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If museums had hearts, there’d be a soft spot in ours for the Oakhurst School (to-day’s Board of Education of-ÀFHV�DW�����0RQPRXWK�5RDG�.

It was our home for 25 years. And many RI� RXU� ÀUVW� PHPEHUV� ZHUH� GUDZQ� WR� WKH�Museum by their memories of the school. So what better way to culminate our 30th anniversary year than a tribute to the old place?

2Q�6DWXUGD\�DQG�6XQGD\��'HFHPEHU���and 7, the Museum holds its 30th Holiday Weekend, and included in the attractions is the premiere of a mini-exhibit on the Oakhurst School.

The Woolley House is transformedFor the two days of the Holiday Week-

end, the Woolley House is transformed. The permanent exhibit in the Our Town Gallery makes room for model trains. The displays in the Hearth and Home Gallery are tucked away to accommodate an expanded Muse-um Shop and Bakery, stocked with home-made treats and one-of-a-kind gifts hand-crafted by the Museum quilters. The porch is covered with wreaths and sprays freshly

a “Holiday Hunt.” Children and adults alike enjoy the model trains. And it’s the perfect SODFH� WR� VWDUW� KROLGD\� VKRSSLQJ��RͿHULQJ� D�rich source of locally crafted, unique gifts. The weekend is also the last chance to take a chance on the Museum quilt; the winning ticket is drawn at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

9LVLWRUV�DUH�WKH�ÀUVW�WR�VHH�WKH�QHZ�H[KLELWThe Oakhurst School is a rich topic for an

exhibit. It operated as an elementary school IRU����\HDUV��WKH�ÀUVW����RͿHULQJ�NLQGHUJDUWHQ�through eighth grade. In the course of its al-most eight decades, students marveled at the addition of electricity (in 1905) and indoor plumbing (1912). They saw gym classes intro-duced (1919), endured split sessions (1950), and witnessed the start of the space age (with the ÀUVW�8�6��VLJKWLQJ�RI�WKH�5XVVLDQ�6SXWQLN�IURP�our own Deal Test Site, 1957).

The school changed as the township and the country changed. The exhibit is a walk down memory lane for those with personal connections to the school and an engaging in-sight into Americana for everyone.

Mark you calendars and start the holiday sea-son with us. Recommended donations: adults, $3; children admitted free.

Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7

Oakhurst School exhibit premieres on Holiday Weekend

The Eden Woolley House

made and on sale by the Ocean Township Garden Club.

Weekend has something for everyone'URSSLQJ�E\�WKH�0XVHXP�WKH�ÀUVW�ZHHNHQG�in December has become for many families a welcome way to start the season. Children KDYH�IXQ�ÀQGLQJ�KLGGHQ�&KULVWPDV�WUHHV�LQ�

Built in 1900 for a cost of $12,000, the Oakhurst School served township students until 1978 when the building became home to Board of Education RFHV�� ,W� EHJDQ� ZLWK� MXVW� IRXU� URRPV��ZLWKRXW�electricity or plumbing--and grew over the years.

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Guests arrived before WKH� GRRUV� RFLDOO\�

opened. No question that the wreck of the Morro Castle and her six-month VWD\�RͿ�WKH�ERDUGZDON�LQ�Asbury Park continue to intrigue. And the mini-exhibit that opened in the Our Town Gallery September 7 (nearly 80 years to the day from the disaster) did not disap-point.

More than 100 visitors studied arti-facts salvaged from the wreckage, pho-tos of locals at the rescue, and scores of Morro Castle photos and documents. They stood three-deep to watch vin-WDJH�QHZVUHHOV�RI�WKH�VKLS�DÁDPH�DW�VHD��

rescurers pulling bodies from the surf, survivors ar-riving on shore, and sight-seers at the smoldering hull.

But, hands down, the highlight of the day was a dramatization, by Bob and Cheryl Miller, that brought

the horror of the disaster to life. In two performances to standing-room-only FURZGV�� WKH� 0LOOHUV� SRUWUD\HG� ÀFWLRQDO�characters--radio-reporter Bob Norbert-son and Morro Castle survivor Ellen Van Brunt. Cheryl’s well-researched story of rescue from the storm-churned sea brought audible gasps from the audience.

