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Archive of News & Events Websites Hosted by the History Guild Mailing Lists Hosted by the History Guild To Join any List Click the Name and Use SUBSCRIBE as the Subject March 2008 Index Preservation In Practice - Mar 1 Preservation In Practice: A Primer For Historic Preservation Commisions Get the tools you need to be an informed and effective Historic Preservation Commision member! This workshop provides an in-depth examination of current topics and isues relevant to integrating preservation into community planning and zoning. The staff of the NJ Historic Preservation Office and other preservation experts will focus on legal parameters and the role of the historic preservation commision, how to conduct an effective public meeting, record keeping, using data to support decision making and how to properly review applications and apply consistent evaluation standards. If you are new to a commision, this workshop will introduce you to the people and isues you’ll need to know in order to make informed decisions. Experienced commision members can improve their effectivenes in working with applicants as well as within the community. This one-day workshop is open to all preservationists, but is specifically geared toward those serving on a local historic preservation commision. It is also relevant for planning & zoning board members and elected officials. Presenters will include Andrea Tingey & George Chidley, NJ SHPO; Adrian Scott Fine, National Trust for Historic Preservation; and Fred Raffetto, an attorney specializing in municipal and land use law. This one-day workshop is open to all preservationists, but is specifically geared toward those serving on a local historic preservation commision. It is also relevant for planning & zoning board members and elected officials. This workshop, offered through Drew University’s Certificate in Historic Preservation program will be held on Saturday, March 1 from 9 am to 4 pm on Drew’s campus in Madison, NJ. Cost of attendance is $75 which includes lunch. Space is limited, so register now! To register for this workshop or to receive more information about other courses offered through Drew’s Certificate in Historic Preservation program, please call 973/408-3400 or visit the website at http://www.drew.edu/cue/preservation.aspx Patricia Laprey Posted 080202 DataUniverse By Paul D'Ambrosio, Gannett New Jersey, Sunday, January 27, 2008 The nation's largest death registry, an index of 80 million names that has helped countles families trace their roots back to the 19th century, is now available on datauniverse.com, the Daily Record's free public records site. The index, called the Social Security Administration's Death Master File, is searchable by name, last residence, year of death or birth, and Social Security number. To acces the data, visit http://dailyrecord.com on the Web, click "DataUnivese," scroll to the bottom "Statistics" section, and then click on "Updated: Death Records." The index includes many deaths from 1937 through June 2007, but it does not contain everyone who has died in the last 70 years. The list mostly contains deaths from the 1960s onward, when the records were first computerized. Out of the 80 million records, just 1 million cover deaths from 1937 to 1962. The site is based on Social Security numbers and does not contain those who died without a number, whose deaths were never reported to the federal government or who died in the early days of the program. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the creator of Social Security, is not listed in the index, most likely because he died in 1945. But Harry S. Truman (sN 488-40-6969), Ronald W. Reagan (480-07-7456) and even Elvis Presley (409-52-2002) are in the searchable files. The death index, which was opened to the public in the 1980s, is a key resource that researchers use to help build family histories, according to Larry S. Fermi, a profesional genealogist based in Red Bank. "It is not just the index itself, it is the fact that you can, from the index" request copies of an ancestor's original Social Security number application, or s-5, Fermi said. "That is the information you want to get." Links to ordering an s-5 by mail or e-mail can be found on the DataUniverse search page. Social Security numbers are used by the agency to speed searches, which cost $27 each. Depending on the time frame, the s-5 can provide the decedent's addres at the time of application, place of work, parents' name, birth date and birthplace, he said. "A lot of times, what you'll know, working back in time, is that grandpa died in 1975, and he came from somewhere in Italy, but nobody knows (the town)," said Fermi, whose genealogical research service is called LeRoy Place Services. The s-5 "will list the exact village and his parents' names," including the mother's maiden name. That can provide enough clues to find the preceding generation, he said. While seeing a decedent's Social Security number online may be disconcerting at first, the number has no value to thieves, scam artists or terrorists. Once a number is retired, it can't be used to obtain any type of document for the living, according to Fermi and the Social Security Administration. Social Security numbers are never reisued. "We are required by law to publish that information," said Kia S. Green, a spokeswoman for the administration. "The death master file is used by credit reporting companies, mortgage companies and various other companies to prevent people (using retired numbers) from applying for credit." Upon death, the number simply becomes "a useles bit of information," Fermi said. DataUniverse.com also provides free acces to millions of government records, including those covering convicted criminals, public school performance reports, public employee salaries and overtime, property sales and ownership, and links to medical and consumer information on the Web. