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By Gene Donatiello & John Leavey: In 1850, the New Jersey Legislature created Ocean County and Brick Township, naming it for Joseph W. Brick, the industrious owner of Bergen Iron Works. At the beginning of the 20th century, Brick Township was a rural community. Up until the 1920s, postcards of the township were primarily architectural images. Brick Township contains updated images of familiar names and places: Emma Havens Young, for whom an elementary school has been named; the very popular Red Lion Tavern, later called the Red Lion Inn; the progression of four bridges crossing Barnegat Bay to the peninsula area of Brick Township; and Traders Cove Marina as it looked in the 1950s when it was called Pleasure Cove Marina. There are postcards from summer camps, such as Camp NEJECHO and Metedeconk Summer Camp, and from summer resorts, such as Breton Woods, Riviera Beach, and Normandy Beach. -
By Alfred T. Stokley: Incorporated in 1875, Berkeley Township was settled along the Barnegat Bay shoreline, dotted with homesteads and fishermen's shanties. The Central Railroad first brought summer tourists to the area for recreation in the late 19th century, and in the years to follow, many new attractions were established, including B.W. Sangor's lavish Royal Pines Hotel. Edward Crabbe established the village of Double Trouble in 1903 for lumber and cranberry production, and Sutton's Pavilion became Bayville's first fishing camp in 1905. Also in this era, George C. Crossly mined clay for terra-cotta products, using a narrow-gauge spur of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1928, Rudy Korman opened his restaurant and picnic grove, soon known as Korman's Corner. By the 1930s, Clover Cream Top Dairy was the largest in Bayville. In 1932, Dino the Dinosaur was built for a Sinclair Service Station and became a landmark. Historic Route 9 was used heavily through the middle of the 20th century, featuring roadside stands and tourist cabins. Berkeley Township showcases these landmarks and the rich recreational and commercial history of this Ocean County community. -
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By Merce Ridgway: A native son of Barnegat Bay shares an insider’s chronicle of a culture that has all but disappeared. It is a story that celebrates the Shore and the Pine Barrens with music, folklore, philosophy and a genuine and deeply felt sensitivity. -
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. -
By William F. Althoff: This is a comprehensive history of an important airship that recorded 300 flights and 4,000 hours of flying. Learn about the unique contributions and technical developments in lighter than air travel made by the USS Los Angeles. -
By Donna Lee Sharp Albertson & Louise Ann Barton: Discover why the Pine Barrens is such a wonderful place for both summer and winter vacation experiences. Try your hand at original Piney recipes or enjoy reading some Piney poetry and Piney tall tales. Learn about the many vacation activities and cultural events. Discover where mermaids keep their tea cups and what it takes to be born “a REAL Piney”. -
By Howard Boyd: A beautiful book containing color photographs of the most commonly seen wild flowers in the Pine Barrens. You will develop an ability to identify many of the unique flora of this unique area of Newl Jersey. -
Locally produced recreation of the Toms River Blockhouse Battle of March 1782 narrated by former OCHS President Robert L. Garthwaite. -
By Pauline S. Miller: The four centuries of Ocean County are divided into three distinct sections that help define the time periods of growth. Part I: 1614-1850 covers those years of the Native American occupation, activities of the whalers, smugglers, and privateers; the ventures of the early settlers building their sawmills and homes in the pines and along the streams; the beginning of the pinelands industries, and the War of 1812. Part II: 1850-1950 reveals, for the first time, the founding father of Ocean County, Joel Haywood. It records the development of the county government, the creation of townships and boroughs, the expansion of the barrier island, the impact of the railroad era, the Civil War, World War I, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Depression, and World War II. Part III: 1950-2000 deals with the county’s renaissance, growth of county government, schools, churches, and higher education, chicken farms giving way to housing developments, the state’s first nuclear power plant, the impact of big industries located in the county, the population surge, medical care and the effect of local women on the county’s political scene. An extensive index is part of this book. -
By Jerry A. Woolley: Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach have always been two of New Jersey's most dynamic coastal communities. Visit the history and photographs of their pasts. Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. The scenic beauty and simple charm of the area remains undisturbed today, and it is easy to see why it has been a popular tourist destination for more than two centuries. The last one hundred years have also seen the formation and development of several important industries in the region, including shipbuilding and commercial fishing. This combination of business and recreation, of modern industry and Old World charm is why Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach remain two of the most vivacious and magnetic communities on the coast of New Jersey. -