“Remembering the Morro Castle” is on view through the end of November.

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Morro Castle exhibit opening draws a full house

Museum’s 30th anniversary celebrated in style

8o years after the tragedy, the Morro Castle still captures the imagination

The Museum celebrated its 30th anniversary at a luncheon, August 17, at the Deal Golf and

Country Club. It was an elegant tribute to the many volunteers and supporters who brought us from a two-room operation in borrowed space to “Best Museum in Monmouth County” in the fully rehabilitated Eden Woolley House.

Museum founders Marge Edelson and Peggy Dellinger spoke. Visiting dignitaries-Freeholders John Curley and Lillian Burry, As-semblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, and Mayor Bill Larkin presented proclamations honoring the Museum.

(Bonus: Thanks largely to the Silent Auction, the celebration raised more than $4,800!)

Cheryl and Bob Miller after their moving dramatization RI�DQ�LQWHUYLHZ�ZLWK�D�ÀFWLRQDO�0RUUR�&DVWOH survivor.

Event co-chairs Joan Berzansky, Marge Edelson, and Silent Auction-

chair Brenda Wityk.

PresidentMessage from the Museum

As you pass by our newly painted Museum, you can’t help but admire the beauty of this historic building. But when things become so familiar, we fail to appreciate the things they symbol-ize. Consider:

The Oakhurst SchoolOur mini-exhibit on the Oakhurst

School revives memories of its long tenure as the town’s oldest “grammar” VFKRRO�� :KDW� DQ� DPELWLRXV� HͿRUW� LW�was for this small rural village in 1900 to build such a handsome two-story building, rivaling schools in Asbury and Long Branch. Surely some taxpayers complained of its extravagance. But the Oakhurst School was a symbol of the values of the community.

The farmers and working people who made up our town until well into the 1900s valued education. They built the Poplar Road School as early as ������,W�ZDV�WKH�ÀUVW�RI�RYHU�WHQ�SXEOLF�schools built in our town.

The Ocean Township Library7KH�ÀUVW�EUDQFK� IDFLOLW\�RI� WKH�0RQ-

mouth County Library System was EXLOW� LQ� ������LQ� � 2FHDQ� 7RZQVKLS��Residents had recognized the need for a local library and they made it happen. Today, in its new location, ours is the busiest branch in the County.

Our MuseumThrough the hard work of our volun-

teers, our Museum has been recognized not only by the Asbury Park Readers poll as a favorite local Museum, but by the County and State for our success in telling the story of local history.

Our schools, our Library and our Mu-seum are symbols in our community. They help tell the world the things we value.

Paul Edelson

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2014

Sunday, October 19, more than 80 guests gathered in front of the Ocean Township Library for the start

of the sixth annual History Ghost Walk. Each year, the event

brings the Museum’s current major exhibit to life, mixing fun with historical facts.

This year, more than two dozen play-ers, mostly talented student volunteers, “channelled” spirits in keeping with our “History of Houses” exhibit. They shared their tales of some of the area’s most inter-esting homes.

Outside, adult guides Heather Mac-Donald and Gary Edelson led guests from the Museum to the Tower, stopping along the way to interact with the “ghosts” VKRZQ�LQ�SKRWRV���WKURXJK���LQ�WKH�SDQHO�WR�the right. Inside the Terner Gallery, guests joined a lively house party as we imagined

Astute observers at the Ghost Walk might have noticed the fresh orchids on display at the party inside the Terner Gallery. They were provided by Silva Orchids, Neptune--a most appropriate connection. The party in

question was meant to recall the halcyon days of the Haupt family, owners of Stucile Farm (site of today’s Ocean Twp. Library and Mu-seum) . Turns out the Silva family “rescued” one of Enid Annenberg +DXSW·V�JUHHQKRXVHV�ZKHQ�6WXFLOH�)DUP�ZDV�VROG�LQ�WKH�����V��7KH�greenhouse is in operation today at the Silva farm where it is still VKHOWHULQJ��SUL]H�ZLQQLQJ�RUFKLGV��(QLG·V�IDYRULWH�ÁRZHU�

