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Local Writer
Shares “War Orphan” Story
How does war hit home,
even when it’s being waged thousands of miles away? Local author and Ocean
Township resident, Lois Kiely, whose essay appears in the recently published
Chicken Soup for the Soul for Military Families, answers that question at the
next talk in the Ocean Township Museum’s Speaker Series, 7:15, Tuesday, August
22, at the Board of Education Building, 163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst. She draws
on her own experience as a war orphan (a child who has lost a parent to war) and
the stories of others chronicled in this latest edition of the Chicken Soup for
the Soul series to highlight the obstacles military families face—and to pay
tribute to programs and organizations that provide them recognition and
support.
Ms. Kiely’s talk casts
light on an overlooked and often inspirational aspect of our nation’s military
conflicts—the courage of those who keep the home fires burning. She offers the
perspective of those who worried and prayed for the safe return of their loved
ones from Vietnam, Afghanistan, and other major conflicts.
Ms. Kiely shares what
she’s learned about the organizations that look after those who wait behind,
including her own involvement in the American World War II Orphans Network
(AWON). She calls attention to Blue Star Highways and Byways, a nationwide
program that pays tribute to service men and woman with memorial plaques along
our roadsides. Two such markers are located in nearby towns.
Copies of Chicken Soup
for the Soul for Military Families will be available at Ms. Kiely’s talk for a
special price of $10.00. Proceeds for all books sold at the event go to the
Township of Ocean Historical Museum.
Lois Kiely, a
Wanamassa resident, serves on the Museum’s Board of Directors; she is a graduate
of Monmouth University, a former New Jersey Teacher of the Year, and a retired
teacher and school administrator. Her stories have been published in the Phoenix
Writers’ Club magazine.
The talk is free and open to
the public, refreshments will be served. (Bring your non-perishable
donations for the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean
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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.
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Funding
for the Township of Ocean Historical Museum provided by the New Jersey Cultural
Trust.
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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
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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
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