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2021-02-12 - Happening At The Museum

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2021 MEMBERSHIP

If you are a member, please consider renewing.
If you are not a member, please consider joining.
Who could have predicted the losses to families, businesses and organizations that 2020 brought us?

Our Museum had grand plans: gallery talks, speaker events, a Spring Tea, a Doll Tea, the New Jersey History Fair, Archives Day, our Holiday Weekend, and (as always) opening to the public at least 50 hours a month.

The pandemic had a different agenda.

Our events were cancelled. We closed the Museum for four months (March 15 to July 15). We reopened Sundays with COVID protocols in place. Then, when conditions worsened, we closed again in November.

We adapted.

We found new ways to reach out. We expanded our website oceanmuseum.org, creating “Museum @ Home” and ”Curators Cabinet,” and featuring previous exhibits, “Hometown Histories,”gallery talks, and our newsletter archive.

We presented our first virtual Speaker Event in October.

We went outside. In September, we co-hosted an outdoor luncheon with the Friends of the Ocean Library for the Ocean Township Public Works staff in appreciation of all they do for both institutions. In November, the crafts team held an outdoor pre-holiday Doll Clothes Sale that brought in $1,000 and (except for the quilt raffle) was the only fund-raiser of the year.

Our talented volunteers found a way to finish the 2020 quilt. And on December 6, we drew the winning raffle ticket, belonging to Lucille Petillo of Wanamassa, via Zoom!

Members are our life-blood.

From the beginning, the time, talents, and contributions of our members have kept our all-volunteer operation afloat. The base cost to maintain and run the Museum and outbuildings (before any programs, exhibits, or restoration) is $20,000 a year. Membership contributions go a long way to meeting that basic, cost-of-opening-the-doors expense.

If you are a member, please consider renewing. If you are not a member, please consider joining. Your support has always been our foundation. In these extraordinary times, it is our life-line.

Paul Edelson, President
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Historic Happenings Blog

    Well, amazingly, we have been able to amend our Historic Happenings Blog and bring it to you again. Our Historic Happenings Blog continues to let you know what fun and interesting things are available on-line from various Museums around New Jersey. More

    In addition, many Museums are starting to have events scheduled again.  See Our Historic Happenings Blog pages for 

    ** Please note we receive new events on a daily basis. We post them as soon as they are received.  Please check regularly. 

    We will continue to update with additional things to do and see at home.  If you have a suggestion for something you would like to see, please let us know. 


    Enjoy and stay safe.

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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

    PLEASE NOTE: At the present time, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum will only be open on all Sunday afternoons, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm or by appointment.  We will be adding days in the future and will continue to keep you advised.

    Web Site:

    http://www.OceanMuseum.org

    or our other web locations listed below.

    Funding for the Township of Ocean Historical Museum provided by the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
    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 exterior of the Stucile Farms Dairy Barn have been accomplished with 2018 financial assistance from The 1772 Foundation in cooperation with and administrated by the New Jersey Historic Trust.

    Painting and repair of the exterior of the Stucile Farms Water Tower have been accomplished with 2016 financial assistance from The 1772 Foundation in cooperation with and administrated by the New Jersey Historic Trust.

    Painting and repair of the exterior of the Eden Woolley House Farms Water Tower have been accomplished with 2014 financial assistance from The 1772 Foundation in cooperation with and administrated by the New Jersey Historic Trust.

     
    February 12, 2021

    Township of Ocean Historical Museum
    "An open door to the history of coastal Monmouth County"
    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


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