

Average pairs of shoes owned by American women (only 4 pairs of which are worn regularly). 2007 study

$1,452

Average amount spent per person on clothing each year in the U.S. 2013 report

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Average American dress size (but size least often purchased). 2010 report

3,000

Gowns owned by Queen Elizabeth I

>90%

Portion of clothes and shoes sold in America but made elsewhere. Consumer Reports, 2013

22 lbs.

4 to 6+

Weight of an 1890 woman’s bathing suit.

Inches squeezed from the waist by a Victorian corset

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I Remember . . .

Ocean’s Heritage, Spring 2015

Jules Resnick has lived in Wanamassa for over half a century. He is a World War II veteran, father of two and grandfather of five. For years he ran concessions on the Asbury Park boardwalk. At 89, he continues an active life, working part-time and just last year selling his much-loved motorcycle. (We tracked Jules down after learning at a Museum’s Speaker’s Event about a house built and given away in a contest on the Asbury boardwalk.)

Moving my house to Wanamassa (from the Asbury boardwalk)

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grew up near Trenton but was drawn to the shore by a family connection. My uncle owned Palace Amusements in Asbury Park. I moved to the area in the 1950s, and for the next thirty or so years made my living running concessions on the boardwalk.

In those early years, I lived with my wife, son, and baby daughter in a rental house in Wamamassa. I was active in the Asbury Park business community, and in the spring of 1958, I had a lunch in the city with a group of men that sparked a bold decision--and a colorful transition from renter to homeowner.

A string of challenges

The city accepted our offer of $2,500--a real bargain, since the house was valued at nearly ten times that much.

But even at that bargain price, I could not get a mortgage from the bank. You see, they would not loan money for an already-built-house that was not yet on its lot! Worse yet, the move was going to cost $1,800--the foundation and utility hook-ups, many thousands more.

I was 34 years old and had no immediately apparent way to raise the money. I reached out to friends and family to string together the bridge loan we needed--to be repaid when the house and the mortgage were in place.

A man won a house in a contest The house was moved on February 10, 1959. What a The lunch was with, among others, the city’s public relaride! The mover removed the garage, which extended in a Ltions director George Zuckerman. He was telling those of shape from the front of the house. He us assembled at the local luncheonette used pulleys to slide the house onto that the city had a house on its hands. two timbers rubbed with soap. The It had been built and fully furnished by timbers were lifted onto a flat-bed the New Jersey Builders Association on and the journey began. the boardwalk just south of Convention The original route was changed Hall. It was constructed and outfitted when the Asbury Fire Department with state-of-the art materials and techhad denied us permission to travel nology, And it had been awarded to the past. On Asbury Ave., the axle on the winner of an essay contest: “Why I Want trailer broke. My wife, waiting in our to Live in Monmouth County.” car ahead on the route, apparently Asbury Park Press photo, February 1959, of Jules The winner was a bachelor from on the roof of his new house, in transit from the Aslooked suspicious and was quesTeaneck. But he apparently didn’t want bury Park boardwalk to Logan Ave., Wanamassa. tioned by the police. When asked to live in Monmouth County all that what she was doing, she explained, much. He had taken possession of its “I’m waiting for my house to pass by!” contents and sold the house back to the city. George was now We had a flat tire on the Asbury Park circle. By the time in charge of selling the house and getting it off the boardwalk we got to Wanamassa, it was too late to begin the operation and the city’s hands. to position the house on the foundation. A neighbor on Lo“I want that house” gan Road allowed us to stash the house and trailer overnight On the spot I told George, “I want that house! I’ll get in an empty lot behind his house (where the Wanamassa right back to you.”

Post Office stands today).

For months my wife had joked when she saw it that the Next day, the job was finished. As a neighbor, whom we boardwalk house was “her house.” Maybe she didn’t think later got to know, described: “I looked out in the morning to I was listening, because she was stunned when I called and an empty lot, and by sunset there stood a house!” asked her to begin shopping for a lot. We found the one we wanted on the corner of Raymere and Logan in Wanamassa.

Jules Resnick

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The 2015 winners of the Spring Tea Hat Contest, from left to right: Jean Hesslein (Most Elegant), Kelly Powers (Most English Style), Debbie Siciliano (Most Original), Mary Lou Feint (Most Humorous).

