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June 29, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Be a Fan

Rooting for your country is good for your well-being

Be a Fan
June 16, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Why you may be happier loving your country

Love for Country is falling out of favor. Reconsidering may bring you better well-being

Why you may be happier loving your country
June 10, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Buckle Up

A Sea Girt Doctor championed trauma treatment and led the charge to make cars safer

Buckle Up
June 2, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Revolution and the American Racehorse

The horse was a strategic tool in the American Revolution. Our disadvantage to the English in breeding, helped to develop the American Racehorse into the best in the world.

The Revolution and the American Racehorse
May 25, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Shoes and the Revolution

A shoe shortage almost lost the American Revolution

Shoes and the Revolution
Vinnie Dicks
January 10, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Triumph and Disaster

Vinnie Dicks
January 10, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: Triumph and Disaster

In unlucky episode 13 of the Stockton Chronicles Robert F. Stockton, the Founder of Sea Girt, is able to bring a technological marvel to life, only to have the Princeton blow up in his face.

Vinnie Dicks
January 9, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: If you can't beat them, join them

Vinnie Dicks
January 9, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: If you can't beat them, join them

In Episode 12 of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert F. Stockton combines forces with the Stevens family of Hoboken to build a canal and railway monopoly connecting NY and Pennsylvania

Vinnie Dicks
January 8, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Bare Knuckle Politics

Vinnie Dicks
January 8, 2024
The Stockton Chronicles: Bare Knuckle Politics

In the 11th episode of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert F. Stockton learns about bare-knuckle politics in New Jersey as the nation fights over John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jacskon

Vinnie Dicks
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.

Vinnie Dicks
January 5, 2024

The Stockton Chronicles: Boldness

Vinnie Dicks
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

Vinnie Dicks
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

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