Community Corner

Throwback From the Jersey Shore

When I found out that I was going to be the local editor for Brick Patch, I started asking my family - who have been residents of the Monmouth and Ocean County areas for at least five generations - about any connections we have to Brick specifically.

My cousin sent me this - a photo of my grandmother's sisters wading somewhere in the Metedeconk River. I don't know the exact date or exactly where in the Metedeconk this photo was taken, but I thought this glimpse into the Jersey Shore of the past was just too great not to share with you all.  

The bathing beauty in the middle is my great aunt Clarice Collins Reid. The gorgeous girl on the right is her sister, my great aunt Louise Collins Skokos.  I am not sure who the woman on the left is, but if you know, I'd love to hear from you! 

Although both of my aunts have passed, I miss them, as my aunt Louise used to say "every second of every day that I don't see you." 

Do you have any older photos from the Jersey Shore that you'd like to share? Please send them, and a little information about the image to Colleen.platt@patch.com. 

Dig out those shoeboxes of old photos that are hanging around in your closet, and either scan and email them to me, or just snap a photo of the picture with your camera phone and email that image, with a short description. As long as you have the flash off, you can get a pretty good reproduction of the photo to send along via email.

I am hoping to make "throwback" column a regular feature on Brick Patch so please write in!


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