OCEAN CITY – This year Ocean City Home Bank is celebrating 125 years of service to the community. To mark the occasion, the bank will host monthly anniversary celebrations transporting customers back in time to various eras in its history.

The first anniversary celebration took place at the Ocean City branch Jan. 27 with a daylong 1890s-themed celebration with refreshments and prizes.

“We wanted to highlight the fact that customers have trusted Ocean City Home Bank since 1887, through good economic times and challenges, through world wars and social revolutions, through passing trends and new realities,” said Steven E. Brady, president and chief executive officer. “We decided that 12 different events, each focusing on a different decade, would be the best way to illustrate the bank’s rich history.”

Customers will have 11 more opportunities to travel through time at anniversary celebrations: a 1900s event at the Marmora branch in February; a 1910s themed event in Linwood in March, a 1920s celebration in Ventnor in April, a 1930s event in Egg Harbor Township in May, a 1940s themed celebration in Absecon in June, a 1950s event in Northfield in July, a celebration of the 1960s in Margate in August, a 1970s themed event in Mays Landing in September, a celebration of the 1980s in Galloway in October, a 1990s event in Egg Harbor City in November, and a celebration of the 2000s in Hammonton in December.

“We’ve asked the employees at each of our branches to use their creativity when planning the monthly celebrations,” said Brady. “From Roaring ’20s costumes to disco-themed décor, I think our customers are in for a treat each month throughout our 125th anniversary year.”

For information call (800) 771-7990 or see www.ochome.com.