A discussion with Author Robert A. Mayers about Captain Joshua Huddy's role during the Revolutionary War.
The conclusion of the critically acclaimed series on the Sea Shore Branch of the Jersey Central Railroad.
Join Host John Schneider and Author/Railroad Historian Tom Gallo as they imagine a train ride through historic photographs, memories and sound effects.
It was the Sea Shore Branch of Jersey Central Railroad which brought folks to beaches and other parts along the Jersey Bayshore. Join Host John Schneider and Railroad Historian Tom Gallo as they recreate a ride which millions of folks took in the past, but no longer. The train tracks would be pulled up...
Author Robert Mayers discusses his fifth book regarding the Revolutionary War, "Revolutionarey New Jersey," with Host John Schneider.
Built n 1862, the Twin Lights of Navesink stand on the summit of the Hills of Highlands, NJ.
Interview with The Rev. Dr. William Carl Thomas of Christ Church in Middletown, NJ.
My good friend, Les Horner, shares his photographic memories of New Jersey.
The story of how Fort Lee, NJ, became the home of the motion picture industry before "Hollywood."
Author Rick Geffken discusses his new book about the many amusement parks in the Northern Jersey Shore which no longer exist.
Monmouth County Historian Randy Gabrielan talks about his favorite historic sites to visit in the Jersey Bayshore area. Included are reports on a NJ12 television report on Henry Hudson Springs and another report on the Jersey Bayshore exhibit at the annual Made in Monmouth home show.
Hartshorne Woods Park has rich and varied ancestral and military histories whch are explored in this epsiode. Military historian, Cory Newman, takes us on a tour through the park to explore the ruins. Today, the park is managed by the Monmouth County Park System.
Local resident of Keyport, NJ, Tom Gallo, talks about the history of the town and shares historic items and photographs. For more information about Keyport, visit: http://www.KEYPORTNewJersey.com THINGS TO DO IN KEYPORT Charter a boat at one of four marinas to go fishing or sightseeing. Launch your...
Les Horner has an extensive collection of historic photographs and postcards, and on this episode he shares many of them with viewers.
Lighthouses of the Jersey Bayshore are the subject of this episode of JERSEY BAYSHORE COUNTRY. Celebrating 250 years of continuous operations, the Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the main focus of the program with an ingterview by National Park Service Ranger & Historian Tom Hoffman. The Twin Lights of Navesink...
THE BURROWES MANSION & MUSEUM is a historic home built in approximately 1723 by John Bowne III and became known as the Burrowes Mansion when it was purchased by John “Corn King” Burrowes in 1769. The Burrowes Mansion is most famous for being the site of an early morning raid in 1778 by Tories intent on...
Author Robert Mayers talks about his most recent book. He describes what life was like in the Jersey Bayshore during the Revolutionary War and it wasn't a very friendly place in the neighborhood.
Host John Schneider imagines how the Jersey Bayshore must have appeared to the early settlers.
New Jersey was the last state to abolish slavery and this episode explores slavery and segregation in the area.