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Posted 080202 New Funding Guide For Preservation In Libraires, Archives, And Musuems The Library of Congres and the Foundation Center, in a joint partnership, have recently compiled a new Web-based fundraising guide to help the preservation community save the nation's millions of at-risk artifacts for future generations. The guide, titled "Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives and Museums," is available for free download at the Library of Congres website: To create the guide, The Library of Congres and the Foundation Center consulted with Heritage Preservation, a nonprofit group serving libraries, archives and other groups dedicated to preserving historical and cultural collections. -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080202 New Jersey Historic Trust Announces Recommended List for 2007 Historic Preservation Grants January 22, 2008 TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Historic Trust has announced its recommended list for 2007 Historic Preservation Grants. The list of recommended sites was ratified by the Garden State Preservation Trust and will now go to the Legislature for approval. 26 projects at historic sites were selected and would receive a total of over $1 million in funding. “The Historic Trust continues to work hard towards preserving our state’s historic treasures,” said DCA Commisioner Joseph Doria. “Historic Preservation Grants will help restore these sites and preserve their historic value for generations to come.” The New Jersey Historic Trust, a DCA affiliate, administers the grants from the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was created to promote historic preservation and encourage joint preservation efforts by the public and private sectors. It funds both capital projects and planning projects for historic preservation acros the state. This 2007 Historic Preservation Grant Round is devoted to Historic Sites Management Grants. Historic Site Management Grants support non-construction activities such as conditions asesments, preservation plans and educational campaigns to increase public awarenes. Capital Preservation Grants support ‘bricks and mortar’ repair, restoration and rehabilitation of historic resources for continued active use. Since 1990, the Trust has awarded more than $108 million in matching grants to 532 preservation projects through the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund and the Historic Preservation Bond Program. This is the seventh round of funding from the Garden State Preservation Trust, which was established by a voter-approved ballot initiative to preserve open space, farmland and historic sites. Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust is the only nonprofit historic preservation organization in New Jersey created by state law. The Trust officially became a DCA affiliate in November 2002, in an effort to better realign the state’s smart growth initiatives with historic revitalization. Its mision is to advance historic preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs that save our heritage and strengthen our communities. For more information on the New Jersey Historic Trust, call 609-984-0473, or log on to http://www.njht.org/. GardenStateHistoric Preservation Trust Fund 2007 Recommended Grantees Recommended Grantee All Saints' Memorial Church, Navesink St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Beverly South Jersey Economic Development District Camden County Historical Society Camden County Board of Freeholders Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts Bayshore Discovery Project Arc of Cape May County, Inc. Franklin Township St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hope Save Ellis Island, Inc. Montgomery Township Perkins Center for the Arts Morris County Park Commision Gloucester County Department of Economic Development First Reformed Church, New Brunswick Newark Museum Asociation Craftsman Farms Foundation, Inc. ECUMP, Inc. Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Plainfield South Brunswick Tsp. Historical Preservation Comm. Stockton Borough School Mercer County Park Commision Washington Township Board of Education Monmouth University http://www.nj.gov/dca/news/news/2008/approved/080130.html Copyright © 2007 State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs New Exhibit Explores Medicine's Early Roots - Mar 4 Ever wonder how people cured a stomach ailment or toothache back in the 18th and 19th centuries? Learn about the miracle of 'modern' medicine during early American life from the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts new exhibit, "Crafting Cures" opening to the public on March 4. Visitors will discover what remedies, medicines, instruments and tools were commonly used in the practice of medicine during this time period and explore diary entries and letters written by real people complaining about their ills and the ways in which they attempted to cure themselves. For more information of the exhibit or other museum programs, call (973) 377-2982, ext. 10 or visit the web site at http://www.metc.org Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Genealogy Society Traces Civil War-Era Ancestors - Mar 4 The Morris Area Genealogy Society invites the public to the presentation, "Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor," by Catherine Medich of the New Jersey State Archives, on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:45 p.m. The society meets the first Tuesday of the month in the first floor meeting room at the Morris County Library. Refreshments and a materials exchange at 6:30 p.m. precedes the meeting. For more information, please contact the Local History Room at the Morristown Public Library at (973) 538-3473 or visit the group's Web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmags. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Posted 080207 Washington's Headquarters Receives Grant $300K from foundation moves museum closer to $2.8M project goal Daily Record Staff Reports, February 7, 2008 Morristown -- Spurred by a new $300,000 grant from the F.M. Kirby Foundation, the Washington Asociation of New Jersey has raised over $1.1 million toward its $2.8 million funding goal to restore the Washington's Headquarters Museum to a nationally significant Revolutionary War museum. Coupled with the F.M. Kirby gift of $100,000 in 2006, the foundation's total gift of $400,000 will make posible the new Colonial Life Gallery in the museum, asociation officials said in a statement released Wednesday. Additional new support for the campaign, called "Our Noble Cause," has come from the Charles Edison Fund, with a grant of $20,000, and from the Hamilton Foundation, with a grant of $5,000. The first major renovation of Morristown National Historical Park's Headquarters Museum is close to completion, thanks to a $5 million grant from the federal government, a $135,000 grant from the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust, and contributions from private citizens, busineses and foundations, the asociation said. The updated museum will present new programs for schoolchildren and other visitors. The museum's library and collection of more than 500,000 items includes prints, maps, books, china, clothing, memorabilia, and paintings, and has important strengths in the colonial, revolutionary, and early republic periods of United States history. A 5,000-square foot library wing has been added to the museum, and large sections of the original structure have been restored, upgraded or refurbished to provide for state-of-the-art rotating and traveling exhibitions -- in keeping with the original plans of architect John Rusell Pope. Contributions can be made to Our Noble Cause by calling Francine Becker, aide-de-camp, at (973) 292-1874. Or, link online to the asociation by going to this story at http://www.dailyrecord.com/. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Past, Present and Future of the Mt Hope Church - Mar 9 Bonnie-Lynn Nadzeika, Director of the Morris County Historical Society, and Mark Texel, Director of Historic Sites for the Morris County Park Commision, will present the program, "The Past, Present and Future of the Mount Hope Miners Church," on Sunday, March 9 at the Haggerty Education Center, Frelinghuysen Arboretum. The illustrated talk is part of the Morris County Historical Society's Spring Lecture Series and will begin at 2 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The Mount Hope Miners Church (just off of Interstate 80 and only a few miles from the Rockaway Townsquare Mall) was once the center of community life in the Rockaway area. Program speakers will discus the history of the church and the mining industry's social impact on Morris County as well as the Morris County Park Commision's efforts to restore the church and plans for the future use of the building. For more information, call (973) 267-3465 or visit http://www.acornhall.org or http://www.morrisparks.org Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers - Mar 10 "Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers" will be the subject of the next program of the Montville Township's Historical Society March 10 (Monday) program, 7:30 p.m. in the Montville Township Senior House, 356 Main, Montville. This program is co sponsored with Boonton Historical Society & Museum and is funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The program is presented by Gary Saretzky, Archivist at Monmouth County Archives. Gary has been archivist at Monmouth County Archives for over ten years and hosts the annual Monmouth County Archives Day. He was the recipient of the Susan G. Swartzburg 2006 Preservation Award. He is the author of more than a hundred articles and book reviews on photographic history, conservation and preservation. The slide lecture identifies the leading photographers in the state before 1900 with numerous examples of portraits and views taken by both men and women. Profesional photography became more affordable and available for the common man in the late 1800's. Photographers in the area recorded priceles records of our past, some of which were readily available as postcards. Boonton Photographer Frank Wendt took pictures of the Morris Canal, local events and traveling circus performers. Other photographers in the area took photos that were turned in to postcards. These photographers included Price and Apgar. The program is presented at Montville Township and Boonton's Historical Society March 10 (Monday) program, 7:30 p.m. in the Montville Township Senior House, 356 Main, Montville. All are invited to come. Refreshments will be served. -- Roxbury Society Talks About Preservation Progres - Mar 10 The Roxbury Township Historical Society will meet on Monday, March 10 at 8 p.m. at its headquarters, the 18th century Silas Riggs Saltbox House at 213 Main St. in Ledgewood. The evening's program will explain "Preservation Progres in the Township." The public is invited to attend the meeting, and refreshments will be served. