The WayThey Were: A WWII Salute at Monmouth County Library Headquarters

Join us at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters on Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. for a special celebration of the role played by New Jersey’s men and women during World War II.

Learn about the war effort at Camp Evans, where the military tested new weapons, and the women who worked there during the war in The Way They Were: NJ Men and Women Fighting World War II Their Way. The afternoon will close with a special tribute to Frank Sinatra and the music of the WWII era.

Monmouth County was the WWII home of radar, the invention that saved democracy. Men and women of all races helped win the Radar War by innovating and engineering the equipment needed to defeat the mighty armies, navies and air forces of the Axis Powers.

Fred Carl, founder and COO of the Information Age Learning Center (InfoAge) at Camp Evans will speak about the history of radar.

Prof. Susan Douglass of Monmouth University will talk about her collection of the oral histories of the women who worked at Camp Evans.

Zach Alexander and Trio will perform the music that was the soundtrack for NJ’s men and women during World War II. Zach is one of the finest interpreters of the music of Frank Sinatra, and has appeared as a featured performer on the historic Count Basie Theatre Stage with the Red Bank Jazz Orchestra for the Sinatra Tribute Gala.

Library Headquarters is located at 125 Symmes Drive in Manalapan 07726. For more information on this program please call the Library at 732-431-7220, x7222.

For more information on programs at the Library please click on the website at www.monmouthcountylib.org