The 11th annual Spring Tea sets records

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he 95 guests at the 11th annual Spring Tea, April 25, raised more than $3,500 for the Museum. It was a record turnout and a record income. But the numbers are not the only (or most meaningful) way we measure success.

Best of all, our guests had a great time. With scrumptious food elegantly presented, one-of-a-kind crafts, quilts everywhere, a tempting Chinese Auction, live music, living history, and a Hat Contest --how could they miss?

Event chairs Marge Edelson, Ginny Richmond (reservations), Brenda Wityk (Chinese auction), and Joal Leone (food) organized and led the effort. The Spring Tea is a labor of love--emphasis on labor.

Three dozen volunteers invest scores of hours to carry it off.

“It’s gratifying to see a sell-out crowd enjoying the fruits of our efforts,” Marge explained. “So many work so hard. The volunteers who bake, make sandwiches, and clean up. The adults and teens who serve our guests. The businesses who support us--and the volunteers who enlist their contributions. Our talented performers who entertain the guests and “channel” history for us. It takes a village!”

Ocean Intermediate School eighth grader Claire Taylor sings for Tea guests.

Thank you to these contributing businesses Smithmade Restaurants Brickwall, Porta, Pascal & Sabine and Happiness Asbury Park The Jewelry Broker 115 Monmouth Rd., W. Long Branch Colonial Terrace Golf Course 1003 Wickapecko Dr., Wanamassa Imperial Martial Arts 555 Shrewsbury Ave., Shrewsbury Gloss Salon 605 Lake Ave., Asbury Park Monmouth ThoroFan Racing Monmouth Race Track SCAN Monmouth Mall Ocean Township CommunityPool W. Park Ave., Ocean Boardwalk Cafe and Pizzeria 200 Monmouth Rd., Ocean Cravings 310 Main St., Allenhurst The Coaster 1011 Main St., Asbury Park Monmouth Bottle Shop 201 Monmouth Rd., Oakhurst Shear Design Hair Salon Ocean Plaza, Rte. 35, Ocean

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Estella Nails 64 Broad St., Shrewsbury

Houlihans 308 Rte. 35 S., Eatontown

Monster Mini-Golf 749 Hope Rd., Eatontown

The Natural Pharmacy 851 W. Park Ave., Ocean

Silverball Museum Boardwalk, Asbury Park

The Atlantic Club 1904 Atlantic Ave., Manasquan

Shore Cake Supply 3209 Sunset Ave., Ocean

Shore Fit Club 175 Locust Ave., W. Long Branch

The ShowRoom 707 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park

Nikki’s Hair Salon 1811 Rte. 35, Oakhurst

The Pet Concierge joanneballack@optonline.net

Shore Lanes Bowling 701 Rte. 35, Neptune

The Studio 409 Spier Ave., Allenhurst

The Charleston Shops 217 Morris Ave., Spring Lake

The Turning Point Pier Village, Long Branch

Target Seaview Square Mall, Ocean

The White House 45 Monmouth Rd., Oakhurst

Costco Seaview Square Mall, Ocean

Cine Grand 1502 Rte. 35 S., Ocean

Wegman’s Rte. 35, Ocean

Antonio’s Gourmet Restaurant 2201 Sunset Ave., Ocean

Taylor Hardware 914, Main St., Belmar

The Caramel Shop 1215 Rte. 35 N., Oakhurst

All Seasons Diner 176 Wyckoff Rd., Eatontown

SeaGrass Restaurant 68 Main Ave., Ocean Grove

Christine Craney Levy Floral Artist Allenhurst

The Broad Street Dough Company 2005 Rte. 35, Oakhurst

Richard’s Deli 155 Brighton Ave., West End

Email us your Ocean High memories

n anticipation of the mini-exhibit opening at the Museum this fall on the 50th anniversary of OTHS, we are asking for your (brief) memories of the school. We’ll fit as many as we can into our summer issue.

