*Monmouth County - Ocean - “Election Memorabilia: The Stuff of American Campaigning” [Dec. 7, 2019, through Nov. 24, 2020]
“Election Memorabilia: The Stuff of American Campaigning” Township of Ocean Historical Museum 703 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ 07712 Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, through Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 Election Memorabilia exhibit opens Holiday Weekend The mini-exhibit, “Election Memorabilia: The Stuff of American Campaigning,” opens in the "Our Town" Gallery on December 7. Even before we moved to the Eden Woolley House, the Museum boasted an impressive collection of election artifacts, a gift from Ocean Township resident and Museum member William Mullaney, assembled over decades of an active career in politics. The new exhibit shows off gems from the collection—buttons, banners, jewelry, and hats, to name a few. There are invitations to national political conventions and presidential inaugurations, a plastic doll of Barry Goldwater, Al Smith and Herbert Hoover medallions, and handmade signs in support of local candidates many oldtimers will remember. Colorful stuff It’s no surprise tha...