Restoration of Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters

Shorebird Protection Program

Native Plant Propagation

Summer Interns

Handicap Beach Wheelchairs Park

Ranger Bicycles

Ferry Service

Oral History Project

Nike Missile Project  

Oral History Project

The National Park Service at Sandy Hook worked with Monmouth University students to interview and tape personal experiences of veterans and civilian personnel who were stationed at or worked at Fort Hancock.

Students reached out to these people through telephone calls, internet research and mailings and in addition to the interviews, have compiled a database to keep track of all found veterans which will be useful to genealogists and researchers.  The Sandy Hook Foundation has provided funding to convert the audio tapes of the interviews to compact discs.  An ongoing project, funding is needed to continue to convert these interviews and ultimately produce written transcripts.  These audio tapes will be available as part of the new Visitor Center and museum.  If you are a Fort Hancock veteran, or would like to learn more about the NPS oral history efforts, contact Sandy Hook Museum Curator Mary Rasa at 732-872-5953.