By Jerry A. Woolley: In Point Pleasant Volume II, historian Jerry Woolley continues the detailed look at Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, and Bay Head that he began in Volume I. While still maintaining a historical perspective, Woolley has also included more recent photographs to give us a more contemporary view of the area. Bounded by the Manasquan River on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and Barnegat Bay and Beaver Dam Creek to the south, Point Pleasant's uniquely aquatic environment has long been one of the area's major attractions. Woolley provides the reader with an intriguing look at the many waterfront faces of Point Pleasant. -
By Jerry A. Woolley: Point Pleasant is a fascinating look at the New Jersey shore communities of Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach during the heyday of the picture postcard. Rare and historical postcards illustrate the region's early grand hotels and majestic summer cottages that helped make Point Pleasant one of New Jersey's top seaside resorts. Explore neighborhoods and downtown shops, the Manasquan River, and, of course, the beach and boardwalk that made Point Pleasant Beach famous. -
By Andrew J. Anderson: Seaside Park, located on the Barnegat Barrier Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, was incorporated in 1898. Experience the rich history of Seaside Park through the enchanting images within this pictorial history to take you back in time to the Seaside Park of long ago. Many of Seaside Park’s over 200 images have never before been seen by the public. Stroll by the grand hotels representative of the late gilded age, once the main attraction for vacationers from Philadelphia and New York. Ride the long-forgotten Pennsylvania Railroad, which carried passengers and freight into Seaside Park from 1881 until the end of World War II. -
By Seaside Park Historical Society: Travel back in time to 1948 and enjoy a glimpse at Seaside Park at that time. This book is a compilation of Seaside Park’s Sunshine News, the local newspaper. You’ll read the articles about the events that happened during 1948. Discover what was making news in this local seaside town. The business advertisements are a treat to explore. -
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Edited by Margaret Thomas Bucholz: Covering the period from 1764 to 1955, this book contains a collection of personal accounts of visits to the Jersey Shore. Included are writings by John J. Audubon, Walt Whitman, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Arthur Conan Doyle. -
By Scott M. Kozelnik: Lakewood's location close to the Atlantic Ocean via the Metedeconk River sparked an early rise in enterprise in the vicinity. Some of the earliest businesses in Lakewood included a lumber mill, bog iron mining operations, and a blast iron furnace. During the latter half of the nineteenth and into the early twentieth century, Lakewood served as one of the premier winter resorts in the United States. The hotel industry in Lakewood was comprised of several elaborate architectural masterpieces, some of which were believed to be the grandest in the world at the time. Lakewood's reputation as a "winter sanitarium" attracted the rich and famous from far and wide. Lakewood is an in-depth pictorial history of the metamorphosis from sleepy mill town, to spectacular resort and entertainment haven, to a bustling industrial center. Lakewood is a journey to places that have disappeared and an introduction to residents and visitors who have long gone. John D. Rockefeller, whose estate later became Ocean County Park, and George Jay Gould, who resided at a two-hundred-acre estate called Georgian Court, are just two of the prominent townspeople of Lakewood. The heroism of firefighters during the 1967 Laurel in the Pines fire, Jimmy Foxx and the 1934 Philadelphia Athletics in action at Princeton Avenue, and a look back at the early days of the annual Ocean County Fair give the reader an awe-inspiring view of Lakewood's past. -
By Donald Thompson: A New Jersey farm girl, one of sixteen children, became known as 'The Mother of the Legislature." Follow her career in politics, election campaigns, service in the New Jersey Legislature and beyond, while nurturing her family and involving herself in lodges, church, and community. Lila was a ground breaker. She celebrated many firsts at a time when women had just begun to exercise their right to vote. Yet her life full of accolades and tributes ended in tragedy. Although his grandmother died before he was born, Donald Thompson always felt her powerful legacy and spirit to be guiding forces in his life. In researching material for this book, he realized he did not have to create a famous grandmother, as the public records and living witnesses proved she was all that and more. Anyone interested in women's leadership in the early days of women's suffrage will find this book filled with down to earth details. -
By George C. Hartnett & Kevin Hughes: Long Beach Island stretches for eighteen miles alongside the southern New Jersey mainland. A barrier island, it has a vivid history that includes wild game and bountiful fish, early whalers and tragic shipwrecks, paddle-wheel steamboats and grand hotels. With its rare and previously unpublished images, Long Beach Island portrays the unforgettable place that today is known for its white sandy beaches, fresh seafood, and bright red and white lighthouse. Shown are islanders engaged in pound fishing and salt hay harvesting, and, later, visitors crossing Barnegat Bay to the island resorts called Barnegat City and Beach Haven. -
