Emails - Township of Ocean Historical Museum: 2024-06-07 - June 9, 2024

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Her creativity, vision, and leadership are evident in just about all the Museum does. They were responsible for the creation of the Museum itself.

Marge Edelson (October 16, 1936—January 13, 2024) cofounded the Township of Ocean Historical Museum forty years ago (1984) and helped secure its first home in two rooms of the old Oakhurst Schoolhouse (today’s school board offices). She brought to that achievement an already impressive resume. In the early 1970s, at the request of then mayor Joe Palaia, Marge had cofounded the Township of Ocean Historical Society and had coauthored the definitive book on our local history, An Historic Perspective on the Township of Ocean (1974).

Her influence is everywhere. The Spring Tea, the Doll Tea, nearly four decades of handmade quilts, handcrafted gifts for the Museum shop, original stories and illustrations that enrich our programs and exhibits, commemorative luncheons and dinners that raised thousands of dollars, a second book on our history, Images of the Township of Ocean—efforts all conceived, launched, and for years lead by Marge Edelson. She was recognized throughout the county as a champion of local history and gifted educator. She’s been honored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Township. In 2022, she and Paul (Marge’s husband and our president) received the Jane Clayton Award for their contributions to preserving and promoting Monmouth County history.

Marge will be remembered at a reception at the Museum, 1 p.m., Sunday, June 9 to rename the “Our Town Gallery” of the Eden Woolley House “The Edelson Gallery.” Please join us in honoring a woman to whom our community owes so much.

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Currently At The Museum

Richmond Gallery
Beginnings: Ocean Township’s First People

Our Town Gallery
Deal Test Site:
100 Years of History

Together with our permanent exhibits in the Our Town Gallery and the Hearth and Home Gallery

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 is open on Thursday Evenings, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (March thru November), and Sunday afternoons, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 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

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http://www.OceanMuseum.org

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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

May 26, 2024

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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