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Ocean County: Four Centuries in the Making
This is a comprehensive one-volume, 1000-page history of Ocean County from pre-colonial times to the present. Parts I and II, the county’s history up to 1950, were written by the county historian, Pauline S. Miller. Each chapter in Part III, was written by one of eight contributing authors. It also contains more than 600 illustrations, photos, and maps, detailed endnotes, appendices of supplementary and demographic material, an extensive bibliography, and an inclusive index. [$45]

A Century of Art: 1850-1950
A book describing 36 of the more than 70 artists who lived and worked in Ocean County from 1850-1950. Includes color photographs of works and brief biographical sketches. (1992) [$15]

Lovelandtown: A Small Hamlet in Ocean County, New Jersey
The story of a tiny northern Ocean County coastal hamlet as told to the author by a life-long resident and descendant of its founder in 1837. (1993) [$5]

Double Trouble: A Pine Barrens Preserve
This is the story of a forgotten industrial village nestled in Ocean County’s Pine Barrens. "This 'gem' of a historic site and its unique . . . native . . . flora is one of the best kept secrets in the state." (1994) [$2]

The Great Sedges
The story of a passing era and way of life - the last gunning clubhouse on the Great Sedge Islands of Barnegat Bay - told by the author from documents, photographs, surveys, old deeds, and guest registers dating back to the 1880s. (1994) [$15]

The Ocean County Historical Series
A seven mini book series, with each book focusing on a vignette or specific topic in Ocean County’s remarkable history: [$5 Each]

• Joel Haywood: The Founding Father of Ocean County
• Ocean County Women in the Legislature: The Struggle for Equality in Representation
• Three Centuries on Island Beach
• Brief Encounter at Osborn Island: The Pulaski Affair
• Evolving Commitments: The Story of Health Care in Ocean County
• Threat to a Negotiated Peace: The British Attack on Toms River
• The Disappearing Island: Tuckers Beach

Ocean County: Historic Sites, Districts and Boats
A 52-page booklet describing the County’s rich resource of properties listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places. [Free]







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