Silva Orchids is a family business, started 55 years ago by Au-gusto Silva, a Portuguese emigrant, and run today by his sons Joe �SLFWXUHG��DQG�7RQ\���7KHLU�RUFKLGV�DUH�VROG�WR�ÁRULVWV�LQ�1HZ�<RUN��DW�WKH�8QLRQ�6TXDUH�JUHHQ�PDUNHW��DQG�UHWDLO�WR�DQ\RQH�ZKR�VWRSV�into their greenhouses on Wayside Road, Fridays and Saturdays.

3Another sell-out crowd for the sixth annual History Ghost WalkThe spirits of some of Ocean’s most notable houses entertain guests

Neptune orchid farm gives a Haupt-estate greenhouse second life

one might have been held on the Haupt estate (now the site of the Library and Mu-seum). Cheryl Miller hosted. Pianist Bill Madden accompanied songs by Hannah and Ellen Berenberg. And Elvis and Dean 0DUWLQ�ZHUH�LQ�WKH�KRXVH�

As one guest put it, “I had a great time and learned things I never knew about the Township.”

Thanks to co-chairs Cheryl Miller, Brenda Wityk, and Peggy Dellinger and to the volunteers and actors whose hard work and talents brought it all together.

1. Will and Jack Santoro (Elvis), Cheryl Miller (hostess), and Jerry Spathis (Dean Martin) tak-LQJ�D�VHOÀH�����0DGLVRQ�6SRRQLUH��(QLG�$QQHQEHUJ�Haupt); 3. Giovanna Failla, Dave Miller, and Loa Katz (the Eden Woolley family); 4. Claire Taylor (Sears house kit occupant); 5. Jesse Ritter (Thomas Potter--Ocean’s 1st European setter); 6. Claudia Arias (Rosemary Ryan, Playhouse “occupant”); 7. Sam Berenberg (a Brower house buyer).

Holiday shopping starts here!Hand-quilted lap blankets, table runners, Christmas tree skirts, and placemats are just the start. The Museum Shop takes over the Hearth and Home Gallery with handmade, one-of-a-kind ZRUNV�RI�DUW�IRU�WKH�+ROLGD\�:HHNHQG��'HFHPEHU���DQG���� Shop ORFDO��ÀQG�WKH�SHUIHFW�JLIW��DQG�VXSSRUW�WKH�0XVHXP���+RZ�FDQ�you beat that combination?

Pippa Hlatky, model-ing hand-knit hat and mittens and clutching Santa and gingerbread boy, surrounds herself with quilted treasures from the Museum Shop.

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Jeanne King Diamond, ‘40. My 1st grade teacher was my aunt /DYLOOD�.LQJ�� �7KH�ÀUVW� WLPH� VKH� FDOOHG�RQ�PH� ,� IRUJRW� DQG� FDOOHG�KHU�´$XQW�/DYLOOD��µ�,�ZDV�HPEDUUDVVHG�DQG�UHPHPEHUHG�WR�FDOO�KHU�´0LVV�King” after that. Miss Baldwin was our music teacher and in 8th grade we put on “HMS Pinafore.” Mrs. Briggs and her husband had been missionaries and she taught us geography.

Dorothy Van Cleaf Gray, ‘40, teacher ‘50-’58. ,Q������,�EHFDPH�WKH�ÀUVW�JUDGXDWH�RI�WKH�2DNKXUVW�6FKRRO�WR�WHDFK�LQ�2FHDQ�7RZQVKLS��,�taught 5th grade for two years in Wanamassa and then Language Arts for 7th and 8th graders in Oakhurst. My “old” teachers were still there DQG�,�ZDV�´RQH�RI�WKHP�µ�%XW�,�QHYHU�FDOOHG�WKHP�E\�WKHLU�ÀUVW�QDPHV��0LVV�9RRUKHHV�KDG�EHHQ�SULQFLSDO�ZKHQ� ,�ZDV�D�VWXGHQW�DQG�VKH�ZDV�VWLOO�WKHUH�ZKHQ�,�UHWXUQHG��:KDW�,�OHDUQHG�DERXW�GLVFLSOLQH�IURP�KHU�KDV�never been matched. “May Oakhurst School stand forever!”

