Volume 3, Issue 5 Congr atul ations to MCHA Volunteer Marilyn Scherfen for receiving the Outstanding Anthropology Student Award at Monmouth University this year! The front of Covenhoven House during its restoration, around 1970-1972. The house's surviving original fish scale shingles can be seen on the left, on the west side of the house. The other shingles, made of cedar, are seen here just installed prior to painting. 120th Anniversary Series Growing Pains and Maturity 1968 - 1978 The end of the sixties saw the Monmouth County Historical Association with four historic houses, a main museum building, burgeoning collections, and a busy research library. The organization survived that tumultuous decade with the help of dedicated staff, hardworking trustees, and supportive members and volunteers. The 1970s would see the country celebrate 200 years of existence, while the Historical Association would commemorate not only America's Bicentennial but mark its seventy-fifth anniversa...