By JESSICA HARDING
Staff Writer
RED BANK — The Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHS) held its 118th annual meeting where four new Board of Trustees members were elected.
The meeting was filled with over 100 members of the organization, as well as members of the general public.
The meeting included presentations by the T. Thomas Fortune House Committee and Board President Linda Bricker.
Bricker presented an overview of MCHA’s activities during 2016 as she recognized the organization and its trustees’ work. She also discussed building and program needs, which include a new HVAC system in the Taylor-Butler House and a new roof at Marlpit Hall — historic homes in Middletown.
The four new members who will join the MCHA Board of Trustees are Vera Vaughan Hough, Sandy Jones, Chris Meagher and Sean Moran.
Hough is a fourth-generation resident of Little Silver where she holds a position on the Planning Board. She has two degrees in English literature — a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Arts degree from New York University. This past year, she was a Children’s Literature Fellow with SUNY Stonybrook Southampton. She currently resides in Little Silver with her family, which includes four children.
Jones is a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. Her Bachelor of Arts degree is from West Virginia University, and she has much experience in wholesale supply chains, retail and product development and strategy. Jones has spent 10 years as a member of the Junior League of Monmouth County and is also a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Meagher is a Middletown native, but currently resides with his family in Rumson. He is a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and Manhattan College. Meagher currently works as director of Equity Sales at the New York Office of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.
Moran lives in Rumson with his wife and four sons. He graduated from Brown University and is currently the head of Marketing and Partner Solutions at Viacom in New York City. Along with his work for MCHA, he serves as a founding trustee of Jersey Coast Heritage Museum at Sandlass House.
The MCHA has worked to preserve history and provide educational opportunities since its founding in 1898.
Currently on view at MCHA’s museum at 70 Court St. in Freehold are “Hartshorne: Eight Generations and Their Highlands Estate Called Portland,” an exhibition on the Hartshorne Family over the course of a 276-year period, and “That Memorable Sabbath-Day: The Battle of Monmouth in Drawings, Paintings & Prints.”
For further information about the MCHA, call 732-462-1466 or visit www.monmouthhistory.org.