0DU[�5HQ]XOOL��¶���� ,�UHPHPEHU�HYHU\�RQH�RI�P\�WHDFKHUV��EXW�PRVW�RI�DOO�,�UHPHPEHU�0LVV�9RRUKHHV��6KH�VFDUHG�PH�VRPHWKLQJ�DZIXO��<HDUV�ODWHU�ZRUNLQJ�P\�ZD\�WKURXJK�7XIWV�&ROOHJH��,�ZDV�D�&KULVWPDV�PDLO-man. Miss Voorhees’ house was on my route. She invariably opened her door and invited me in for hot chocolate. She was delighted that one of “her boys” was earning a Ph.D. She was a sweet and lovely lady, a true professional who en-QREOHG�WKH�KDOOV�RI�KHU�VFKRRO���,�PLVV�KHU�Ann Marie Gerking Apicelli, ‘49. ,�remember our teachers, especially Miss Wells. When we studied the American ,QGLDQV�� VKH� SXW� D� OLIH�VL]H� WHSHH� LQ� RXU�FODVVURRP�� � 6KH� KDG� ,QGLDQ� DUWLIDFWV� DQG�´SDLQWLQJVµ�IRU�XV�WR�HQMR\�DQG�OHDUQ�-RVHSK�6��5HQ]XOOL��¶���� ,�UHPHPEHU�WKH�thoughtful caring teachers, such as Mrs. 5XͿ��0UV��0DPXOD��DQG�0UV��.HQW.Shirley Barberi Bailey, ‘50. ,�KDYH�ZRQ-derful memories of graduating with a class of many friends. They were the best years !

Joan Weston Heldreth, ‘50. Our teach-HUV�WDXJKW�XV�PRUH�WKDQ�MXVW�ERRN�OHVVRQV��HVSHFLDOO\�0LVV�$SSOHJDWH��0UV��5XͿ��0UV��.HQW�DQG�0UV��0DPXOD��*UHDW�WLPHV�ZLWK�JRRG�IULHQGV�Michael Woolley, ‘51. My fond memories of Oakhurst School include Mr. Hibbets our school bus driver, Miss Estelle Voorhees our principal (a kind lady), and being chosen for the school basketball team.

Patricia Hammernick Bradley,’ 51. My fondest memories were of Miss Applegate (my favorite teacher), playing softball for Coach Cit-WDGLQR��P\�EURWKHU�´6NLSµ�ULGLQJ�KLV�ELNH�WR�WKH�SRVW�RFH�WR�SLFN�XS�WKH�mail for Miss Voorhees, and having all my sisters and brothers in school.

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Happy days at Oakhurst SchoolCarole Shapiro, ‘53. There are very fond memories of class trips to Phila-GHOSKLD��:DVKLQJWRQ�DQG�1<��0\�VLVWHU�DQG�,�ZHUH�WKH�RQO\�WZLQV�LQ�WKH�VFKRRO��,�DOVR�UHFDOO�ULGLQJ�P\�ELNH�WR�VFKRRO�IURP�6KDGRZ�/DZQ�0DQRU��We also had the best food; even the teachers ate with us!

Jean Ellen Byrnes, ‘57. $V�D�UHWLUHG�HGXFDWRU��,�UHDOL]H�KRZ�KDUG�RXU�teachers worked handling as many as 40 in a class without assistance! Our bus drivers were Mr. Morris and Otto Dangler. On a hot day Mr. Dangler would stop and buy everyone ice cream. ,�ZDV�DSSRLQWHG�WKH�ÀUVW�IHPDOH�VDIHW\�SDWURO�FDSWDLQ�LQ�WKH�VFKRRO·V����\HDU�KLVWRU\��3ULQLFSDO�George Smith introduced me at the school assembly with our arch rival :DQDPDVVD��+H�MRNLQJO\�SRLQWHG�RXW�WKDW�2DNKXUVW�ZDV�DGYDQFHG�FRP-pared to Wanamassa in recognizing female potential!

