Bishop Jane’s Tabernacle, a religious historic icon in Ocean Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo. April 17, 2021. ©
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor, Blogfinger.net
Here is a link to an excellent account of OG’s history by a Grover author, Perdita Buchan. If you read it, I guarantee that you will find out information about our town that you did not know.
What I like about this article is the accurate recognition that we are not only a religious community, something which we have been talking about on Blogfinger and which has been ignored by the travel media such as National Geographic.
Here is a sample paragraph from Perdita’s 2015 review, and below that is a link. The last sentence is most critical.
“Certainly one can’t regret the town’s revival, a vibrant return from its late twentieth century decline. And if the neo-Victorians often miss the mark, no one would want a high rise.
“Still, architectural change marks social change. Just as tents became cottages and cottages grew into houses, so the focus of the town shifted from rustic retreat to “The Queen Of Christian Resorts.” Initially, that change happened as part of the plan of the Camp Meeting’s leaders, so that a certain communal sensibility was maintained.
“There is much less now to link the town to its Methodist roots.”
https://archive.curbed.com/2015/7/15/9941080/jersey-shore-ocean-grove-beach
And here is a link to Perdita’s 2019 novel the Carousel Carver which we reviewed on Blogfinger.… Click on “Continue reading…”
THE NUTMEGS: “Story Untold.”