The Good Old Days of Aviation
Air travel seemed so much more glamorous in the pre-jetliner days. Flying to a foreign destination was considered adventurous and...
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Bob Pellegrini
Apr 13, 2023
Elsie and the Fair
This colorful linen era postcard depicts a domestic scene at the Borden exhibit at the New York 1939 World's Fair and stars Elsie the Cow...
Muriel Smith
Apr 2, 2023
Memories of Prohibition in Atlantic Highlands
Jackie Caruso Larsen was too young herself to be a witness to anything about prohibition. But she still remembers the names and people...
Bob Pellegrini
Mar 17, 2023
Bicentennial Train
The image on front of this chrome era postcard is of a Southern Pacific locomotive No. 4449 in Bicentennial livery. America celebrated...
nicholaswood8
Mar 11, 2023
The Third Tower
Twin Lights in 100 Artifacts #11- The Third Tower No permanent light was established on the Navesink Highlands until 1828 when two...
Bob Pellegrini
Mar 3, 2023
The Little Red Lighthouse
The postcard above is from Twin Lights Historical Society's Trustee, Bob Pellegrini's personal collection. Bob has been volunteering with...
Muriel Smith
Feb 17, 2023
Sandy Hook: Manned by a Woman
Historian Mary Rasa, who has studied and researched the Patterson family extensively, previously gave a lecture on Women Lighthouse...
Muriel Smith
Feb 10, 2023
Nellie McHenry, A Stage Star Living in Highlands
While it has always been an area that movie stars, journalists like Jim Bishop, tv personalities, and entertainers like to call home...
Muriel Smith
Feb 4, 2023
Conners Hotel- From the Start
One doesn’t have to live in Highlands or even the Bayshore very long before hearing a story about Conners Hotel, or the Brothers Black,...
Muriel Smith
Jan 19, 2023
Rumrunners... A Unique Lot
The history of rumrunning and bootlegging in Highlands has continued to be a popular area of research for people looking to learn more...
Muriel Smith
Jan 12, 2023
The Fire at Alpine Manor
It was the winter of 1976, and in addition to Bahrs, the Alpine Manor and Sonny and Evelyn Vaughan’s Stowaway Hotel on the corner of...
Muriel Smith
Nov 11, 2022
Veterans Day
There is an interesting story behind Veterans Day and how it came to be and what it is honoring. After World War I ended, the war to end...
Muriel Smith
Oct 1, 2022
Perseverance Personified: Gertrude Ederle & Lillian Harrison
Highlands has always claimed Gertrude (Trudy) Ederle as its own special heroine, and as well it should. Not only was she the first woman...
Mark Stewart
Sep 19, 2022
Look! Up In the Sky!
Visitors to the Twin Lights during the spring of 1898 would have noticed a big uptick of activity out at Ft. Hancock, on the tip of Sandy...
Justin Montana
Sep 10, 2022
Conover Front Range Light
As an intern for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Justin Montana has dedicated a great amount of time to research...
nicholaswood8
Aug 20, 2022
The Keepers New Suit
Twin Lights in 100 Artifacts #10- Keepers Photos & A New Uniform While visiting the Twin Lights, one can't help but wonder what it was...
nicholaswood8
Aug 6, 2022
All Wound Up
Twin Lights in 100 Artifacts #9- Clockwork Drive Restoration Lighthouses in the twenty-first century are beacons of a bygone era,...
nicholaswood8
Jul 24, 2022
It’s Electric!
Twin Lights in 100 Artifacts #8- Power House Lighthouses are commonly known for their towers and the lights they carried, but keeping a...
nicholaswood8
Jul 3, 2022
A Pledge to Remember
Twin Lights in 100 Artifacts #7- Liberty Pole Base On a rainy morning in 1893 at Twin Lights, an enthusiastic crowd gathered to dedicate...
susangardiner813
Jun 29, 2022
A NEW DEAL!
An Illustrated History of Travel & Transportation at Highlands and Highland Beach, New Jersey Jean Howson, the RBA Group, Inc., created a...
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