Join historian Greg Caggiano for a look at the "other side" of history. As a seasoned paranormal investigator\, Greg has always been interested in things that go bump in the night at histori c sites in New Jersey. He has served on two museum boards over the years\, both of which were haunted! Profiled in this presentation will be a Royal Governor's former residence\, a Victorian mansion\, a house with Revoluti onary War notoriety\, and a creepy cemetery. And what would a Halloween-th emed talk be without a visit from the Jersey Devil? History and myth inter twine in this spooky program.
\nAbout the Presenter: Greg Caggiano is an award-winning historian\, lecturer\, author\, and co nsultant. He holds a degree in history from New Jersey City University and NJ State teaching certifications in history and elementary education. Sin ce 2014\, he has lectured as an instructor for Brookdale Community College in their Lifelong Learning department. In 2022\, Greg was given the Invit ational Lecture Grant Award by their Friends group for his presentation ti tled "Ernest Shackleton and the Age of Antarctic Exploration". He has also worked many years as a field guide for the Ocean Institute on Sandy Hook\ , which provides K-12 school field trips focused on local marine life\, ma ritime history\, and the history of the US Military&rsquo\;s presence at F ort Hancock. This program began at Brookdale and is now with Clean Ocean A ction as the Seaside Environmental Academy. Greg's first book\, Investigat ing the Strauss Mansion\, was published in 2014 by the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society. He recently had a second\, Legends and Hauntings of th e Jersey Bayshore\, published in 2024 by Fonthill Media. Greg has also wri tten for magazines such as Weird N.J. and Garden State Legacy. His work an d research has been referenced in the New York Daily News\, New York Times \, Texas Monthly\, Lancaster New Era\, Asbury Park Press\, NJ.Com\, and To day.
\nThis program will be hosted by Roxbury Public Library. \; It is made possible by the Friends of the Roxbury Library\, who support a ll library programming. \; Registration closes 4 hours before the even t.
\nRegister online or by calling the library at 973 584-2400.
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