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| Detail from a sampler worked in 1789 by Anne Longstreet of Holmdel at the age of ten |
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OceanFirst Charity Challenge
MCHA is participating once again in the 5th Annual OceanFirst Charity Challenge and we need your help. This friendly fundraising campaign invites area non-profit organizations to rally as many supporters as possible to contribute online. At the conclusion of the campaign, the leading fundraisers are then eligible for additional grants.
Since 2017, MCHA has been working towards making our acclaimed collection of over 30,000 historically significant pieces more accessible to the public by creating an eMuseum. To date, nearly 500 items have been digitized with viewers logging in from all across the globe to view the collection. This process requires meticulous care; each object is professionally photographed, researched and uploaded with the most accurate information available at the cost of $100 per piece. MCHA is hoping to use the funds raised during the OceanFirst Charity Challenge to continue this exciting project.
We hope you will consider helping MCHA share the rich history of Monmouth County and New Jersey. The OceanFirst Charity Challenge runs through June 12.
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"Sea Bright Beach" by Rumson artist Michel Jacobs,
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Summer at the Jersey Shore
The months of June through August mean a time of sun, fun, and outdoor activities at the Jersey Shore. The Monmouth County Historical Association presents an exhibit that captures some of the various pastimes that were offered to visitors years ago during the summer season.
Paintings, prints and drawings dating from 1850 to 1940 illustrate such things as horse racing, sun and sea bathing, sport fishing, casino gambling, preaching on the beach, steamboats that served the shore, and shore landscapes. Artists represented include Alfred T. Bricher, George C. Lambdin, Winslow Homer, August Kollner, John W. Alexander, Theodore R. Davis of Asbury Park, and Michel Jacobs of Rumson. Scenes depict activities at Sea Bright, Long Branch, Monmouth Park, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Manasquan, and Cape May. A case of glass and ceramic souvenirs from Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, and Red Bank displays the types of mementos that shore visitors could purchase as a token of their summertime experience, either as a day-tripper or as an extended stay guest at one of the many hotels and boarding houses available in New Jersey's coastal communities.
In many respects, shore visitors of the twenty-first century can take advantage of the same range of activities as those who enjoyed the area's attractions in the nineteenth century, with a large gap in between. In 1894, New Jersey outlawed horse racing and gambling. In the intervening years, they have been restored. Horse racing returned to a new Monmouth Park in 1946, and casino gambling to Atlantic City in 1976. The sun, sandy beaches, salt water fishing, social life, and easy access from Philadelphia or New York continue to draw thousands of people to the New Jersey Shore each year.
The exhibit opens on June 15 and will remain on view through September.
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June Historic House Schedule
This summer, MCHA is changing our Historic House Museum schedule to focus our efforts into giving each visitor a unique and memorable experience. Houses will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 pm with a special activity on Saturday. Our Museum and Research Library will continue to be open year round during regularly scheduled hours.
June Schedule:
Covenhoven House - June 8, 9, & 10
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43rd Annual Garden Party
Our 43rd Annual Garden Party will be held Sunday, June 24 from 5-8 pm at the historic Riverside Estate in Locust.
Continuing the Garden Party tradition, we are delighted to be honoring former Trustee and Garden Party co-Chair Daren Hutchinson and Trustee and MCHA past-President Suzy Post. Both have been dedicated to the work of MCHA for many years and are truly deserving of this honor.
Reservations required.
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Blue Star Museum
We are participating in the ninth annual Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation's active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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Sewing Group Meeting
Interested in sewing or 18th-century clothing? Stop by our next meeting of our monthly sewing group on Saturday, June 16 from 12-4 pm at our Museum in Freehold. This group meets the third Saturday of the month and is free to members, $5 for non-members. If you are interested in joining this group or have any questions, please call 732-462-1466 or email pgithens@monmouthhistory.org.
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There Are Lots of Ways to Support MCHA
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Monmouth County Historical Association received an operating support grant from the
New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.
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