Learn All About New Jersey and the Gilded Age at the Brick Library

BRICK – Want to expand your knowledge of New Jersey history? Join Melissa Ziobro, Director of Public History at Monmouth University, as she presents “NJ and the Gilded Age” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sep. 13 at the Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library.

Learn about the economic changes, disparities between the haves and the have nots, the lavish architecture, the dollar princesses, the gambling, the playground of Presidents, and much more. Professor Ziobro draws on her many years studying state history and teaching “Business and Economic Development of the US.”

Melissa Ziobro began her career as a historian, archivist, and curator for the US Army at Fort Monmouth in 2004 prior to returning to her alma mater, Monmouth University, to teach full-time when the base closed. She has taught over a dozen different courses, including NJ History.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/GildedOCL, visit the branch at 301 Chambers Bridge Road, or call 732-477-4513.

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