Be sure to listen closely to the short intro I added after the main episode was recorded. If you can, watch the TV series Ghosts, and add HBO's The Gilded Age to your watchlist- I am obsessed!

In Part 2 of our fiction series, we meet up again with Edgar, the boy living at the Jersey Shore in 1892. Listen to the story, and stay for an explanation of the details that highlight life in the 1890s.

I'll have a table at the Somerset County Historical Society Membership Drive on Saturday, August 2. It is at Raritan Valley Community College, starting at 1 PM. Check out my Instagram for details.

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Join me as we explore the beach practices of the Jersey Shore during the Gilded Age. As highlighted in a promotional piece for HBO's "The Gilded Age," “Fashion did not take a holiday during the summers in the Gilded Age. Indeed, seaside resorts were just as likely as any other venue to showcase one's style…”

Check out my new new friends, The Bowery Boys, on Spotify. Look for their episodes on Gilded Age New York:

https://open.spotify.com/show/650cE9vAUPRdsrudpphATR?si=7624bb66b13b4cc3

Have a look at The Gilded Age Society on Instagram and Facebook:

https://www.instagram.com/thegildedagesociety/

https://www.facebook.com/thegildedagesocietypage

Visit lehighvalleylive's "The Vintage Jersey Shore"

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2016/05/nj_beach_life_through_the_deca.html

YouTube is https://www.youtube.com/@Kyle_NJHistory

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New Jersey native Malcolm Jamal Warner, born in Jersey City in. 1970 and known as "Theo" on The Cosby Show, passed away suddenly on July 21.

This is the first episode of the series “The Gilded Age: Jersey Shore, 1892.” Enjoy this fictional narrative that follows a boy as he witnesses the development of the Jersey Shore during the Gilded Age. Afterward, I'll analyze the intricacies of life during that period, as depicted in the story.

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Below are links to some interesting facts from the show:

Victorian Death Photography

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581

Depictions of Irish Immigrants

https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/640

Jersey Shore Victorian House

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=632440249488051&set=gm.3848269465318314&idorvanity=420236738121621&__cft__[0]=AZU6OaHR03uJWlnNfDlCoJlnsUBjdxmxRaO7rzrF5W6_d3DnFh5X45pewd-imWFleEpSBw9kKbFbTad43m3mkbM6M_-BYjMRssXuiSmM61GJyjkkqA8wYTCINzpjjsxzMgvBZEESbUaEvpnrWsGmxjAVduO1YiV1Ve1pVjSNszvDOe9n7_U4PiWLUaoLngfUri0GSbLRz42RGSQj3DSpAvdm&__tn__=EH-R

Servants’ staircase (more coming in the next episode)

In this short impromptu episode, we pay tribute to the late Connie Francis, whose music touched the lives of many, especially those of us of Italian-American heritage.

Where the Boys Are (1960)

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqgl0VRJW0E⁠

Vacation (1962)

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GVBmHQeSNU⁠

Mama (from The Ed Sullivan Show, 1960)

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inlJyrvq4Rc⁠

Heads up- I used AI to edit the audio, and it sounds wonky; in addition, I repeated myself a million times when I lost my place on the script. I’m a bit rusty.

Join me as I transport you to a fictional story set at the Jersey Shore in 1892, during the height of the Gilded Age. This was a time when an acre of land by the ocean could be purchased for just $90. The wealthy elite were constructing grand Victorian mansions along the shore, while professional classes were building their summer homes. Meanwhile, the working class and immigrants enjoyed overnight trips to the boardwalks and amusements of the Jersey Shore.

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Visit https://www.instagram.com/somerset_history_nj on Instagram, or go to https://somersethistorynj.org/home and get your tickets to a party preparing for the nation's 250th birthday, at Raritan Valley Community College on August 2. You can enjoy music, refreshments, and history-based activities. Come and visit me at my table and chat.

I was doing some research on a song after hearing it on the radio, and it brought me to a surprising fact about New Jersey. We often think of famous people who were born in New Jersey, and who lived here, but do we think of people who came here for various reasons and died in New Jersey? Join me in this short episode as we briefly discuss factors that drew/draw people to New Jersey and the interesting people who died while living in our great state.

For further information, check out the following:

https://www.ranker.com/list/notable-people-who-died-in-new-jersey/reference

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I am also on Instagram, at newjerseyhistorypodcast