Volunteers play a crucial role in fulfilling the Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society’s mission to preserve local history. If you’re interested in volunteering at the Lakehurst Museum on a Wednesday or Sunday afternoon, or join our special events teams to host our Car Show & Gift Auction or the Chili Cook Off competition there’s a place for you and your talents. You’re bound to find an activity you’d like to join in to bring history to people young and old. You can contribute your time and skills to make a meaningful impact in our community. Call 732-657-8864 and let us know you’d like more information on volunteering with the Borough of Lakehurst Historical Society.
Here are some of our volunteers and the ways in which they make a difference!
left– Kathy Abrahamsen and Heather Cramer are on the board and are event organizers extraordinaire leading our Car Show & Gift Auction and the Chilli Cook Off to raise much needs funds for historical society programs. middle– Mrs. Cummings, a Society founding member in 1990 and retired educator at Lakehurst Elementary School, she now supports our special events. Mrs. Cummings served as a museum docent and now is a member of our Society board of directors.
left– George and Dot Oglesby are active on the board and participate in training new docents in the museum, special events and recruiting new volunteers. right– Jim Larsen is a new museum docent and shares his knowledge of the LZ129 Hindenburg disaster through in-person talks and via his on-line video on the lighter than air ships. George, Dot & Jim are pictured here at our Car Show 50-50 table raising funds for the historical society.
Tony and Cathy Petrillo are active volunteers for the Car Show & Gift Auction, docent at the Lakehurst Museum and other special events for the historical society.
Even Santa visits every December to volunteer in the Lakehurst Museum and at other local historical and cultural groups in Ocean County.
left– Cedric Derecho is a Lakehurst Elementary School graduate whose love for local history was inspired as a child by the annual Borough calendar and its historic images. Since that time Cedric authored several local history publications and a work of historical fiction. Cedric is a talented researcher and produced videos on local history and also created the Society web site. Cedric recently enrolled in the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University as a graduate student in media studies.
Gerald Weaber serves as a docent for the Lakehurst Museum and enjoys outreach to other historical societies & public education events to make history more accessible to new audiences throughout Ocean County.
