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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.  

Once Upon A Time in Tuckerton An Historical Novel By Kathleen Cortese: Preserving local history is the reason Kathleen Cortese gives for writing Once Upon a Time in Tuckerton. She was hooked on the town from the moment she heard “Tucker’s Island was the first summer resort at the Jersey Shore”, and that in the late eighteenth century, Tuckerton, New Jersey was one of the largest shipbuilding towns in America. It was not until she heard whispers surrounding the mysterious activities going on at the German-built wireless radio station on Hickory Island, that she decided to write about the era from 1912 to 1925 in Tuckerton’s rich history. This novel contains information and photos about actual locations and residents who lived in Tuckerton during the mysterious activities at the German-built wireless radio tower.

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:  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.