Sally Carr Welch, ‘57.���,�UHPHPEHU�0LVV�9RRUKHHV�SHUFKHG�RQ�WKH�VWDJH�during an assembly reading ”The Little Old Woman Who Used Her Head” solving problems using her thinking cap and special spectacles... Miss Applegate hitting the high notes singing Huckleberry Finn... sepa-UDWH�SOD\JURXQGV� IRU�ER\V�DQG�JLUOV����ÀUHV�GULOOV�GRZQ�WKH�PHWDO�ÀUH�HV-capes... and most of all the loving and caring teachers.

June McChesney Pomilla, ‘57. ,�remember eating lunch in the base-PHQW� FDIHWHULD���WDNLQJ� RͿ� RXU� OHJ-gings in the cloak room... practicing our songs for graduation... our won-derful bus driver Mr. Duncan... and DOO� WKH� IULHQGV� ,� PDGH� DQG� VWLOO� KDYH�IURP�2DNKXUVW�6FKRRO���,W�ZDV�WKH�EHVW�time of my life.

Cathy Lawrence, ‘53-‘57. My favor-ite teacher was Mrs. Anna King. She WDXJKW� �UG� JUDGH��0DQ\� \HDUV� ODWHU� ,�went to her retirement dinner and she remembered me! From that time for-ward we exchanged Christmas cards until the time of her death. A much loved teacher. Elizabeth “Betsy” Taylor Palmer, ‘53-’58. ,� ZHQW� WR� 2DNKXUVW� 6FKRRO�

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Nancy Manfredi, ‘53-’58. ,�UHPHPEHU�EHLQJ�RQ�WKH�6DIHW\�3DWURO�DQG�keeping the children coming in from recess away from the water foun-tain... the old cloak room.. the daily clapping of chalky erasers.. . the low FHLOLQJ�LQ�WKH�EDVHPHQW�J\P�DQG�FRDO�ELQ�ZLWK�KXJH�PD\RQQDLVH�MDUV�RI�ROG� VNHOHWRQ� NH\V�� ,I� RXU� GHVNV�ZHUH�PHVV\��0UV�:DUQHU�ZRXOG� GXPS�

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Happy days at Oakhurst SchoolHYHU\WKLQJ�RQ�WKH�ÁRRU�DQG�ZH�had to sit in “the crow’s nest” (atop the contents) all day.

'RQDOG� 5�� 9LQHEXUJ�� 3ULQ-cipal 1969-1974. The build-ing was showing its age when ,�ZDV�SULQFLSDO��EXW� LW�EURXJKW�RXU�VWDͿ��37$�DQG�VWXGHQWV�WR-gether as a family. Through the HͿRUWV�RI�WKH�37$�XQGHU�3UHVL-dent Sally Madden, we had the lavatories in the original build-ing refurbished. When they were completed, we did not cut a ribbon, we cut a roll of toilet

paper!

Denise Parlamas, ‘69-’74.�,�UHPHPEHU�P\�PRWKHU��ZKR�ZDV�FODVV�PRP��coming to the classroom one day. Someone asked her if he could “go to the basement.” We all knew what that meant (the bathroom was in the basement). She answered, “Now why would you want to go down there? 7KHUH·V�QRWKLQJ�GRZQ�WKHUH�IRU�\RX�µ�,�ODXJKHG�IRU�WZR�GD\V�ZKHQ�VKH�told me later. This poor child must have been in agony!

