history

It is the oldest church in all of Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's the Old Tennent Church in Manalapan which has roots dating back to 1692.

So when we look into history, whether here at the Jersey Shore or anywhere in the world, it can lead us down many roads and sometimes you find your answer and other times you end up simply with more questions.

I love to give you articles that help educate and bring awareness to events, organizations and buildings of history here at the Jersey Shore. To give you some insight into things that helped shape our communities here at the Jersey Shore and around New Jersey.

History is a hobby now for me and the more I can find out about our own local “Jersey Shore” history, the better. We may not have the “oldest” history here at the Shore, but we are definitely not the “youngest”.

The weather is so flipping refreshing, I just want to go on New Jersey adventures! I've been researching some cool places to go on the weekends now that we are all able to get out more and I stumbled upon this spooky and historical find!

This time April and I were off to Gloucester County in search of the oldest home in New Jersey. In fact this is one of the oldest in America

If you are looking for a great "historical" experience here at the Jersey Shore, then you must make a visit to historic Moore's Tavern & Restuarant in Freehold, Monmouth County.

According to Lakehurst the church was built circa 1874 by Irish immigrants who were working on the railroad and it’s the oldest , Roman Catholic, church in Ocean County.

For me this was going back to where it all began. What am I talking about? The birthplace of FM radio, my profession, which has roots right here in New Jersey! It’s the Armstrong Tower (pictured above) and it’s located in Alpine, New Jersey.

History is all around us and I think we are all guilty of not taking time to notice how much history we have here at the Jersey Shore and in New Jersey. I love history, which was my favorite subject in school, but like I said we all forget to take time and observe and learn about our history right here in Ocean and Monmouth Counties.

Let's take a trip through history and talk about a landmark here in Ocean County. It's the oldest "bar" or "tavern" if you will in Ocean County. The Cedar Bridge Tavern in Barnegat Township.

This article is all about “water towers”. Yes believe it or not I think there’s a visual history and art when it comes to the “water tower”. Historically you seem to find the older towers in more urban areas, the ones that go for less visual art and are more a piece of the cities history. I have including water towers from cities like New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego, Wilmington-DE, Dublin and right here in Ocean & Monmouth Counties.