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October 22, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Banned Books and the Moral Crusader of Villa ...

Anthony Comstock was the center of censorship in the US from 1870-1915. He viewed himself as the arbiter of acceptable content and arrested any publisher who tried to disagree.

Banned Books and the Moral Crusader of Villa Park
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
Vinnie Dicks
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
Vinnie Dicks
Dorothy Fields

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

Dorothy Fields
July 31, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Robert Augustus Cheesbrough

Robert A. Cheesebrough summered in Spring Lake with the fruit from his Vaseline fortune

Robert Augustus Cheesbrough
Vinnie Dicks
May 27, 2024

A Purple Martin History of Good Neighbors

Vinnie Dicks
May 27, 2024
A Purple Martin History of Good Neighbors

Purple Martins's history in Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights

Vinnie Dicks
May 12, 2024

Sea Girt: A place to rest after adventures in the Wild West

Vinnie Dicks
May 12, 2024
Sea Girt: A place to rest after adventures in the Wild West

Walter Hinchman was a railway surveyor who was a target of the rage of Native American bands across the West. In his adventures, he inadvertently caused Sea Girt to be turned into a resort, where he summered in his retirement.

Vinnie Dicks
April 30, 2024

An Education on Education

Vinnie Dicks
April 30, 2024
An Education on Education

A history of the Sea Girt Elementary School and Nelda Ragan who volunteered there,

Vinnie Dicks
April 19, 2024

Aunt Phebe: Kindness Personified

Vinnie Dicks
April 19, 2024
Aunt Phebe: Kindness Personified

The “Nun’s House” on the Boardwalk in Sea Girt, was built by the kindest, most energetic woman, Phebe C. Wright

Vinnie Dicks
April 9, 2024

A letter from Australia for Library Week

Vinnie Dicks
April 9, 2024
A letter from Australia for Library Week

Ask our Libray a question, and they can find the answer. A bit of Art History in Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
April 3, 2024

1914 Bungalow and the Origins of the Holly Club

Vinnie Dicks
April 3, 2024
1914 Bungalow and the Origins of the Holly Club

Kitty Berg lived in this 1914 house and founded the Holly Club in 1955

Vinnie Dicks
March 23, 2024

From Sea Girt to Jackson Hole

Vinnie Dicks
March 23, 2024
From Sea Girt to Jackson Hole

Maude Noble was instrumental in saving the area around Jackson Hole Wyoming.

Vinnie Dicks
March 16, 2024

Being There

Vinnie Dicks
March 16, 2024
Being There

Sometimes you have to visit a place to get enough information to answer a question. Claus Spreckels and his early career in Charleston SC.

Vinnie Dicks
February 23, 2024

Roeblings: Bridges, Polo, Racecars, and Titanic

Vinnie Dicks
February 23, 2024
Roeblings: Bridges, Polo, Racecars, and Titanic

The Roebling family brought their influence to Spring Lake and Sea Girt Their Country Club featured their own Automobile, the Mercer Raceabout and Many forms of polo.

Vinnie Dicks
February 20, 2024

Shifting Sands

Vinnie Dicks
February 20, 2024
Shifting Sands

Beach erosion has been an issue in Sea Girt forever.

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