An interesting series of lectures on art and New Jersey history. Each month the Museum hosts a speaker who offers a fascinating look at an engrossing aspect of applied art or a chapter of amazing history relevant to our community or state.


Peto Presents: Living Shore Line – Marsh Restoration Project

Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. | Location: Presbyterian Church of Toms River

Megan Zorns, Senior Park Naturalist at Cattus Island County Park, will present an overview of the changes along the shoreline of Cattus Island and the plans for marsh restoration.


Peto Presents: A Pinelands Road Trip

Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. | Location: Presbyterian Church of Toms River

This presentation will be given by Andrew Anderson, a Historian from Double Trouble State Park.  


Peto Presents: House of Magic – A History of Fort Monmouth

Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. | Location: Presbyterian Church of Toms River

This presentation will be given by Melissa Ziobro, history professor from Monmouth University