Background
Miller, Pauline S. was born on March 31, 1918 in Corles, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Ralph Oral and Etta Nell (Hendricks) Shirey.
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Ocean County: Four centuries in the making
(From the author - For more than thirty years, I have been...)
From the author - For more than thirty years, I have been writing and highlighting segments of Ocean County's history through various forms of media, including films, slide programs, pamphlets, and books. My research, which dates back fifty years, uncovered some previously unpublished events and material pertinent to the history, legends, and lore of the county. Particularly exciting was locating the 1614/1616 map of Dutch explorer, Capt. Cornelius Hendrickson, who charted the boundaries of New Jersey and sailed up Barnegat Bay and into the Toms River while exploring the eastern shores of what was to become Ocean County. Dividing the four centuries of Ocean County's history into a three-part volume helps to define the time periods of its growth. Part I: 1614-1850 covers those years of the Native American occupation, activities of the whalers, smugglers, and privateers; the ventures of the early settlers building their sawmills and homes in small hamlets cut out of the pines along streams; the beginning of the pinelands industries; and the War of 1812. Part II: 1850-1950 reveals, for the first time, the founding father of Ocean County, Joel Haywood. It records the development of the county government, the creation of townships and boroughs, the expansion of the barrier islands, the impact of the railroad era, the Civil War, World War I, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Depression, and World War II. Part III: 1950-2000 deals with the county's renaissance, growth of county government, schools, churches, and higher education chicken farms giving way to housing developments, the state's first nuclear power plant, the impact of big industries located in the county, the population surge, medical care, and the effect of local women on the county's political scene. An extensive appendix, including a listing of all Ocean County freeholders since 1850, community names of the past, famous visitors, historic sites, census statistics, and local adult communities, completes the volume
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Pauline S. Miller
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Pauline S. Miller, American county commission administrator, author. Recipient Olymphia award Old Barracks Museum, 1970, Richard J. Hughes award New Jersey History Commission, 1993; named Ocean County Woman of Year, Ocean County Home Extension Service, 1970, Citizen of Year, Toms River Chamber of Commerce, 1988; Paul Harris fellow, 1994.
Career
Director Toms River (New Jersey) Adult School, 1955-1964. Owner P.S. Miller Title Company, Toms River, 1957-1976. Director Ocean County Museum, 1973-1988.
Chairman New Jersey History Site Council, Trenton, 1972-1997. Administrator Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Toms River, since 1982. Adjunct professor Ocean County College, Toms River, 1975-1980.
Official historian Ocean County Freeholder, Toms River, since 1979.
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Ocean County: Four centuries in the making
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Ocean County: Four centuries in the making
Membership
Board directors Toms River Regional School, 1958-1961, Toms River Adult School, 1955-1964. Truste Allaire State Park, Farmingdale, New Jersey, 1962-1985. Board directors emeritus Ocean County Museum, Toms River, 1973-1983.
Chairman emeritus New Jersey History Sites Council, Trenton, 1972-1992.
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Married Herbert Frederick Miller, June 20, 1937 (divorced May 1990). Children: Glenn Frederick, Philip Herbert.
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Political Party
Republican
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Recipient Olymphia award Old Barracks Museum, 1970, Richard J. Hughes award New Jersey History Commission, 1993. Named Ocean County Woman of Year, Ocean County Home Extension Service, 1970, Citizen of Year, Toms River Chamber of Commerce, 1988. Paul Harris fellow, 1994.Recipient Olymphia award Old Barracks Museum, 1970, Richard J. Hughes award New Jersey History Commission, 1993. Named Ocean County Woman of Year, Ocean County Home Extension Service, 1970, Citizen of Year, Toms River Chamber of Commerce, 1988. Paul Harris fellow, 1994.