Marjorie Douglas Edelson, teacher ‘58-’60 and ‘76-’78. 0\� ÀUVW�WHDFKLQJ�MRE�ZDV�LQ��QG�JUDGH�DW�WKH�2DNKXUVW�6FKRRO���,W�KDG�MXVW�EHFRPH�D�.���VFKRRO��7KH�VWDͿ�LQFOXGHG��-HDQ�6XWKHUODQG��%HVVLH�6FKPLGW��'RURWK\�Nobel, Emily Parker, Anna Mattice, Bessie Hyers, Nancy Emmons, Anna King, Helen Renaud and Margurite Warner. Richard Randall was princi-SDO�DQG�KLV�VHFUHWDU\�ZDV�)ORUHQFH�'DQLHOVRQ��,Q�������-DFN�5DVS�EHFDPH�SULQFLSDO���$IWHU�UDLVLQJ�P\�IDPLO\��,�UHWXUQHG�LQ������DV�D��WK�JUDGH�WHDFK-er. Our principal was Glenn Morgan and his secretary was Fran Bruns.

Joan Burke Samperi, teacher ‘60-’64. ,� UHPHPEHU� WKH�ZRQGHUIXO�group of teachers who so openly shared their experiences and love of teaching with me – so green and so new !

Greg Edelson. ‘70-76. ,�UHPHPEHU�WKH�JLDQW�FDUGERDUG�ER[�WKDW�DUULYHG��MXVW�EHIRUH� OXQFK�KROGLQJ�WKH� IRRG�DQG�GULQN�IRU�WKH�FODVV�SUHFHHGHG�E\�the smell of the day’s lunch. The best day of the year was the annual PTA Fair that felt as big as Disney World coming to our school.

Bill Barrett, ‘71-77. My best memories are of stickball on the paved recess area, riding my bike to school, the costume parade at Halloween, NLFNEDOO�E\�WKH�%DEH�5XWK�ÀHOG��OLYH�PLFH�SHWV�LQ�WKH�FODVVURRP��\HDUERRN�signings, and winning the free throw contest in gym.

Julia Telonidis (OTHS Class of 88). �,�UHPHPEHU�EHLQJ�LQ�0UV��Salvo’s second grade class when she made the announcement that the Oakhurst School was closing and we would be going to Dow Ave. the next year. We were in shock and very sad. Some of us even cried!

The (almost) oldest living Oakhurst School graduate

Nick Baldino, Class of 1937

When we sat down to interview Nick Baldino, 90, we thought we might have found Oakhurst School’s oldest living graduate. Within min-

utes, Nick set us straight, “I talk each week to two class-mates now living in Florida. I skipped a grade, so I’m younger than both of them.” Oh well. We were there for an interview, and Nick--though not the Oakhurst School’s oldest living alum--turned out to be well worth the trip.

�:H·OO�JHW�WR�KLV�VFKRRO�PHPRULHV�LQ�D�PLQXWH��%XW�ÀUVW��know that Nick Baldino does hold an undisputed record. He is the world’s oldest, continuous NY Giants season WLFNHWKROGHU��+LV�ZDOOV�KROG�SKRWRV�RI�KLP�ZLWK�WKH�OLNHV�RI�)UDQN�*LͿRUG�DQG�RWKHU�*LDQW�VXSHUVWDUV��DQG�KH·V�EHHQ�WR�44 Superbowls. But to the subject at hand . . . .)

Being young for his grade was no handicap for Nick. He was the 8th grade valedictorian and gave a gradua-tion speech inspired by Dale Carnegie. The legendary Miss Voorhees was principal. “She was tough and very VWULFW��,�ZDV�WHUULÀHG�RI�KHU�µ

Nick speaks in glowing terms of his Oakhurst School baseball coach--a woman, Janet Cohen. “I went on to play high school and college ball, but she was the best coach I ever had.”

