Well respected throughout the State history community, especially in Monmouth & Ocean Counties, retired Monmouth County archivist & educator Gary Saretsky is also an outstanding  photographer. In 1972, he became seriously involved with photography, eventually sharing his knowledge and experience with students at Mercer County Community College. Established in 1985, his online photo bookstore currently offers more than 800 titles for sale. Art & photography lovers should plan to join OCHS for our Zoom presentation of Gary Saretsky's illustrated slide lecture, Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers. After showcasing photographers of State renown, Gary will focus on selected photographers of Ocean County. Gary lectured under the auspices of the Public Scholars Speakers Bureau of the NJ Council for the Humanities before the pandemic. To register, send your name, zip code, email address, and "NJ Photographers" on April 11, 2021 to oceancounty.history@verizon.net. We will send you the link to Zoom a few days before the event.

We are honored to have a tentative commitment from Congressman Kim, representing residents in most of Burlington County & parts of Ocean County, to speak virtually about his public service career under both Democrats & Republicans. He served at USAID, the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House National Security Council, and in Afghanistan as an advisor to Generals Petraeus and Allen. We are particularly interested in his past Middle East experiences, with a possible drawdown of US troops about to occur in Iraq & Afghanistan. Make a list of questions you have for Rep. Kim! As soon as we receive confirmation of Rep. Kim's new committee assignments & schedule for 2021, we will confirm the planned presentation. Sign up for this informative program by emailing your name, zip code, email address and Congressman Kim program to oceancounty.history@verizon.net. We will send you the link to Zoom a few days before the event.