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

May 17, 2004Volume 19, No. 2

Calendar

Tuesday, May 257:30 p.m.

Vintage Ocean TownshipSlide Show of Historic Ocean TownshipAuditorium, Old Oakhurst Schoolhouse.

Monday, May 31 Memorial Day ParadeSunday September 12 Museum’s 20th Anniversary Dinner

Deal Country Club

Friday, Saturday & SundayDecember 3, 4, & 5

Annual Exhibit“The Sixties, A Decade of Change”

DID YOU Did you know that the first residents in our town came here in the 1600s?KNOW Did you know that the first business was the Brinley Grist Mill built on the Whalepond

Brook in the 1700s?Learn more interesting facts about the Township of Ocean. Join us on Tuesday, May 25th at 7:30 P.M. in the Auditorium of the Oakhurst School for a Slide Show of VintageOcean Township. Bring your friends and neighbors. Admission is free, donationsgratefully accepted. Refreshments will be served.

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MUSEUM’S In the past 20 years the vision of a local museum has become a reality. ANNIVERSARY Make plans to help us celebrate this achievement at the Deal Country Club on Sunday,DINNER September 12th.

This celebration will help us kick-off our campaign to raise funds to restore the Woolley House and establish larger headquarters for our Museum.On this occasion we will recognize our founding members and those whose leadership brought us to this anniversary. Our special guest of honor will be Senator Joseph Palaia, who was never too busy to help us promote our new museum and who obtained a $100,000 State Grant for the restoration of the Woolley House.Tickets for the dinner will be $55 per person, which will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert. A June mailing will give full details on the menu and reservations.We are currently seeking luxury items for a silent auction (use of vacation homes, etc.); Members interested in working on the Dinner Committee can call Marge & Paul Edelson at 732-531-9187.

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BRINLEY MILL A big thank you to Ken Richmond and Don Hasse for restoring the Brinley Mill sign. HISTORIC SIGN For the past 30 years the sign hung on the west side of Monmouth Rd. near the border of RESTORED Oakhurst and West Long Branch at the site of the former Brinley Mill. It had deteriorated

severely and had to be completely rebuilt. After restoration was complete, Ken hung the sign again We hope it will last for many years to come.

SPRING The Museum’s Spring Tea on May 1 at the West Park Avenue Recreation Center was a TEA smashing success. The Tea Committee transformed the room into an elegant tearoom

with lovely china, colorful tablecloths, one of a kind teapots, and beautiful flowers. Handmade quilts lined the walls adding to the ambience. Delicious tea sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, gingerbread, and assorted cakes and cookies were served all artfully arranged on interesting 3 tier plates along with many varieties of gourmet tea. Assortments of handmade items were available for sale.Total net profit was $1,808.80 all dedicated to the restoration of the Woolley House.A big thank you to those members and friends of the Museum who supported this sold out event. We also thank Delicious Orchards for donating all the assorted teas that were served.Some participants presented the Museum with additional donations for the WoolleyHouse and one woman even paid for a “spiritual” table because she could not be presentthat day.The Ocean Township Garden Club provided all the lovely centerpieces for all 25 tables.We thank them so much for their generosity.Last but not least we thank Lesley and Katy Dorsett, co-chairpersons for their expertiseand hard work in organizing this very successful spring tea. Thank you to Marge Edelsonand the quilters for producing all the craft items that were sold. Lesley, Katy and Marge,along with Marion Vogler, Joal Leone, Maryann Farry, Lois Landis, Cheryl Miller, BettyWilderotter, Ann Stiles and Ginny Richmond all helped to make this a very special event.

Much appreciated help in transporting items and setting up and cleaning up the tearoomcame from Paul Edelson, Richard Kurkjian, Doc Richmond, Phil Wilderotter, Tom Dorsett,Joal Leone’s son, and Bryan Quintrell who was visiting from Cornwall, England.

L-R Peggy Dellinger, Dallas Grove, Lois Kiely and Peggy’s granddaughter, Carly Watt, age 5 all enjoying our Museum’s Spring Tea.

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DUES We thank all those members who have paid their dues for the year, 2004 and remind some of you that its never too late to keep your membership in good standing by sending in your check. Dues are $10.00 for an individual or household, $25.00 patron, and $100.00 benefactor.The Museum gratefully acknowledges the following members as Benefactors for 2004. A patron’s list will be published at a later date.

Clare Krause George Michals Norma Eberhardt DauphinMary Owen John & Judy Huss Kaplan, Gaunt & DeSantis Ed Keegan Winifred Packard A.P. Woman’s Club, Evening Div

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NEW In April after our by-laws were amended, the following members were elected as new TRUSTEES trustees: Kathy Brady—one year term to 2005.

Paul Edelson and Howard (Doc) Richmond—3 year terms to 2007Peggy Dellinger—5 year term to 2009

Congratulations to our four new trustees who join Marge Edelson and Kay Zimmerer.

HONORARY In February, our first two Honorary Trustees were elected. Persons considered for thisTRUSTEES honorary position must have given noteworthy service or support to the Museum. This is

a prestigious award and carries no responsibilities or duties.

Reba Eickhorn, who taught for many years at Wanamassa Elementary School, spentmany hours after her retirement helping to establish our Museum. She was instrumentalin arranging for the first of our 3rd grade school visits that still continue today. TheMuseum was dear to her heart and her loyalty translated into years of selfless service.Sadly, Reba died in October of 2002 but she will be remembered always as an HonoraryTrustee of the Museum.

Norma Eberhardt Dauphin has been involved with the Museum since 1984 when sheresponded to an article announcing a meeting to start an historical museum in the oldOakhurst Schoolhouse. She has used her knowledge, interest in history, and pressconnections to advance the cause. Norma was always able to ensure that our eventsreceived appropriate publicity. By making her an Honorary Trustee, we acknowledge thecontribution her experience and commitment continue to make for the Museum.