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By John Calu & Dave Hart: A fictionalized story about Emilio Carranza, nicknamed the “Lindberg of Mexico” died tragically in 1928. His plane crashed deep in the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens while returning home from his celebrated goodwill flight to the United States. -
By Karen F. Riley: The Pine Barrens of New Jersey cover 22 percent of the most densely populated state in the country. The name came from early settlers who thought the area was a vast wasteland, but it is anything but barren. Underneath this incredible natural resource lies almost 17 trillion gallons of some of the purest water on earth. The charcoal industry began here, cranberry production, cultivated blueberries were developed in this area. You’ll uncover many forgotten ghost towns but the people who lived and worked there are the real story. -
Compiled by Elizabeth Ann Grant: Information in this booklet stems from materials about the Soper family in Ocean County, New Jersey collected by James Wilson Soper before 1904. A genealogy written by the Reverend Clarence Woodmansee of Barnegat, New Jersey about the Soper genealogy as it related to the Woodmansee family is the basis for this compilation. The Reverend Woodmansee was known throughout Ocean County, New Jersey as the “Pastor of the Pines”. Other research, documentation and statistics are included. -
By Brian Bovasso: Author Brian Bovasso remembers seeing the Westmont Shores sign on Route 35 when he drove by it during the 1960s and early 1970s. It was only six blocks long, so, as the expression goes, “if you blinked, your eyes, you’d miss it.” It was part of Lavallette, and by 2001 all mention of Westmont Shores was long forgotten. While visiting the Ocean County Historical Society in 2014, the author discovered site development plans for the area called Westmont Shores and his journey began. Explore with the author the unique history of this area of current day Lavallette. -
By John Calu & Dave Hart: When old man Tucker’s Island sank into the sea, the mysteries surrounding it did not. Sixteen-year-old lifeguard in training, Kelly Martin, is about to discover a treasure beyond measure. This book is a work of fiction. -
By Robert Camp: During the years from 1933 to 1968 Toms River High School had many winning sports teams and was known as a sport powerhouse. Learn the names of the stars of those winning teams and the challenges that they faced during their games. -
By Lawrence E. Barnes. DVM. MS & Carol Miller, MSW: This is an index from the New Jersey Courier, Toms River, New Jersey. It contains a listing of personnel engaged in the military forces of the United States from January 1, 1897 through December 1990. The index was completed in March 2006. -
Compiled by the Ocean Conty Principal’s Council: Written by school pupils over a nine-year period and published by the Ocean County Principal’s Council in 1940, the book has a wealth of information about many of the communities in Ocean County, Its style is simple, direct, and concise. One hundred pictures enhance the narrative descriptions of people, places, and events in Ocean County. The book contains an index that will help the reader to locate specific information. -
By Frank Finale: Join acclaimed author and poet, Frank Finale on a journey through the past and present as he once again captures life along the shore while exploring universal themes that touch us all. These graceful personal essays and poems elicit an emotional response and lingering memory. They are also perfect for reading aloud throughout the year. The essays and poems are organized from north to south taking places in all four seasons in many towns and regions along the coast. This second volume contains over 180 pages of text and 144 full-color paintings by more than forty area artists. -
A.P. Irons survey map of Toms River. 1878 Communities of Ocean County from Atlas of Historical and Biographical New Jersey Coast by Woolman and Rose . Each community map is $5 -
By Jersey Shore Folklife Center—Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum: The Tradition from a Woman’s Hand exhibit was a display at the Tuckerton Seaport from May 2010 to September 2011. What binds these women together is a love of nature, of wood, and a traditional art that both connects them to the past and allows each of them to express her own unique creativity. Through their work they have created a community of carvers among themselves and connected to the larger community of those who carve, paint, collect, and love decoys. This catalogue represents artists from the original exhibit and is by no means an exhaustive list of women carvers from New Jersey and surrounding areas. -
Colporteur Reports to the American Tract Survey 1841-1846: This is a transcription of the early church records of New Jersey. It can give insight into early church activities.
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