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Bob Mohowski - Susquehanna's Olean Pipeline Show - Mar 11 The next meeting of the Tri-State Railway Historical Society will be on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. at the Bickford Theater at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. This location is only a quarter mile west of our former location at Honeywell, just off Columbia Tpk, Route 510, between Route 24 and I-287. Meetings will start at 7:30 PM. This month's entertainment will be Bob Mohowski with the Susquehanna's Olean Pipeline! Well known author Robert Mohowski will present a fascinating look at a little-known busines related to the Erie and the New York Susquehanna & Western Railroads in northern New Jersey. An incident where oil was found seeping in Jefferson Township in the late 1990's caught Bob's interest. The resulting research lead him to discover that Standard Oil built a pipeline from Olean, New York to the Hudson River and beyone alongside the Erie and NYS&W rights-of-way, and that this pipeline had been in operation since the 1880's. There was a terminal in Bayonne and several coal fired pumping stations along the way. Bob's entertaining style and research uncovered some great information and imagery. Directions and a flier are on our web site at: Michael Finfer Learn More About Women's History - Mar 5, 12 The Randolph Township Public Library, 28 Calais Road, will celebrate National Women's History Month with two programs. "Civil War Women" on Wednesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. will be presented by Trish Chambers. She will recount the important but untold story of the struggles and achievements of women of the Civil War era. Chambers is the author of "Civil War Women: Their Roles and Legacies" and is a Civil War re-enactor who has performed at numerous civil activities and living histories. Actres Judy Bernstein will deliver a one-woman show on Eleanor Roosevelt on March 12 at 7 p.m. Bernstein will portray Roosevelt in an inspiring story of one of America's most beloved first ladies. To register for either program, visit http://randolphnj.org/library or call (973) 895-3556 during library hours. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Workshops Set To Focus On Historic Preservation - Mar 1,12 Drew University's Certificate in Historic Preservation invites community members to explore preservation in New Jersey by participating in workshops being offered in spring. This program is designed to appeal to anyone interested in learning about preservation including owners of historic buildings, town planners, architects, real estate profesions and many more. Students may register for courses individually or may work toward a certificate. Upcoming workshops include "Preservation in Practice: A Primer for Historic Preservation Commisions and Planning in the Highlands" on March 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and "GIS for Preservationist: Mapping History" on March 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Space is limited in all workshops. Call Drew's Office of Continuing Education at (973) 408-3400 for a brochure and registration information or visit the Web site at http://www.drew.edu/cue/preservation.aspx. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved.
Annual Conference on the Presidency of Grover Cleveland - Mar 15 "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: The Changing Roman Church and American Society in the 1880-1890's" is the topic for the Annual Conference on the Presidency of Grover Cleveland to be held, Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, 326 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, N.J. Asociate Dean of the Casperson School of Graduate Studies, Drew University, Dr. William B. Rogers will discus the changing Roman Catholic Church and its effects on the denominational divide in American society during the Cleveland era of the 1880-1890's. What made denomination such an important political isue in that period is often asumed to be a function of the growing reaction to Irish immigration but that is not the whole answer, argues Rogers. He offers a closer examination of what was happening within Catholicism. The annual conference is sponsored by the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Asociation and is held at the Presbyterian Church where Cleveland's father was pastor and the Grover Cleveland Birthplace itself. Registration is at 9:30, the annual addres at 10:15, followed by discusion, questions and answers, and luncheon. Additionally, the Heritage Room at the Church is open to examine church materials of the Cleveland era in Caldwell and New Jersey and docented tours are available at the Birthplace nearby on Bloomfield Avenue. A $15 donation includes both the Addres and the tours, registration coffee and luncheon. Dean William Rogers writes extensively on American Intellectual History, including We are All Together Now: Frederick Douglas, William Lloyd Garrison and the Prophetic Tradition in America, The Great Hunger, Thomas Jefferson and Religion, and more recently about the political dimensions of World War II. He holds a BA from Hartwick College, a MPA from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, and a PHD from Drew Universtiy in Intellectual History. He teaches topics in 19th Century history, especially the Civil War, and Irish-Irish-American Studies in the Irish-Irish Anmerican Studies Program in the Casperson School. The annual conference is an opportunity for scholars and