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
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
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
"48 State Tour" Cemetery restoration demonstration and hands-on workshop was held on July 29th 2023. (See Event Details)
The Old Yellow Meeting House was open for visitors for this year's WEEK-END IN OLD MONMOUTH, on Saturday May 6th and Sunday May 7th .
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.