Township of Ocean Historical Museum163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst New Jersey 07755(732) 531-2136

February 2001Volume 16, No. 1

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Tuesday, January 30th ANNUAL MUSEUM MEETING – All Welcome7:30 p.m. At the Museum, Old Oakhurst Schoolhouse. New

officers will be elected.

NotesANNUAL Election of OfficersMEETING Review of ExhibitAGENDA Exhibit theme for 2001

Status of new museumGrant applicationMemorial BricksDues

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SLATE The nominating committee offers the following slate of officers and appointments for yourconsideration. You are welcome and encouraged to attend the Annual Museum Meeting.

President Virginia RichmondVice President Richard Kurkjian

Corresponding Secretary Kathy ParrattRecording Secretary Joal Leone

Treasurer Bob LandisTrustees Kay Zimmerer (2002)

Marjorie Edelson (2001)Norma Eberhardt Dauphin (2003)

Museum Director Eileen McCormackExhibit Chair Peggy Dellinger

Quilts and Crafts Chair Marjorie EdelsonNominating Committee Kathy Parratt (Chair)

Lesley DorsettBetty WilderotterLois Landis

Respectfully submitted by the Nominating Committee,Lois Landis, ChairPeggy DellingerLesley DorsettKathy Parratt

DECEMBER Members and guests who attended our Friday evening, December 1, private opening of EXHIBIT of “Presidents at the Shore” enjoyed a marvelous performance by some of the Intermediate

School Enrichment Class students. These young people under the direction of Mrs. TrudyWolfe-Larkin portrayed some of the historical personages featured in our exhibit. Theyincluded President and Mrs. Ulysses Grant, Mrs. James Garfield and a surveyor who helpedto design the special railroad track that was laid overnight to transport the wounded PresidentGarfield to a house near the beach in Elberon. Dressed in period costume, they brought tolife these individuals from the late 19th century. A big thank you goes to Mrs. Wolfe-Larkin andher students for an outstanding presentation

Intermediate School Students: Left to Right: Lindsay Kutschman, Mistress of Ceremonies; Steven Hayet, railroad surveyor; Laura Malta, Mrs. Garfield; John Vilanova, President Grant; Antonia Borelli, Mrs. Julia

Grant.This year’s museum exhibit featured presidents who lived at or visited the shore area. Theseincluded Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur,Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, TheodoreRoosevelt and Richard Nixon. Artifacts and photos from each presidential era contributedmuch to the overall effect. A special first day cover and stamp exhibit of the presidents wasprepared and exhibited by member, Doc Richmond. Peggy Dellinger, exhibit chairperson,and her committee members are to be congratulated on a job well done. They are TedDellinger, Eileen McCormack, Kathy Parratt, Kay Zimmerer, Marge Edelson, Richard Kurkjian,Norma McGarr, Doc Richmond, and Ginny Richmond. As in years past, a group of museum members under the direction of Marge Edelsonproduced a beautifully crafted quilt. This year’s quilt was called Grandmas Fan and includedtwo matching pillow shams. The quilt, a major fund raiser, was raffled at our Decemberexhibit and won by Felicia Serano of Wanamassa. A big thank you goes to Marge Edelsonand her committee including Ann Stiles, Gerry Applegate, Marion Vogler, Addie Pellicano,Lois Landis, Ann Gasperini, Betty Wilderotter, and Jane Young. Also thank you to all thosemembers who supported our raffle sale by selling and buying tickets. This year a recordnumber of 1,866 raffle tickets were sold.

The financial results of the exhibit are:

Total Income: $4,092.14Total Expenses 1,417.87Profit $2,674.27

’57 CLASS The class reunion of the Oakhurst School Class of 1957 was held in the auditorium of the old REUNION Oakhurst School on October 6, 2000. This class is the last 8th grade class to graduate from

the Oakhurst School. Members of the class organized the reception and had the pleasure ofmeeting classmates from all over the country. Our museum was open, staffed and tours wereavailable for class members. The class continued their reunion throughout the entireweekend with a dinner at Jumping Brook Country Club on Saturday evening and a brunch onSunday. Some of the representatives of the class attended our Friday evening, Dec. 1opening exhibit night and presented the museum with a very generous donation for which wethank them very much.

