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Vincent Dicks

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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
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
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January 4, 2025
Sea Girt

1878

Vinnie Dicks
January 4, 2025
Sea Girt
1878

The Beacon House 1878-2021 had its most important guest in its first season

Vinnie Dicks
January 3, 2025
Sea Girt

1877

Vinnie Dicks
January 3, 2025
Sea Girt
1877

A very important guest list in Sea Girt in 1877

Vinnie Dicks
January 2, 2025
Sea Girt

1876

Vinnie Dicks
January 2, 2025
Sea Girt
1876

In 1876 two hotels were a walk in the forest apart

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January 1, 2025
Sea Girt

1875

Vinnie Dicks
January 1, 2025
Sea Girt
1875

The first lots are sold in Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
December 31, 2024
Sea Girt

Celebrate 150 Years in 150 Days

Vinnie Dicks
December 31, 2024
Sea Girt
Celebrate 150 Years in 150 Days

150 stories in 150 days. Happy 150 Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
November 25, 2024

Eggiman's - St. Stephen's Green: Whines and Lickers since 1884

Vinnie Dicks
November 25, 2024
Eggiman's - St. Stephen's Green:  Whines and Lickers since 1884

This bar on Rt. 71 has been serving drinks and food to locals and passers-by since 1884 when Walter Eggimann started selling bottled beer. The history of Eggiman’s and St. Stephen’s Green Public House in Spring Lake Heights

Vinnie Dicks
November 12, 2024

The Twilight of Beaux-Arts Design In Our Backyard

Vinnie Dicks
November 12, 2024
The Twilight of Beaux-Arts Design In Our Backyard

Whiney Warren popularized Beaux Arts design in the US from 1894-1931, and reflected American prominence in the early decade of the 1900s.

Vinnie Dicks
September 15, 2024

History slipping from under our feet

Vinnie Dicks
September 15, 2024
History slipping from under our feet

A history of slate sidewalks

Vinnie Dicks
September 4, 2024

Lake Como celebrates 100 years (kind of)

Vinnie Dicks
September 4, 2024
Lake Como celebrates 100 years (kind of)

The history of little Lake Como

Vinnie Dicks
August 28, 2024

Yankee Clipper/Tremont Memories

Vinnie Dicks
August 28, 2024
Yankee Clipper/Tremont Memories

The Tremont hotel, and the Yankee Clipper were a fixture in Sea Girt for 120 years

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