Nick remembers that, in his day, Oakhurst School’s DFDGHPLF�UHSXWDWLRQ�DWWUDFWHG�WXLWLRQ�SD\LQJ������D�\HDU��out-of-town students. One, Martin Cohn, lived on an es-tate in West Long Branch. Nick walked to school, but on occasion, Martin would pick him up by limo at his home LQ��6KDGRZ�/DZQ�0DQRU�DQG�GHOLYHU�KLP�WR�FODVV�LQ�VW\OH�

1LFN�JUDGXDWHG�$VEXU\�+LJK�DW�DJH����DQG�HDUQHG�GH-grees from Fordham and Rutgers Law. He served as a WWII ERPEDUGLHU�LQ�WKH�3DFLÀF�WKHDWHU��+H�UDQ�WKH�WUXVW�GHSDUWPHQW�for Chemical Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.) and lived for many years with his wife and six children in Wayside.

All in all, though we may not have interviewed Oakhurst School’s oldest graduate, we did meet one of its most distinguished.

The redoubtable Miss Voorhees

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Supporter $25+ (132)Carol A. Allen John Altobello Mary Pat Angelini Thomas W. & Joan Appleby, Sr. Carl & Gerri Applegate Shirley Bailey Bill & Judy Ball Rosemary Baram William Barrett Linda & Robert Beauchamp Janet Beringer Gayle Billows Heidi Bisbee Maria Pontones Bonenfant Andrew & Dian Brannen Malcolm Brophy Earl Brousell Donald R. Bruno Ann Marie Cappadona Joseph Carey Eric Capponi & Annmarie Catuogno Stuart Chavis DMDBarbara & John Coats Marie & Dave Dahrouge Dolores C. DeMaria Joan Dilloian Pat Dosky M. M. Douglass Anna Edelson Dan Edelson Katherine Edward Nancy Ehrlich Nancy Emmons Maryann Farry Mary Lou Feindt Michael A. Fiorentino Frances P. Fluhr Peggy & Charlie Foster Sue & Joe Frankel Dolores & Fred Fraterrigo Penelope Gabriel Claire T. Garland

�,UZLQ�'��1DQF\�*HUHFKRͿ MaryEllen & Edward C. Gibbon Amy Goldman Dorothy GoodrichAbbie Carthy/Ron Gorsky Jane Grabelle Rosemary& Gerald Gregory Ellen Gulick Sylvia Hadowanetz George & Frances Hansen Judith Hazelrigg Robert Lee Hefter Pamela & Allen HirshHistorical Society of Ocean GroveKris, Dallas, & Pippa HlatkyLois F. HoldenChris & Barbara HoppinDorothy Hughes1DGLQH��'RQ�-HͿHU\Ken & Mary JohnsonMargaret JonesCharles KachnoskieEllen KaleDemitri KaragiasJerome & Loretta KesselFran LambertsonCalvin W. LarkinJoal Leone Arlene LaBanca Levenson LLC Barbara Lomasson Kenneth & Arlene Lutz Heather MacDonald Diane Maher Marilyn Major John Mamula Claudia & Geralyn Marchini Ric Martell Jan Masucci Les & Suzi Mathis Nicole Mauro Raymond P. McKernan Jean McMaster Charles Meehan Barbara Metcalfe Marilyn Michaels Robert & Cheryl Miller Gene & Fran Minor Madeline Molloy Anita Nelson David H. Osborn Gloria J. Parisi Elizabeth Pawlukanis Jean Perkins Phillip & Lucille Petillo Michele Petito Charles & Gail Plumeri

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Holiday Weekend and Oakhurst 6FKRRO�0LQL�([KLELW

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Museum reopens after holidaysSunday, January 4, 1-4

General Meeting and Speaker Event“New Jersey Inventions”

Tuesday, March 10, 7:15--Oakhurst School-KRXVH�$XGLWRULXP��%RDUG�RI�(G�2FHV�Author Linda Barth highlights the breakthroughs--from the transistor to the bar code--invented in New Jersey and documented in her latest book.

In Memoriam

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Thank you, Business Partners, for your support

We are grateful to the professionals and enterprises who have joined

our Business Partnership program. They KDYH� VWHSSHG� XS� WR� RͿHU� WKHLU� VXSSRUW�and encouragement. Their generosity helps us maintain the Woolley House DQG� RͿHU� D� IXOO� FDOHQGDU� RI� HYHQWV� DQG�programs.