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 Kevin Pace, Ronald Montgomery, & Rick Zitarosa: The naval air station in Lakehurst, New Jersey, has a rich and bittersweet history steeped in success and tainted with tragedy. The area evolved from a gas warfare proving ground during World War I to the focal point of lighter-than-air operations in the United States. Labeled one of the world's first international airports, Lakehurst quickly became a hub of lighter-than-air activity. Although the dirigibles are no longer active, it remains crucial in the operational support of naval aviation as the Naval Air Engineering Station, Lakehurst. Rare photographs and material from the archives of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society chronicle more than eighty-five years of base activity. Offering a unique glimpse of the people, the machines, and the background against which it has all unfolded, this volume examines Lakehurst's vital contributions to the development of aviation and national defense. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst explores the construction of the giant hangars and support buildings for the airships of the U.S. Navy and the glory days of the German Zeppelin visits. The blimp programs from World War II through 1962 and the various schools and tenant commands turned the air station into a key component of naval aviation. -
By Arlene S. Bice: New Egypt and Plumsted Township is a collection of unique vintage photographs, many of which have never before been published. Beginning with Quaker Clement Plumstead of London, who was granted twenty-seven hundred acres in 1699, this history shows the progression of the township to the mid-1900s. At the end of the nineteenth century, railroad transportation brought visitors to New Egypt, which blossomed with hotels, guesthouses, the Isis Theatre, and carnivals on Oakford Lake. Among the images are views of Harker's Grove, a favorite spot for picnics and dancing on the pavilion; Sunday concerts held by local talent in New Egypt; and the open space that has made hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities popular pastimes for locals and visitors alike. -
By Thomas P. Farmer: Encompassing two centuries of war, politics, intrigue, heroics, tragedy and celebration, the personalities, quirky episodes and indelible moments that make up New Jersey’s rich fabric are numerous. New Jersey’s unsurpassed history finally gets its due! -
By Edwarda Barry, RSM, Ph.D.: Georgian Court University is a pictorial history of the university from its founding in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy under the title College of Mount St. Mary. Originally located in Plainfield, the school relocated in 1924 to a former country estate of millionaire George Jay Gould in Lakewood. Retaining the estate title at the request of the Gould family, the Sisters of Mercy renamed the school Georgian Court College. With continuous growth of enrollment, programs, technology, and personnel, the college was designated Georgian Court University by the state in 2004. This centennial book, using the mission of the university as its theme, captures the traditional commitments of the university: a comprehensive liberal arts program in the Roman Catholic tradition; an environment conducive to the cultural, social, and spiritual growth of the entire university community; the core values of justice, respect, integrity, compassion, and service; and a special concern for women. -
By The Ocean County Sun (newspaper): The New Jersey shore areas are vulnerable to the wrath of nature. This book contains the story and photos of the March 1962 storm that devastated the area. -
By David Veasey: From the seventeenth to the twentieth century, New Jersey's low-lying, sandy coast has been the site of thousands of shipwrecks as ships bound for New York City or Philadelphia foundered on its offshore shoals. As coastal and international trade dramatically increased after the War of 1812, the federal government was forced to increase safety aids to mariners. To ensure their safe passage, a series of lighthouses was built and the U.S. Life-Saving Service was created. More than two centuries of the history of New Jersey's treacherous coast are preserved in Guarding New Jersey's Shore: Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations. Gathered from a wide array of sources, more than 200 historic photographs and fascinating, documented text combine to create the only illustrated history of the state's thirty-eight lighthouses and forty-one life-saving stations. Sandy Hook, built in 1764, is the nation's oldest operating lighthouse. Navesink's Twin Lights was the first lighthouse to use electricity and was the home of Marconi's early radio experiments. From the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, which once served as a lighthouse, to Cape May Point, and up the Delaware Bay and River, the fascinating story of protecting mariners from perils "Down the Shore" is presented and preserved in Guarding New Jersey's Shore: Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations. -
By Gary Jobson and Roy Wilkins: The mighty A Cats have sailed and raced on Barnegat Bay since the 1920s. These sturdy boats link the generations. Along with the tales of 40 sailors, over 200 photographs and illustrations showcase the past and the present. -
By Louise Ann Barton & Donna Lee Sharp Albertson: Join the authors for an old-fashioned Christmas in the Pine Barrens as this book takes you to the famous Albertson’s Farm for Christmas Dinner. Try you hand at these authentic Piney Signature Recipes for your own table. Lovers of poetry will enjoy reading the Piney Poems and those who enjoy tall tales will not be disappointed. -
By R. Marilyn Schmidt: Find out about the types of bats that live in the northeastern United States. The book tells how to solve bat problems, as well as how to remove them from inside a house and bat proof a home. Want to cut down on insects? Installing a bat house may be a safe and non-chemical way to get results. The author has included a list of sources to locate more information about bats. -
