Township of Ocean Historical Museum
Preserving the Past, for the Future








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Township of Ocean Historical Museum
703 Deal Road
P.O. Box 516
Oakhurst, NJ 07755-0516
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(732) 531-2136



Museum's History Program For The Schools

The Township of Ocean Historical Museum has, since 1985, been providing instruction on the local history of the Township of Ocean, as part of the local history program to 3rd Grade classes within the Township. Each class in the District comes to the Museum for the morning to learn about local history, and how the Eden Woolley House is a part of that history.

Each student learns the story of the Eden Woolley House, through the daughters of Eden Woolley. They are also, brought through the Our Town Gallery, to learn about the story of each of the sections of the Township of Ocean, with a focus on the area that they are from, to make it more interesting to the children. Finally, in the Home and Hearth Gallery, they learn about how life has changed in the hundreds of years since the Woolley’s originally settled in this area.

Since beginning this program, thousands of students in the Township of Ocean schools have been through the program, originally at the Old Oakhurst School, and since 2009-2010, at the Eden Woolley House. The Museum conducts the lessons with the help of volunteers who teach the classes.  
Third Grade History Program
Museum Junior Docent's Program
The Museum's Junior Docent program provides the opportunity for high school ages students to get involved in the Museum, and to help in the learning process about the history of the Township of Ocean.  Some of the Museum's Junior Docents are tour guides at the Museum on the weekends.  Some Junior Docents help as performers during the annual Ghost Walk, held on the Museum Grounds just before Halloween.  Other Junior Docents help with the various Teas held by the Museum in the Spring and Summer to help raise funds. Some of our Junior Docents participate in several of these programs.  The Junior Docents are an integral part of the the Township of Ocean Historical Museum's mission, to spread the history of the Township of Ocean.  



Some of the many Thank You Cards from the 2011-2012 3Third Grade History Program