Email to oceanmuseum@verizon.net

Ocean Township High School, 1984

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“Hometown History” Premieres

How West End got its name Long Branch reinforcement of “south is west” as this one was named “east” while located at the “north.” Advertisements in July, 1873 titled “East End Hotel, Long Branch” noted, “Opened July 1, 1873/The New Jersey Southern Railroad Company have purchased the property formerly known as the Arlington House, also 50 acres adjoining; have rebuilt and enlarged the house and have furnished throughout in every department in the most elegant manner.” The rail line’s operations included use as an excursion house, a place with accommodations for daytrippers. The site later became Nathan Salsbury’s “The Reservation” and is now part of Seven Presidents Park.

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heck out the first episode of the Museum’s new television program on Ocean TV or our website.

Mark your calendar

Coming Events General Meeting and Speaker Event

The Post Office made it official

“New Jersey’s Covered Bridges”

While Long Branch had been a postal town since 1834, its southWest End Hotel and Cottages The stature of the West End Hotel fit well with high-tone ern section secured its own office development in its immediate surrounds. To its west John in 1881 when “In consequence of Hoey’s “Hollywood” possessed distinction as the region’s the meager postal facilities at the most lavish country estate and became a tourist desti- west end of Long Branch, Postnation in its own right. To the south Lewis B. Brown’s master General James today …

Elberon was developed with numerous large, costly sum- establish(ed) a post office at the mer homes, or cottages in the parlance of the day.

West End hotel to be known as West End. He appointed David M. Hildreth, a hotel proprietor, as postmaster.” The name West End, born of a map oddity, was reinforced by the post office.

Tuesday, June 2, 7:15—Oakhurst School Auditorium. Author Rich Garlipp shares images and stories of the state’s lost covered bridges.

Thoughts on other theories

American Doll Tea

Residents may have forgotten the section’s origin or perhaps believed the stature of West End required a more dignified creation account, especially given that “West End” is a not uncommon place designation. Cape May had a West End House, while West End in Jersey City was not an appealing part of town. By 1883 the Trenton Evening Times wrote on multiple occasions, including June 4 and 7, that “The name West End has been given because the aristocracy gather here as at the West End of London.” They were wrong, as they either overlooked or were unaware of the historical record.

Perhaps another creation account became necessary after the “aristocrats” became commoners. At the end of his life, Hoey was in financial ruin from questionable business dealings. Two of the most often cited Long Branch “movers and shakers,” Jim Fisk and Jay Gould, were crooks. After gambling was banned, the “elegant” Pennsylvania Club, located across the street from the West End Hotel, was closed. As its trade dissolved and age took its toll, the West End Hotel closed; it was razed around 1905.

A claim that associates a theatrical origin to the West End name regularly surfaces.

Greater Long Branch was summer home to a significant representation from the theatrical business and acting fields, but they were there to recreate, not perform. Perhaps the association was coined to fit. In any event, history demonstrates that West End stemmed from a geographical locale, a name reinforced by a hotel and post office.

In memory Ted Beringer, 92, died April 17. He was born and raised in Deal before moving to Oakhurst 55 years ago.

Betty Fary, 98, died April 15. She was a lifelong resident of Oakhurst until moving to Sarasota, FL, two years ago.

Exhibit opening

Fashion: The History of What We Wear Sunday, June 28—The Richmond Gallery of the Eden Woolley House. An exploration of the historical, cultural, and technical influences on what we wear.

Sunday, July 12 (Rain date July 19)— The Woolley House and grounds.

Tickets ($30 for one child and her favorite adult) go on sale June 1.

Woolley Family Reunion Sunday, August 16, 1 to 4—The Woolley House and grounds. A genealogical fair not just for Woolleys--and the unveiling of Potter’s Cave!

Mini-exhibit opening

Ocean Twp. High School at 50 Sunday, September 6, 1 to 4—The Eden Woolley House.

History Ghost Walk Sunday, October 18 (rain date October 25), 5:30--Woolley House Grounds; Terner Gallery. Ghosts tell local stories of the Civil War.

Holiday Weekend and Civil War Mini-Exhibit Opening Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6-Eden Woolley House. Handmade gifts, homemade goodies, quilt raffle.

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1 to 4, Sunday, June 28 Exhibit Opening

Fashion: The History of What We Wear Richmond Gallery, Eden Woolley House

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