Category: History

History

You’ve Got Mail

Love thy neighbor sure but who are they, really? Lucretia Justice Butterworth had a unique way of finding out.

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History

Leave the Light On

Chat with Ellen S. Low the heroic first lady lighthouse keeper for the
Barnegat Lighthouse

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Beachcombing for Words

In 1955 Margaret Buchholz began beachcombing for words when she became the first female newspaper publisher and editor of a small summer weekly called The Beachcomber.

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Niche News Isn’t New

Yesterday’s small-town newspapers delivered information to a specialized audience. Back in the 50s a little summer weekly newspaper on Long Beach Island, NJ called The BeachComber was one of them.

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Nice Catch!

On Memorial Day, a reminder of how veterans of yesterday and today help keep the world safe. One baseball game at a time.

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