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October 28, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
C. Frederick Kohl, Tortured Soul

From “It couple” to tragedy. Millionaire C. Frederick Kohl visited Sea Girt in 1896

C. Frederick Kohl, Tortured Soul
October 19, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Votes For Women

Among the guests at Sea Girt in 1885 were a mother and her young girls. They would advance the cause of women in America.

Votes For Women
October 12, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Lifesaver and the Heiress

When a Spring Lake Lifeguard eloped with an Heiress in 1910, her mother was having none of it.

The Lifesaver and the Heiress
October 3, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Captain and the Whale

A Spring Lake Waterman discovered a new whale in the Atlantic

The Captain and the Whale
September 28, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Why the Babe was late to Bradley Beach

Babe Ruth came to Bradley Beach from the 1926 World Series for an exhibition game. Learn why he was late.

Why the Babe was late to Bradley Beach
Vinnie Dicks
June 2, 2026

The Revolution and the American Racehorse

Vinnie Dicks
June 2, 2026
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.

Vinnie Dicks
May 25, 2026

Shoes and the Revolution

Vinnie Dicks
May 25, 2026
Shoes and the Revolution

A shoe shortage almost lost the American Revolution

Vinnie Dicks
May 17, 2026

America 250 and First Principles

Vinnie Dicks
May 17, 2026
America 250 and First Principles

The First Principles approach of the Founders is one reason for American Exceptionalism, and why its founding principles are universal.

Vinnie Dicks
May 4, 2026

Peak Nun

Vinnie Dicks
May 4, 2026
Peak Nun

When the Saint Catharine Convent was built in 1961 it was the peak of nuns in America

Vinnie Dicks
April 21, 2026

The Revolutionary War at the Shore

Vinnie Dicks
April 21, 2026
The Revolutionary War at the Shore

The Jersey Shore’s role in America 250 and the revolution it sparked

Vinnie Dicks
April 7, 2026

The Saviors in the Storm

Vinnie Dicks
April 7, 2026
The Saviors in the Storm

The Lifesaving Service rescued people from wrecks all along the East Coast. This is the rescue of the crew of the Antioch in 1913.

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Vinnie Dicks
March 31, 2026

The Signal Corps & Local Connections

Vinnie Dicks
March 31, 2026
The Signal Corps & Local Connections

The Signal Corps were integral to the war effort right here in Monmouth County

Vinnie Dicks
March 25, 2026

Sea Girt Soul Released

Vinnie Dicks
March 25, 2026
Sea Girt Soul Released

Book Launch Sea Girt Soul: Commodore, Robert Field Stockton by Vincent Dicks released for purchase. A sample chapter is provided

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Vinnie Dicks
March 4, 2026

Winter's Sendoff

Vinnie Dicks
March 4, 2026
Winter's Sendoff

A little poetry to send off winter and welcome spring

Vinnie Dicks
February 12, 2026

Mom always told me not to believe Wikipedia

Vinnie Dicks
February 12, 2026
Mom always told me not to believe Wikipedia

Accuracy in history is sometimes hard, and harder to correct

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