by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 7, 2024 | A Look Back
A Look Back By Fred Miller Forty-two years ago, on Nov. 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated during a week-long national tribute to all veterans. The Memorial Wall, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated to more than 58,000 Americans...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 17, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller Oliver Muzslay, an Ocean City Beach Patrol legend, died on Oct. 4, 2024 at the age of 83. He joined the patrol in 1957, promoted to lieutenant in 1962, and he was appointed captain in 1983. He retired in 2000. The 2001 OCBP yearbook devoted...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 10, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller “Finest and Safest Bathing Beach Along the New Jersey Coast” was the headline on the front page of the April 18, 1924, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article praised the efficiency of the local lifeguards. “Ocean...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 3, 2024 | A Look Back
A Look Back By Fred Miller I met with Bill Halkes twenty-four years ago while researching for an article about the history of the Ocean City vs Pleasantville football game. Halkes wrote the book, South Jersey Scholastic Football Scores 1880 to 2000, so I knew I would...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 26, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller “Park Fire Loss Set at $75,000” was the headline on the September 12, 1930, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article reported, “Less than 48 hours (after) it had closed for the season, the Park Theatre, at Park Place and the Boardwalk, was...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller All the amusement centers on the boardwalk trace their roots to the Excursion House. It was built in the spring of 1886 by Anderson Bourgeois for the Ocean City Excursion Company. The company was headed by Ezra B. Lake, S....
