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 own boat at the town's boat ramp. Fish from the bulkhead or public pier. Visit two boat-building companies. Check out the oldest American Legion Post. Try your hand at crabbing. Tale a Ghost Tour of an old home. Walk along the harbor on the promenade. Visit on Keyport Thursdays when stores stay open later, the farmers' market is in town and you can listen to live music outside. Visit the Keyport Historical Museum as well as the Keyport Fire Museum. Visit the shops in the downtown area, including several antique shops. Visit three shopping malls in the area or travel 30 minutes to Premium Outlets. Ride bikes on Henry Hudson Trail. Explore the neighborhoods to see historic homes. Try one of 22 eateries in town. Spend the day at a natural and unprotected beach and play volleyball. Attend one of our many annual events. See a movie in a nearby multiplex theater or go bowling. Take a day trip by ferry to New York City. Visit Historic Sandy Hook.
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.
This three-part series with historical photographs and old film, features Historian Al Savolaine who talks about how and why the United States entered World War I (also known as "The Great War").
Author Rick Geffken discusses his new book about the many amusement parks in the Northern Jersey Shore which no longer exist.
Join Host John Schneider and Author/Railroad Historian Tom Gallo as they imagine a train ride through historic photographs, memories and sound effects.
Interview with The Rev. Dr. William Carl Thomas of Christ Church in Middletown, NJ.
With a re-enactment of a battle at Monmouth Battlefield State Park as the backgroud, Author Robert Mayors discusses his new book about the Revolutionary War which focuses on the characteristics of the average soldier.
A look back -- WAY BACK -- to the Cretacious Period at the Jersey Bayshore when dinosaurs ruled the world.
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...
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...