Monmouth
County Historian Randall Gabrielan is a prolific author and the undisputed authority on the history of our region. He is also a good
friend to the Museum who has given his support and shared his
expertise generously through the years. He will speak at the
auditorium of the Board of Education Building, 163 Monmouth Road,
Oakhurst at 7:15, Tuesday, June 6, on the people and politics covered
in his recent book, The Birth of the Jersey Shore.
The
book’s table of contents is a Who’s Who of the famous (and not so
famous) personalities who left their mark. They are artists,
inventors, entertainers, entrepreneurs, environmentalists,
historians, and politicians. The eclectic collection of biographies
has one common theme: an influence on the Jersey Shore that helped
make it what it is today.
Some
names and stories are familiar. We know about Grant and Wilson,
Marconi, Springsteen, Stephen Crane, Dorothy Parker, Madame Marie,
and Nucky Johnson (to name a few). But even more fascinating for
their unfamiliarity are the characters who founded seaside
communities designed the Shore’s iconic buildings and saved others
from the wrecking ball, pulled shipwrecked passengers from the sea,
and enjoyed fame in their day as some of the country’s most beloved
entertainers.
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