Founders’ Day, a Community Celebration of the Founding of Ocean Grove
Saturday, August 2, 2025
4 PM
Auditorium Square
Victorian dress is encouraged!
Period games, activities, reenactments, and a dynamic worship experience similar to Mrs. Thornley’s first prayer meeting! Stop by and celebrate Ocean Grove’s founding!
4:15 and 5:15 PM - Victoriana Lady Lisa Presentation - Bishop Janes Tabernacle
Victoriana Lady Lisa is a nationally acclaimed historian and professional speaker celebrating her 21st year. Her specialty is the Victorian & Edwardian era. She transforms her passion for historic fashions into a romantic and memorable portrayal of life and times during the Gilded Age. You can experience what life was like at the height of the Industrial Revolution with her antique traveling museum.
Collecting since age fifteen, she presents authentic antique clothing, accessories and artifacts from her personal collection, circa 1870-1919.
Victoriana Lady Lisa is the author of “International Steampunk Fashions,” a coffee-table book of modern-day interpretation of Victorian fashions and accessories, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
In 2014, her book was featured in the popular magazine Victorian Homes. She has also been featured in numerous local newspapers and magazine articles over the years.
Lady Lisa is honored to bring history to life in her original programs.
5 PM — Founding of Ocean Grove Reenactment — Mrs. Thornley’s Tent — Auditorium Square
5-6 PM - String Quartet - Auditorium Square
Be entertained by the beautiful music of a string quartet throughout the hour. Take in the entertainment of yesteryear and bask in the beauty of this place. Visit the HUB Christian Book and Gift adjacent to Auditorium Square.
6-7 PM Prayer Meeting with Live Music — Mrs. Thornley’s Tent — Auditorium Square
This special reenactment will depict the very first Prayer Meeting in Ocean Grove at Mrs. Thornley’s Tent. This will be a celebration of the founding of Ocean Grove’s mission of Spiritual Birth, Growth, and Renewal. You won’t want to miss Paul and Emily Scala as they lead us.