Emails - Township of Ocean Historical Museum: 2021-11-17

Current Regular Hours - Sundays, 1:00 to 4:00 pm (Excluding Holidays)

Or Request a Tour Anytime
by Calling 732-531-2136 or e-mailing at OceanMuseum@yahoo.com

Wanamassa Fire Company No. 1 with Brue Horn, Company Historian -
(October 6, 2021)

Wanamassa Fire Company: Lives of Service with Helen and Patrick Barrett - (October 6, 2021)

As early as 1910, residents of Wanamassa organized to protect against fire. In February of that year, volunteers formed the Iona Park (a section of Wanamasssa) Fire Company, an unofficial organization that housed its single piece of equipment—a hand-drawn chemical unit donated by the Spring Lake Fire Company— in the garage of member Joseph Smith.

As the community grew, the men of the Iona Company realized more was needed. In the spring of 1921, the volunteers formed the Wanamassa Fire Company, the first step toward the official incorporation that took place the next year.

Hometown Histories Videos

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. The museum serves as the ancestral home to every citizen of the Township of Ocean. 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 request a tour anytime by Calling 732-531-2136 or e-mailing at OceanMuseum@yahoo.com. We will be adding days in the future and will continue to keep you advised. 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

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 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.

November 17, 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

E-Mail:
info@OceanMuseum.org

Web Site:
http://www.OceanMuseum.org

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