Events

Upcoming Events:


Annual Meeting Program 9/29/24  @ 2 PM


NOTICE

1737     The Old Yellow Meeting House     2024


Friends of the Old Yellow Meeting House

Annual Meeting


Special Presentation

A WOMAN OF UNBLEMISHED REPUTATION:  Elizabeth Covenhoven & the Battle of Monmouth

Presented by

Bernadette M. Rogoff

Director of Collections, Monmouth County Historical Association


Sunday, September 29th, 2024

2:00 P.M.


At the Meeting House

70 Yellow Meeting House Road

Upper Freehold Twp., N.J.

www.oymh.org


and


OYMH Cemetery Association


Annual Meeting


Following the Annual Meeting of the Friends of OYMH

At the Meeting House



Details On the Program

Past Events:

Charlie Zahm Concert   8/18/24

Charlie,  a popular balladeer of Celtic &  Early American music, returned to provide another rousing performance and evoking the history of the Meeting House.  The performance was held on Sunday August 18th at 6:00 pm.


See More Information on the Flyer


See Pictures and Videos from Last Year's Concert

OTHER PAST EVENTS:  

CHARLEY ZAHM Concert was held on Sunday, August 13th, 2023  6 PM

 Free concert with refreshments

Charlie is a popular balladeer of Celtic & Early American music.

 A concert for the whole family!

 https://www.charliezahm.com/schedule.html


Link to Weekend in Old Monmouth Annual Event

Sunday  9/25/2022

The Annual Reunion was held featuring the presentation of "A MYSTERY IN THE WOODS"  by TOM ROBBINS.  In his talk he detailed his work researching and documenting the complicated history of Ye Olde Robbins Burial Ground, located only a few miles from the OYMH.  In his words, the “… story I wrote about this journey uses newspapers, deeds, genealogies and personal contact with trustee descendants to guide the reader through the burial ground’s long history as a witness to the changing landscape of Upper Freehold Township….”

Sunday  7/30/2017

The 102nd Anniversary service was held. The speaker was Rev. April Van Ness (of Memorial Baptist Church in Yardville). Her sermon was titled “Honor, Celebrate, Anticipate”. Gordon Gunzelman provided the music and Bonnie Gunzelman directed a choir made up of members from First Baptist Church of Allentown, NJ and Memorial Baptist Church of Yardville, NJ. Other participants in the service incuded Wayne Ervin, Eileen Kreiling, Rev. Leslie Martin, and Rev. Staton Bentley.


Sunday 7/31/2016

the 101st Anniversary service was held. The speaker was Pastor Robert (Bob) S. Turton III of the Gospel Mission Corps and Interchurch Ministries. Gordon Gunzelman provided the music and Bonnie Gunzelman directed a choir made up of members from First Baptist Church of Allentown, NJ and Memorial Baptist Churh of Yardville, NJ. Other participants in the service incuded Wayne Ervin, Susan Ayres, Rev. Leslie Martin, Rev. April Van Ness, and Rev. Staton Bentley.


Sunday 7/26/2015

the 100th Anniversary service was held. Following the service, Mr. Christian Johnson presented a professional portrayal of Rev.David Jones (First pastor of the Upper Freehold Church). Mr. Johnson has been  a member of the prestigious American Historical Theater since 1989. He has portrayed Abraham Lincoln, William Penn Francis Hopkinson, Gov. William A. Newell and others.