Historical Society of Ocean Grove

Historical Society of Ocean Grove It also spearheaded the legal return of a Civil War cannon which it now maintains. They help set up exhibits and assist with auctions and antique shows.

We use our museum, historic house & garden, exhibitions, collections, archives, library, tours, events, and education programs to create opportunities for lively discussions of historical, social, and cultural contexts, with relevant connections to today. The HSOG has the custodial responsibility of Centennial Cottage, which is owned by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) and continue

s an active interpretation program of Victorian life in the late 19th Century stick style cottage. HSOG maintains the Beersheba Well, a late 19th Century gazebo which is the symbol of the HSOG, as well as three Fisk Foundry cast iron urns and a cast iron fountain in Founder’s Park. The museum, shop and exhibits are open June to mid September 5 days a week, and through December on Saturdays or by special appointment. The Society has approximately 100 dedicated volunteers who function in various capacities. They act as docents at the Centennial Cottage and at the museum and they are available to assist visitors with inquiries on their homes on the camp meeting grounds, or the unique history of the town and the Camp Meeting Association. The Society continues to recruit volunteers through word of mouth, quarterly newsletters, visitors and friends of the Board.

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05/25/2026

The Hampton History Museum and Hampton Visitor Center are open today from 9 am to 5 pm. Staff offices are closed in observance of Memorial Day.

www.hamptonhistorymuseum.org

05/25/2026

Today we honor all those service men and women who gave their lives for their country. aka Decoration Day, evolved from the post Civil War practice of decorating the graves of veterans with flowers.

From the Civil War Flag Collections of NJ: National Colors, Third New Jersey Militia, 1861

This historic flag was made by the “Patriotic Ladies of Trenton” and saw important service in the first year of the Civil War. After the firing on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, President Lincoln’s call for troop included a request for four militia regiments from New Jersey to serve for three months service. The 3rd Militia was raised in central Jersey, from Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon and Monmouth counties. It mustered in for duty on April 27, 1861 with 780 officers and men. Immediately prior to leaving for the front, the regiment was given this flag, presented by Frederick R. Wilkinson “on behalf of his wife,” in front of their home on East State Street in Trenton on May 1, 1861. On view in "The Civil War Flag Collection of NJ."

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05/21/2026

G. W. Pach, “View of Happy Campers,” Ocean Grove, New Jersey - Circa 1870

Stereoscope photograph by G. W. Pach, Photographer, 841 Broadway, New York, and Ocean Grove, N.J.

A family group is posed around a furnished canvas tent, with bedding, chairs, tableware, cooking objects, and domestic arrangements visible beneath the open flap. One especially interesting layer is the mix of leisure and labor. The adult woman in the apron, the cooking and tableware, the bedding, and the arranged furnishings suggest how much work went into making tent life feel respectable, orderly, and home-like.

The photograph is not just “happy campers”; it is a small staged portrait of summer life at Ocean Grove 155 years ago, where piety, fresh air, tourism, family life, and Victorian order all met under canvas, under the stars.

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50 Pitman Avenue
Ocean Grove, NJ
07756

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