On the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy — and the 30th anniversary of the Halloween “Perfect” Storm — storm book authors Margaret “Poochy” Thomas Buchholz and Scott Mazzella will present a visual program on the Island’s and Shore’s history of storms.

Explore the history of the Island’s storms in a visual program with survivor stories and first-person accounts. Authors of two major storm books, Margaret “Poochy” Thomas Buchholz and Scott Mazzella, will focus on two great storms: the 1944 hurricane – pictured above, in Ship Bottom – and Superstorm Sandy. (Photo from Great Storms of the Jersey Shore ©Down The Shore Publishing)

Drawing on an extensive picture library from two major books, the program will focus on the impacts of Sandy, the devastating March 1962 “Ash Wednesday” nor’easter, the 1944 hurricane, as well as the hurricanes, nor’easters, and other extreme…