The Ocean City Historical Museum’s popular summer Thursday night lecture series begins this week — 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, in the Christopher Maloney Lecture Hall of the Ocean City Free Public Library with historian Fred Miller talking about a series of firsts for Ocean City.
- 1930: OCBP Captain Jack G. Jernee gives Charles Curtis, Vice-President of the United States, a tour of the beach and boardwalk
- 1936: First time the OC Beach Patrol participates in the Democratic National Convention
- 1949: First summer topless male bathers enjoy a day at the beach
- 1968: First fiber glass lifeboat purchased by the OCBP
- 1976: First female, Judy Lichtner, hired as a lifeguard by the OCBP
Miller and his wife, Susan, have authored several books on Ocean City, including the comprehensive history, Ocean City: America’s Greatest Family Resort (2003).
The lecture is free and open to the public. The series continues each Thursday evening through Sept. 3.
Next week (July 13): The Musem Director Jeff McGranahan presents a photo essay on the old Ocean City School.
— News release from the Ocean City Historical Museum