Class of 1957, Oakhurst School Presentation to Museum: Left to Right: Ginnny Richmond, Museum President; Class of 1957 Committee members: Mary osborn Siver, Murray Marx, Alan McKean, Richard King,

and Lorraine Hartigan Nonnenburg. Missing Sally Welch and MaryAnn McKean._________________________________________________________________________

OT LIBRARY Please visit the Ocean Township Library and take a few minutes to look at our “Presidents at SHOWCASE the Shore” exhibit. This is an abbreviated version of our December exhibit. It will be in the

library during the months of January and February.

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WLB Some of our December exhibit photos have been loaned to the West Long Branch Public LIBRARY Library for display in a showcase there. Be sure to look for them if you visit that library.

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SPEAKERS Ann Stiles and Ginny Richmond have continued to bring the history of the Township of Ocean to more of our local organizations. Recent speaking engagements include: Interlaken LeisureClub, Jersey Shore Women’s Club, and the Monmouth Chapter 411 of the NationalAssociation of Retired Federal Employees.

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MUSEUM The Asbury Park Press will publish, “A Day in the Life of Ocean Township” in January. Our PUBLICITY museum will be included in this special section of the Press. Please take a look.

As many of you know, all third grade classes in our Ocean Township Public Schools are takenon an historical tour of our township and, at a later date visit our museum. This is inconjunction with the social studies curriculum. On Tuesday morning, January 9, 2001, anAsbury Park Press reporter and a photographer came to the museum to prepare a featurearticle on our third grade program. This will run in the Wednesday Community section of thenewspaper in the Learning Curve page on January 24 or 31. Please look for this also.

We wish to thank the Asbury Park Press, the Atlanticville, the Coaster, and Shore View for allof their on-going publicity. We are especially appreciative of their support and publicity inconjunction with our December exhibit.

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NEW The Township of Ocean Mayor and Council are in the process of acquiring with grant funds MUSEUM public lands that they wish to utilize in part as the site of a new historical museum.

Arrangements have been put in place for the donation of the Woolley/Henderson house, anhistorical structure that will be relocated to the newly acquired Township of Ocean parklands.The Mayor and Council has asked our museum to make this structure our new home.

As many of you know, our present museum has been in operation in the Oakhurst School forthe past 17 years. We appreciate and value the support of the Board of Education inproviding us with a home for our museum. We also are very much aware of the fact that ourmuseum has outgrown its space and a larger museum would be a wonderful addition to ourtownship. We will keep you informed of the progress of this exciting proposition.

We welcome your input, expertise, and assistance.

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GRANT Fund raising will be a necessary part of setting up, furnishing, and opening a new museum. FUNDS At the present time our first grant is being prepared and will be submitted to the New Jersey

Historical Commission before February to help finance some office furniture and equipmentfor the new museum.

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MEMORIAL It has been proposed that a memorial brick walkway be constructed as an entrance walk to BRICKS our new museum and possibly from the museum to the playhouse. (the playhouse will be

moved to the grounds of the new museum) This is a unique way for individuals, families,organizations, and businesses to honor or memorialize groups or individuals. It is also oneway for our museum to raise needed funds for the new museum. In the near future, theTownship of Ocean Historical Museum will begin to sell memorial bricks. Bricks may beinscribed in many different ways. Individuals, families, organizations, and businesses all willwish to be included in this permanent memorial. We expect that a brick will cost $100.00.Watch for more information on this in the future.

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DUES Please take a few minutes, fill in the form below and send in your dues for 2001. The museum depends on the financial support of all of its members to fulfill its purposes ofcollecting, preserving and exhibiting history for the education and enjoyment of the public.Annual dues are $5.00, patron $25.00, benefactor $100.00. Thank you.

Township of Ocean Historical Museum DuesNAME: ________________________________________________________ YEAR: 2001

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________ PHONE: _________________

FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $ 5.00 __________

PATRON $ 25.00 __________

BENEFACTOR $100.00 __________

Township of Ocean Historical Museum163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst New Jersey 07755