2017-07-29 - Latest Update to Remebering Our Veterans - World War I

Now Available On Our YouTube Page 2017-07-29 - Remembering Our Veterans - World War I On Saturday, July 29th, under cloudy skies, 70 people gathered at the flag pole of the Eden Woolley House Museum in Ocean Township during this centennial year of the US entry into World War I for a flag raising to honor the memory of those veterans who went off to “make the world safe for democracy.”. The ceremony organized by the Township of Ocean Historical Museum was held in conjunction with it's new exhibit “NJ and the Great War: Local Stories of World War I”. Boy Scouts from Troop 71 of Oakhurst conducted the flag raising while piper Boyd Moore accompanied the ceremony on the bagpipes. World War II Marine veteran, Lou Parisi spoke of the cause and impact of World War I, Freeholder John Curley presented the Museum with a proclamation, Museum President Paul Edelson read a proclamation from Assembly members Houghtaling and Downey, and Museum member Don Bruno read the names of 80 World War I veterans from the Ocean Township monument and those submitted by local families. Following the ceremony guests were invited into the Museum for refreshments and to view the World War I exhibit that traces the cause, the carnage and the aftermath of a war that still haunts us today. The Township of Ocean Historical Museum is a 501(c)(3) charity, and a 100% volunteer organization, that tells the story of Coastal Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. Funding for "Remembering Our Veterans" was provided by the New Jersey Cultural Trust. https://youtu.be/agEm5kNVWFY The Township of Ocean Historical Museum, founded in 1984, is a member-supported, 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Its headquarters, the Eden Woolley House, is one of the few 18th century structures still in existence in the Township and is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.), Thursday Evenings (7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 15 through December 15) and the first and second Sundays of each month (1p.m. to 4 p.m.). The Township of Ocean Historical Museum offers exhibits on the history of coastal Monmouth County and a full calendar of events. The Museum is also 100% volunteer supported, with no paid staff. The Museum maintains a library and archive, which houses manuscripts, books and photographs of historical and genealogical interest. For more information, please call 732-531-2136 or visit our website at Web Site: http://www.OceanMuseum.org Mobile Devices: http://OceanMuseum.impress.ly or our other web locations listed below. Funding for the Township of Ocean Historical Museum provided by the New Jersey Cultural Trust. Funding has been made possible in part by an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of the Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission Painting and repair of the Stucile Farms Water Tower has been accomplished with financial assistance from The 1772 Foundation in cooperation with and administrated by the New Jersey Historic Trust Township of Ocean Historical Museum Located in the Historic Eden Wooley House Address: 703 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ 07712 Mailing: P.O. Box 516, Oakhurst, NJ 07755-0516 (732) 531-2136 E-Mail: OceanMuseum@yahoo.com Web Site: http://www.OceanMuseum.org Mobile Devices: http://OceanMuseum.impress.ly 2017-07-29 - Remembering Our Veterans - World War I Copyright © 2017 by the Township of Ocean Historical Museum, All Rights Reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum or you have attended one of our events where you gave us your e-mail address.

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