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The Township of Ocean Historical Museum
Preserving the Past for the Future
Mailing Address - P.O. Box 516, Oakhurst, New Jersey 07755
Phone (732) 531-2136
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The Museum is located in the historically restored Eden Woolley House, circa 1747, located in front of the Ocean Township Library. On this website you can learn about our mission, exhibitions, events and upcoming programs. We also want to invite you to visit the Museum so that you can personally explore real stories and artifacts about the Township. Our exhibition topics range from the history and life in the Township, to the science of Deal Test Site. We would like to thank you; your support and interest are what makes these programs possible.
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Copyright 2012 (C) Township of Ocean Historical Museum
Township of Ocean Historical Museum
703 Deal Road
P.O. Box 516
Oakhurst, NJ 07755-0516
(732) 531-2136
Email Us at OceanMuseum@verizon.net
At the Eden Woolley House
West Gallery, Eden Woolley House - Those who come to rekindle fond memories of the Takanassee Beach Club will not be disappointed in the West Gallery exhibit. They will find beach club photos and artifacts galore. But they will discover as well another life of this small strip of Long Branch oceanfront. Shipwrecks, Life-Saving, and the Story of Takanassee features beach club memorabilia. But it also tells a fascinating tale of the treacherous nature of early sea travel, NJ’ s role in the country’s response, and the heroism of Life Saving Station #5. More
Our Town Gallery, Eden Woolley House - Our friend and founding member of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum, Norma Eberhardt Dauphin recently passed away. The "Our Town Gallery" has a tribute to her and her film career at the Museum. More
GET INVOLVED
The Museum is an all Volunteer Organization. We are always looking for help with projects, our many events, or just staffing the Museum. Check out our needs and Get Involved
The Museum has a number of exhibit galleries in the rooms on the first floor of the Eden Woolley House. Two house permanent exhibits (updated regularly). The third features changing exhibits. They include:
The West Gallery - The West Gallery features regularly changing exhibits. The current exhibit is Takanassee, Lifesaving and Shipwrecks at the Jersey Shore
The Hearth and Home Gallery - The Hearth and Home Gallery explains local life at the Jersey Shore and how it has changed over the years.
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First and Second Sundays of the Month.
Township of Ocean Historical Museum
Best in Monmouth County - 3rd Year in a Row
Asbury Park Press Readers Choice Poll
Sunday July 15, 2012 at 1:00pm
(Raindate - Sunday July 22, 2012 at 1:00pm)
Eden Woolley House, 703 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ 07712
On Sunday, July 15th from 1:00 to 3:30, children, dolls and teddy bears will take over the grounds of the Eden Woolley House for the fourth annual summer afternoon tea party. This sellout event celebrates the relationship of a child and their favorite doll or teddy bear. The children will make a craft for themselves and their doll or bear, show off their doll’s or bear’s outfit in a fashion show, listen to a story, and enjoy a tasty tea party. . . .”. More
Beginning June, 2012
West Gallery, Eden Woolley House, 703 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ 07712
The new exhibit, Loved Ones Go to War: Local Stories of World War II, highlights the impact of the war on a sampling of local veterans and those they left behind. The stories are taken from a global range of war experiences—from the Pacific campaign and European Theater; from the Navy, Marines, Army, and Army Air Corps; from combat and support services; from officers and enlisted men. harp. More
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Opening - May 6, 2012 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
After May 6, 2012, will be on exhibit in the Terner Gallery during regular Library hours
Ocean Township Library, Terner Gallery, 701 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ 07712
Terner Gallery, Ocean Township Library
An exhibit of the artwork and art collection of Museum charter member and honorary trustee Norma Eberhardt Dauphin (1929-2011) opens in the Ocean Library’s Terner Gallery, Sunday, May 6 and remains through the month of June. More
THANK YOU
Our Thanks to AMC Theatres, The Dauphin Grille, Giamano's Restaurant, Houlihan's, Middlebrook Galleria Cinemas, Moonstruck, Uva Restaurant, The Sitting Duck, Two River Theatre Co. and Wegman's for their generous contributions to the 8th Annual Spring Tea, as well as to all our wonderful volunteers who make this event possible.
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2012 Holiday Quilt, "By the Sea." Call the Museum to get chances on the quilt raffle. Drawing Sunday, December 2, 2012.
Middlebrook Galleria Cinema
Bedrock Bistro
Hat Contest Winners: (L to R) Elaine Slocum, Most Creative; Marie Dahrouge, Most original; Louise Napoli, Most humorous; Rose Gregori, Prettiest Hat
