The Historic Happenings Blog of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum relates events being conducted by historical organizations within the State of New Jersey.
Gloucester County - Woodbury - "The War to End All Wars:Centennial of World War I"
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Through November 11, 2019 - Woodbury, Gloucester County War to End Wars: Centennial of WWI & Veterans’ Day War to End Wars: Centennial of WWI & Veterans’ Day, our new exhibit at the Gloucester County Historical Society Museum, honors the centennial of World War I and its veterans. Come view uniforms worn by local, youthful doughboys as well as original liberty bond and enlistment posters carefully preserved by our librarians for over one hundred years! The exhibit also honors veterans of all wars since World War I as Americans now celebrate the day the war ended as Veterans’ Day. The exhibit is now open and will run through Veterans’ Day. The exhibit will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The museum is also open on the last Sunday of each month September through April from 2:00 - 5:00 pm as well as Saturdays April 6 and May 4 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Please visit www.gchsnj.org for further details. The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum is located at 58 N. Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ. For more information, call 856-848-8531 or visit www.gchsnj.org.
Medals, uniform and memorabilia from Walter Trout, pictured in this 1917 photo, are part of Gloucester County Historical Society's new "War to End Wars: Centennial of World War I and Veterans Day" exhibit.
Sunday, March 10 – Mercer County " Scenes of Ewing" Watercolors by Joyce Pillsbury Speaker - Jacquelyn Pillsbury The Art of Joyce Pillsbury – Joyce was a longtime member of the Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society and her family will be making a presentation of her artwork (many pieces donated to the ETHPS!) Her artwork was varied, and she has many local landscapes and houses - Come to BTH for this talk and view her artwork on display! Benjamin Temple House, 27 Federal City Road, Ewing. 609-883-2455