Upcoming Event - Korean War Program

Al Savolaine, Commander of American Legion Matawan Post 176, will present the third annual American Legion historical program on “Korea, America’s Forgotten War”. This United Nations Police Action, which cost more than 30,000 American lives, from 1950-1953, was our first “limited war”.  Several US military deployments in later years followed this same frustrating pattern.  The program will be on Sunday, November 13th at 2:00 PM at the Burrowes Mansion. Light refreshments will follow the program. Come and honor our veterans.

Burrowes Mansion 
94 Main St.
Matawan, NJ 07747

Upcoming Event - Ghost Walk of Historic Matawan

Ghost Walk Tours of Historic Matawan

Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM. 

Please join us as we take a walk back in time, revisiting the chilling stories about some of the businesses and private homes along Main Street.

The evening will begin with a short presentation at Burrowes Mansion, which will include stories about the ghosts of the mansion. Then we will continue with a walk along Main Street with more stories about the ghosts haunting our town. All of our ghost stories are true!

The tour includes a stop inside Bedel Funeral Home, where attendees will have the unique opportunity to view antique funeral items that have never before been on display. A representative of Bedel Funeral Home will be on hand to answer questions!

The entire tour will cover approximately one mile (round-trip ) and last about two hours.

Light refreshments will be served.

The tours will be held rain or shine! In the event of severe weather, the tours will be canceled.

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit the following website:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ghost-walk-of-historic-matawan-tickets-27163154727?aff=es2

Glenwood Institute

Glenwood Institute 
10 Church Street
Matawan, NJ 07747

Glenwood Institute opened in 1834 as Middletown Point Academy. The school was originally located across the street from its present location in a smaller building until 1857, when the current three story Italianate style structure was completed. The school was later enlarged and renamed as the Glenwood Institute in 1874. The building also housed the Collegiate Institute of Middletown Point and Matawan Military Academy over the course of its history. The building ceased operations as a school in 1915, and was later converted into an apartment building. A condo in the building went on the market in 2013.

Notable students of the private boy’s school included political figure Henry Stafford Little and 24th Vice President of the United States Garrett Hobart.

Below are a few links with more information on Glenwood Institute, along with some photos that I took of the building:

http://matawanhistoricalsociety.org/middletown-point-academy-glenwood-institute/

http://patch.com/new-jersey/matawan-aberdeen/five-things-you-never-knew-about-matawan-and-aberdeen

http://patch.com/new-jersey/matawan-aberdeen/condo-in-historic-matawan-building-for-sale 

MW

The Matt Ward History Experience Podcast - Episode #8

Check out the eighth edition of The Matt Ward History Experience Podcast!

SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/matt-ward-427598454/the-matt-ward-history-experience-podcast-episode-8

iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-ward-history-experience/id1178237076

Episode #8 contains the following segment:

1. Let's Talk History - Interview with author, historian and fellow American Legion Post 176 member Al Savolaine. 

You can check out Al Savolaine and his new book Stanley Fisher: Shark Attack Hero of a Bygone Age online via the following websites:

Stanley Fisher: Shark Attack Hero of a Bygone Age - http://www.48hrbooks.com/Book/EyVKaMjR

Matawan Historical Society Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Matawan-Historical-Society-NJ-278556882255492/

Matawan Historical Society Website - matawanhistoricalsociety.org

1916 Matawan Shark Attacks Commemoration Events Schedule - http://www.app.com/story/news/local/culture/2016/05/23/schedule-set-matawan-shark-attack-centennial/84764416/

Below are two photos of Al Savolaine and his book Stanley Fisher: Shark Attack Hero of a Bygone Age:

Below is the official flyer for the Matawan Shark Attacks of 1916 Centennial Commemoration:

First and foremost I would like to thank my guest Al Savolaine for sitting down in Matawan to talk history with me.

This episode would not have been possible if it had not been for the technical support of my good friend Peter Lloyd of One Stone Recording and Mastering. Pete mixed and cleaned up the original recordings into the great episode that you can stream on SoundCloud.

Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank all of my readers and listeners - Especially those who submitted questions for this month's segment of Let's Talk History.

The Matt Ward History Experience is brought to you by One Stone Recording and Mastering in New Brunswick, NJ. Check out One Stone Recording and Mastering for all of you mixing and mastering needs. Go to onestonerecording.com/mwhistory and receive 10% off your first session!

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MW

Upcoming Event - Al Savolaine Interview

The Matt Ward History Experience will travel back to the Burrowes Mansion in Matawan, NJ on June 25, 2016 for a second interview with Matawan town historian Al Savolaine. This interview will be part of an upcoming episode of the blog's podcast. In this interview, we will discuss the 1916 Matawan Shark Attacks and Al's new book Stanley Fisher: Shark Attack Hero of a Bygone Age.

If you have any questions that you would like answered by Al, please post them in the comments of this blog entry, send them to me via Twitter @RevWarBuff23 or via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mwhistoryexperience

For more information on Al Savolaine and the 1916 Matawan Shark Attacks, please visit the following websites:

Stanley Fisher: Shark Attack Hero of a Bygone Age - http://www.48hrbooks.com/Book/EyVKaMjR

Matawan Historical Society Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Matawan-Historical-Society-NJ-278556882255492/

Matawan Historical Society Website - matawanhistoricalsociety.org

1916 Matawan Shark Attacks Commemoration Events Schedule - http://www.app.com/story/news/local/culture/2016/05/23/schedule-set-matawan-shark-attack-centennial/84764416/

MW