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January 23, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Harpers Weekly Special Color Supplement

An early color photography process captured Teddy Roosevelt at Sea Girt in 1902

Harpers Weekly Special Color Supplement
January 13, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Shared Meals: A Healthspan Investment

Increasing your dining with others can have a measurable impact on your health and well being

Shared Meals: A Healthspan Investment
October 14, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Dune Fences: A Bit of History and a Lot of Sand

Dune fencing is critical to beach preservation. Here is a history of the Dune Fence

Dune Fences:  A Bit of History and a Lot of Sand
October 4, 2025
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Houdini's Girl

Dorothy Young lived a fabulous life and summered in Ocean Grove. The last living assistant to Harry Houdini died at 103 in 2011.

Houdini's Girl
August 9, 2025
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Dorothy Fields

An Allenhurst woman was one of the most prolific Lyricists of the 20th century

Dorothy Fields
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January 7, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Redemption

Vinnie Dicks
January 7, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: Redemption

In Episode 10 of the Stockton Chronicles, Richard the older brother of Robert Stockton had success as an attorney in Mississippi before facing off in a duel.

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January 5, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Boldness

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January 5, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles:  Boldness

In Episode 9 of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert Stockton Founder of Sea Girt takes a stand against the Slave trade.

Vinnie Dicks
January 4, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Honor

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January 4, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: Honor

In Episode 8, Robert F. Stockton fought three duels in the Navy in 3 years. The fact that he did not suffer injury or discipline added to his reputation.

Vinnie Dicks
January 2, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Horatio & the Pirates

Vinnie Dicks
January 2, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: Horatio & the Pirates

In Episode 7, Stephen Decatur was the commander of the Second Barbary War after his heroics of the First Barbary War. Robert F. Stockton and his brother Horatio served him in that campaign when they brought the Algerian corsairs to surrender.

Vinnie Dicks
January 1, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Fighting Bob and the War of 1812

Vinnie Dicks
January 1, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: Fighting Bob and the War of 1812

In Episode 6 of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert Field Stockton, founder of Sea Girt shines as a teenager in the War of 1812

Vinnie Dicks
December 31, 2023

The Stockton Chronicles: The Duke and the Lord

Vinnie Dicks
December 31, 2023
The Stockton Chronicles: The Duke and the Lord

In Episode 5 of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert F. Stockton is influenced by two childhood heroes, his Father, the Duke of Morven, and Lord Horatio Nelson, the greatest naval hero of the period

Vinnie Dicks
December 30, 2023

The Stockton Chronicles : The Dutchess of Morven

Vinnie Dicks
December 30, 2023
The Stockton Chronicles : The Dutchess of Morven

The Stockton Chronicles Chapter 4 Annis Boudinot Stockton was Robert Field Stockton’s paternal grandmother. She was an accomplished poet and one of the first women published in the United States. This is a profile of the Dutchess of Morven

Vinnie Dicks
December 28, 2023

The Stockton Chronicles: Liberty & Tyranny

Vinnie Dicks
December 28, 2023
The Stockton Chronicles: Liberty & Tyranny

In Episode 3 of the Stockton Chronicles Richard Stockton the Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Grandfather of Robert Stockton is torn between his duty to the King and his patriotism. He would risk his wealth and his life

Vinnie Dicks
December 27, 2023

The Stockton Chronicles: Tolerance

Vinnie Dicks
December 27, 2023
The Stockton Chronicles: Tolerance

The Stockton and Field families, descendants of Commodore Robert Field Stockton enshrined the concept of religious tolerance into the American experience in the mid 1600s New Amsterdam.

Vinnie Dicks
December 26, 2023

The Stockton Chronicles: The end of the Middle Ages

Vinnie Dicks
December 26, 2023
The Stockton Chronicles: The end of the Middle Ages

Sir John Stockton was an ancestor of Commodore Stockton founder of Sea Girt. As the Lord Mayor of London, he helped to save the city from assault in 1471

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