Navesink Maritime Heritage Association
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Our presentation for October 2024:"Killing Shore" by K. A. Nelson.
This recording is of our presentation by K. A. Nelson, author of "Killing Shore, The True Story of Hitler's U-boats off the Jersey Shore". He spoke to our guests at Bahrs Landing in Highlands, and we shared the presentation via Zoom, of which this is a recording.
If you wish to purchase his book:
www.brooklinebooks.com/9781955041294/killing-shore/
Note: this is an adult subject dealing with the real terrors of war and how they happened off the Jersey Shore. Please consider that before viewing.
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NMHA Presentation for April 2024 - the Wreckers of Monmouth County
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Our April presentation was titled "Wreckers! The Land Pirates of Monmouth County" by John R Barrows, and was held at Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank. In 1846, residents of coastal Monmouth County were accused by major New York City newspapers of heinous crimes relating to ships that wrecked along our shore. They were called “wreckers,” and were said to be rapacious criminals who put up false lig...
NMHA Presentation 2024 March - Surfer Girl: Emma Spreckels, The Surfer of Asbury Park
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Presentation: Emma Spreckels - The Surfer Girl of Asbury Park by Vincent J Dicks. Recorded at Bahrs Landing Restaurant, Highlands, NJ, on 20 March 2024. Was Emma Spreckels the mysterious Sandwich Island girl, the "Gay Queen of the Waves," who put on a surfing exhibition in Asbury Park in 1888, possibly the first of its kind on the East Coast? Vincent Dicks tells the story of this legendary New ...
Mystery of the Revolutionary War Battle of Navesink, 1777
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Mystery of the Revolutionary War Battle of Navesink, 1777 A presentation by Rick Geffken Held Wednesday, February 21, 2024 The Highlands, winter of 1777: The Revolutionary War came to the Navesink! This crucial early engagement, often overlooked and underappreciated, occurred in Highlands during the winter of 1777. British Major Andrew Gordon led the 26th Regiment of Foot in a surprise attack o...
Sandy Hook - Science and Shipwrecks, November 2023
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This is a recording of our in-person and Zoom presentation for November 2023. It was recorded at Bahrs Landing Restaurant in Highlands, NJ. Steve Nagiewicz has managed New Jersey’s Marine Science Laboratories at Sandy Hook (now part of NOAA), is a widely published author, and has a deep interest in Sandy Hook and its history. During this public presentation he talked about the history of Fort H...
2023 River Rangers
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A group of River Rangers from the 2023 sessions heading out on the Navesink River. Every summer this is an opportunity for kids ages 10 to 14 to enjoy time on the water while learning about local natural resources and the history of the region.