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By Vivian Zinkin: This book is a comprehensive study of place name origins in Ocean County. Place Names of Ocean County sheds light on how various names came to exist. An 1849 Robert E. Horner map of Ocean County is included. -
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By Lee Gant Thorn: This recipe book and almanac was written to give the reader an insight into the birth several centuries ago of what is now the village of Tuckerton and how it grew. It will introduce you to the forefathers, the history making events, and the struggles that shaped the town. It will tell you of today’s goings-on and the plans for the future. On the most part the gentle mood of nostalgia in this book is true. At times it is presented as witnessed, remembered and related by one John Ortley Tucker, who is a totally fictional character. However, as Mr. Tucker rambles on, the actual tales of Tuckerton and its people are revealed and relived. -
By Ocean County Historical Society: This book is a reproduction of a book originally prepared for an Ocean County Historical Society Museum exhibition in 2003. The book is presented with color photographs, all of which are part of the Ocean County Historical Society collection. Editing was done to correct typographical errors, but phrasing is faithful to the original. Additional items from the Society’s collection have been added at the end of the publication. -
By Eleanor Angott: Written in 1964 as a series of newspaper articles for the New Jersey Tercentenary. The articles have been indexed and copied for this 1992 publication. It contains a comprehensive history of the area beginning in pre-revolutionary war times. The text is rich with family names, many of which are still common in the Brick Township of today. The publication contains an index. -
By Jack Cervetto—1908-1995: Jack Cervetto was not unique to having made a living in the pine barrens of New Jersey. What distinguishes him from hundreds of others is the fact that he reflected on his life in his later years and recorded his memories. He set goals for himself and his community, provided the leadership that was needed to accomplish a desired end, and was well-liked and respected by his associates, whether leading a deer hunt or debating an issue at a meeting of the Stafford Township Board of Education. -
By Joseph G. Bilby, James M. Madden, & Harry Ziegler: Explore the lesser-known stories that make up New Jersey's compelling hidden history. Uncover the meaning of "Jersey Blues", celebrate some of the state's bravest Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers and investigate Jersey City's most infamous ghost. From the inferno that engulfed Asbury Park, to the benevolent side of Frank Hague, to the equestrienne who plunged forty feet into a pool of water on horseback in Atlantic City, rediscover these and many other events from New Jersey's storied past. -
1878 Communities of Ocean County from Atlas of Historical and Biographical New Jersey Coast by Woolman and Rose -
By Pauline S. Miller: The story of a small hamlet in Ocean County. Esther Loveland Kinsley shares her recollections of the town established by her grandfather, John E. Loveland. -
By Robert A. DeSando: South Lakewood Park was an exclusive enclave for socialites and scientists forgotten by history. A deadly pandemic, financial panic, a catastrophic fire, and a devastating tornado combined to extinguish this planned community unlike any other in New Jersey to burning embers. -
By Vivian Zinkin: This book is a comprehensive study of place name origins in Ocean County. Place Names of Ocean County sheds light on how various names came to exist. An 1849 Robert E. Horner map of Ocean County is included. -
By William S. Dewey: “Bergen Iron Works” can refer both to the nineteenth century manufacturing concern of that name and to the hamlet in which it was situated. It is the story of the bog iron industry and forges and furnaces. The tokens associated with Bergen Iron Works store are a part of the popular series know to numismatists as “Hard Times” tokens or “Jackson Cents”. -
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.
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