Join us in expressing our apprecia-tion to our 2014 Business Partners.

Ocean Township Society ($250)Ansell, Grimm & Aaron

Fire and Safety Systems Co.Super Foodtown

Community Leader ($125)Golda & Golda, CPAs

Community Member ($25)Atlantic Security & Fire

Widman, Cooney, Wilson, McGann & Fitterer

Marie Domenico, 87, passed away August 3. Her career in advertis-

ing led her to long stints in Europe and California. After retirement, she returned to her home state of New Jersey, settling in Ocean Township. She was a loyal and generous member of the Museum.

Jim & Sheryl Powers Bruce & Lois Pyle�0DUN�5DWFOLͿH Jeanne Ribsam Susan Rosenberg Marc & Judy Rubenstein Sarah Salmon�'RURWK\�6FKRÀHOG Janet & Hoody Sexton Norma Shafto Stevie Shutman Margaret Simpson Alan & Bonnie Skolnik Helyn R. Slovak

�*HRUJH�6RÀHOG Susan P. Spengeman Sandee & Thom Steckbeck Robert Stewart Don Stine Chryssa Telonidis Julia Telonidis Alice J. TimmsHerb & Jean Tomer Frank J Tomaino, Jr. Ruth M. Van Houten Tom Vignola Barbara Villapiano Thomas & Madeline Walsh

Phyllis Walters Jason & Sharon Watt Sally Welch Patricia Whitney Robin Whitney Ralph & Eleanor Williams Frances Wolak Peter & Beth Woolley Kenneth Wright Donald Yacavone William & Debbie Zieman Milton & Clara Gee Ziment

Supporter $25+, continued

The Museum closes for the holidays Tues-day, December 23 and reopens Sunday,

January 4. We also close Thursday evenings for the winter beginning December 18, re-opening Thursday evening March 12. (As always, the Museum is open by appointment for you, your guests, or favorite group. Call ��������������

Recent Happenings

Holiday and winter scheduleOctober 7 Museum Speaker EventCounty historian Randy Gabrielan shared images of“Monmouth Coun-ty: Past and Present” with an atten-tive audience at the October Speaker Event. Here he signs a copy of his new book of the same title for audi-ence members Bob Jaroszewki and Nancy Ehrlich.

October 11 Archives Day

More than 60 historical organizations from around the state exhibited at this year’s Archives Day at the Mon-mouth County Library Headquarters, Manalpan. Ginny Richmond, Marge Edelson, and Heather MacDonald (pictured) and Paul Edelson repre-sented our Museum.

ReminderPlease remember to return your Quilt 5DH� ERRNV�VWXEV�� 'URS� E\� RU� SXW�them in the mail. State law requires that we account for all books distributed.

Ocean’s Heritage, Fall 2014

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Name(s) as you would like it (them) to appear on your membership card and correspondence. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

Number of people in your household (your membership includes them all) ___________________

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Phone________________________ Email (used only to send notice of Museum events )_____________________________________________ Please check your level of support ___ Friend of the Museum $5000+ ___ Platinum Member $1000+ ___ Gold Member $500+ ___ Silver Member $250 ___ Benefactor $100+ ___ Patron $50+ ___ Supporter $25+ ___ Basic Member $15+ Please check the volunteer opportunities that interest you ___Historical research ___ Grant preparation ___ Membership ___Collections/Acquisitions ___ 3rd Grade program ___ Quilting/Crafts� BBB3XEOLF�UHODWLRQV� � � BBB�([KLELWV� � � � BBB2FH�ZRUN ___Fund-raising ___ Oral histories ___Gardening ___ Restoration ___ Tour guide/Docent ___ Other ____________________

Detach and mail to Township of Ocean Historical Museum, P.O. Box 516, Oakhurst, NJ 07755

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Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7Museum Holiday Weekend

and Opening of Oakhurst School Exhibit The Eden Woolley House

The Eden Woolley HouseHome of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum

Museum Hours

The Township of Ocean Historical Museum

2015 Household Membership Application

‘The Twp. of Ocean Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a

division of the Department of State.’