OCNJHistoricalMuseum

The mission of the Ocean City Historical Museum, Inc. is to delight, inspire and educate the public about the story of Ocean City. Mon - Sat 10am to 4pm. Free!

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Take advantage of our Holiday Membership Special offer for first-time and former members. Offer valid thru 12/31/22 Support your Keeper of Ocean City's History!

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Our annual Holiday Festival is this Sunday! 🎄🎅

Join us Sunday, December 4th at 1pm for a FREE holiday celebration.

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@ocfpl The OCHM will be open - with bells on!

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Visit our Holiday Marketplace this Saturday, November 26th, 9am - 3pm!
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Joins us Thursday! https://t.co/D6CzRe6Ckx

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https://t.co/fNgJVkk34C Last day for Grace Kelly Tea tix! Call us today @ 609-399-1801 !

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This Wednesday is Randazzo's night! We would BOTH love your support! https://t.co/Qcmj7arFpx

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@rclark98 Looking forward to your historic visit to our Music Pier!

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@ocfpl Prior to serving as a launch point for whalers, grazing land for cattle, the base for three US Lifesaving Service stations, and also, of course - the settlement of Ocean City by the Lake Family - our island was a bountiful summer destination for the Lenni Lenape people.

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This Thursday at 7pm The OCHM welcomes Jack Devine, Ocean City resident, CIA veteran and author of Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story and Spymaster’s Prism: The Fight Against Russian Aggression. Devine will explore his career spanning more than three decades.

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Jean Campbell opened the Chatterbox in 1937 and operated the iconic restaurant- “The Place Where Friends Meet to Eat”- until 1968.

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Dr. Marcia Van Gilder Smith was the first female physician in Ocean City. Dr. Smith opened an office at 821 Wesley Avenue in 1924 at the age of 25. That same year, she was appointed beach surgeon for the Ocean City Beach Patrol.

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Before the bridge connecting Ocean City to Longport was built in the late 1920's, ferries carried passengers between the two seaside resorts.

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The Shore Fast Line carried passengers between Ocean City and Atlantic City from 1907 to 1948. The trolley cars stopped at 8th and the Boardwalk right next to Doughty's Theater, which became the Village Theater in 1933.

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A new exhibit (opening this spring) will explore the history of Ocean City's boardwalk theaters. The Moorlyn had its beginnings as Moore's Bowling Casino, which opened in 1905. The 1,625 seat Moorlyn Theater took the place of the bowling alley in 1922.