By June Methot: Over one hundred years ago Leah Blackman, a resident of Tuckerton, wrote a history of Little Egg Harbor Township which included genealogical information about numerous early settlers and old families of that area. June Methot, with the many sources available for research today, has updated that genealogical data with additions and corrections. This is an excellent resource for anyone searching for his/her roots in Southern Ocean County. Leah Blackman’s publication, The History of Little Egg Harbor Township, is out of print but may be available in libraries and/or research centers. -
Compiled by Carolyn M. Campbell: Two books containing five hundred individual funeral records for the period 1900 to 1918 were kept by David R. Anderson, undertaker, in Bayville, New Jersey. The complete records of sixteen of the five hundred who died are included to illustrate the kinds of information contained in each report. The records of the remaining five hundred deaths have been abbreviated for this publication and only the most pertinent information has been included. This a great genealogical resource for family research. -
1616 New Jersey Hendrick’s Map This is an early Dutch map of the Jersey Coast and reflects the first exploration of Barnegat Bay. It shows early Indian settlements, the rivers feeding into the bay and locations like Little Egg Harbor, the Barnegat Inlet, and Sandy Hook. These locations, as we know them today, were recorded by Hendrick’s over 400 years ago 24" x 36" -
By Pauline S. Miller & Marilyn R. Kralik: At least seventy noteworthy artists lived and worked in Ocean County between 1850 and 1950. The book serves as an introduction to some of those artists. In some cases, there is documentation on the artist but examples of their work could not be located. In other cases, the authors have included works by known artists but could locate little or no information about the creator of the work. Included are both professional and amateur artists. -
By Pauline S. Miller: This booklet about the historic village of Double Trouble is a brief informational guide to take you through the long history of a pinelands industrial village nestled in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. This “gem” of a historic site and its unique botanical plants of native New Jersey flora is one of the best kept secrets in the state. Its isolation from any nearby town or village has kept this site in pristine native condition, except for the natural deterioration of buildings in the village. The old saw mill once again hums as it saws local cedar and cedar shingles. The cranberry sorting house and tiny one room school along with other building have been stabilized. Double Trouble State Park is located within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail. -
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By R. Marilyn Schmidt: Because of their often perceived or actual isolated location, Pine Barrens folk grew much of their food, particularly fruits and vegetables. People of the pines knew how to live off the land. During the Great Depression, these residents suffered little hardship. Gardens supplied vegetables which were eaten fresh, dried or canned in contrast to today’s freezing. Root cellars, a rarity today, enabled folks to keep potatoes, cabbages, carrots, beets, squash, and other vegetables and fruits to provide food throughout the winter. Little food was purchased. Necessities such as sugar, molasses, salt, pepper, flour, and cornmeal were available at the local general store. Today many people in the pines continue the old traditions. Cakes are still baked from scratch, gardens are maintained and yes, some people still keep chickens. The traditions of yesteryear continue today. Recipes included here are historic and interesting dishes including products commonly available or locally grown. They are culled from old time literature, - magazines, newspapers, books - and friends both old and new. Many were handed down from generation to generation. Enjoy these dishes and have them become a part of your history, as well. -
By Eugene E. Donatiello & John G. Leavey: In 1850, when the New Jersey Legislature created Ocean County, they also created Brick Township among a region of virgin woodlands. The new township was named after its most prominent resident, Joseph W. Brick, the industrious and successful owner of Bergen Iron Works. As his and other local industries expanded, more and more people began to call Brick their home. Brick Township records these founders and the events and places that helped them shape our community. By 1920, parts of the new township had declared their independence, and the remaining parts of Brick began to evolve into a resort community. The summer tourists, farmers, home builders and shipbuilders, anglers, hunters, tavern and innkeepers, merchants, and others helped fashion Brick into an intimate but prosperous community. Brick continued to be a quiet, rural, resort area into the 1950s, when the Garden State Parkway opened, and residential and commercial development created dramatic growth in year-round residents, and it became a thriving suburban community. Brick Township captures scenes of life in Brick from 1850 to the 1950s and beyond; from the early European settlers to the suburbanites who now call Brick their home; from the thriving poultry industry to area resorts; from Joseph Brick to our friends and family who live among us today. -
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.
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