by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
By Fred Miller One hundred and ten years ago, Dr. Booker T. Washington, the most prominent African- American leader and educator in the United States, visited Ocean City. He arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad shortly before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1914. He was...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 22, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol celebrated its 126th anniversary at their annual Reunion/Hall of Fame Party on August 10 at the American Legion Post, 4562 West Avenue. This summer OCBP Alumni directors Jack Brooks and Vince Hink inducted the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller Eighty-eight years ago, the 1936 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia. The chairman of the huge event was John B. Kelly, a longtime supporter of the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Kelly used the national stage as a place to show...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol will be celebrating its 126th anniversary at their 86th annual Reunion/Hall of Fame Party, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. The party will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ocean City Historical Museum, 1735 Simpson Avenue. At 7...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 1, 2024 | A Look Back, Atlantic City, Atlantic County
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred years ago, Aug. 1, 1924, Atlantic City Beach Patrol’s Harry Yates and Jack Woodworth across the finish line three second ahead of Ocean City’s Charles Schock and Joe Tomlin to win the first South Jersey Lifeguard...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 25, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming competitions has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the local lifeguards won a South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr....