citizens to explore American History in the Cleveland era; topics have focused on Cleveland's presidencies and New Jersey life during the period of his years as a child born in Caldwell. The Grover Cleveland Birthplace is a New Jersey State Historic Site and the only presidential birthplace in New Jersey. - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080215 Birth Certificates of Children of Hunterdon County Slaves In honor of Black History Month, New Jersey State Archives has posted images of birth certificates of children of Hunterdon County slaves from the period 1804 to 1835. The URL for this addition to our "Imaged Collections" website is: http://www.njarchives.org/links/guides/chncl004.html Invaluable for both genealogical and social history research, the collection includes 415 images of original manuscripts. Kudos to Joanne Nestor, Lois Bredlow and Veronica Calder for producing this new online resource. -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080215 Nominations Sought for 2008 Ten Most Endangered Sites Nominations are sought for the 2008 Ten Most Endangered Sites in Morris County list. The Morris County Trust for Historic Preservation, the Morris County Historical Society, the Morris County Visitors Center, and the Morris County Heritage Commision partner to publish an annual list of the Ten Most Endangered Sites in Morris County . The list helps to raise public interest and awarenes of these sites, often sparking efforts to protect the historic places that give each of our towns its distinctive character. Local citizens, groups, and organizations will help decide which historic buildings will be on Morris County 's list of ten most endangered sites for 2008 and are encouraged to nominate sites for consideration. Local residents are able to provide valuable information about sites facing a range of threats. Each year, some sites are saved, some are lost, and others remain on the list. Threat conditions under which an historic site may be nominated include: lack of local ordinance, inappropriate zoning, lack of funding, vandalism, neglect, development, degradation of context, and lack of recognition. Eligible endangered sites are not limited to buildings. Only Morris County properties may be nominated. Photographs are required. Digital images are preferred on CD-ROM (if emailing photos, individual photo files must be 56KB or smaller). Photographic prints will not be returned. For a 2007 nomination form, visit http://www.morrisheritage.org, or contact the Morris County Heritage Commision at Heritage@co.morris.nj.us or (973) 829-8117. Nominations must be received by the Heritage Commision via mail or email by 5 p.m. on March 3, 2008. -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080215 Montclair Historical Society is Seeking an Executive Director The Montclair (NJ) Historical Society is seeking an Executive Director to provide overall organizational leadership as well as oversee day-to-day operations of the Society. Responsibilities include program development; fundraising; membership recruitment and retention; volunteer recruitment; training and supervision of staff and volunteers; collections management; budget and financial monitoring; long-term planning; and participation in Board of Trustees meetings and committees. The Executive Director acts as liaison to the museum community and local organizations and serves as the principal spokesperson for the Society on isues of public importance relating to Montclair's history and to local historic preservation. The succesful candidate will have proven managerial and fundraising skills and will have demonstrated the ability to initiate programs, train and motivate people, coordinate activities, speak publicly, and deal effectively with the public, private groups, and community organizations. Bachelor's degree (minimum); museum experience preferred. Salary negotiable. Position available immediately. The Montclair Historical Society, a private, nonprofit membership organization, owns and maintains five historic buildings on two properties in Montclair, New Jersey. The buildings contain a significant collection of furniture, paintings, decorative arts, books, maps and rare documents. The Society's mision supports education about Montclair's history and promotes historic preservation within the Township. Please email your resume to mail@montclairhistorical.org. No phone calls, please. - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080215 High Bridge Lake Solitude Dam Called 'inadequate' by DEP Residents Want Dam and Falls Preserved By Cathy Bugman, Star-Ledger Staff, February 10, 2008 Efforts to acquire funding to repair a historic dam in High Bridge are gaining momentum as local community groups and the state are both calling on legislators to come up with the money. A nonprofit group called the Union Forge Heritage Asociation has isued upwards of 300 e-mails to residents and others to rouse community interest in protecting the picturesque Lake Solitude Dam and falls. "This is definitely a big isue around here," said William Honachefsky, a trustee of the organization, founded six years ago to protect the quaint borough's history. The century-old dam, built to provide hydroelectric power to nearby Taylor Iron & Steel Co., is clasified by the state Department of Environmental Protection as a "high hazard dam," requiring repair or replacement. "The dam is inadequate for stability," said John Moyle, chief of the DEP's Bureau of Dam Safety and Flood Control. "That's why we're insisting that the borough move forward with this project." Whether the borough moves forward to remediate the dam or remove it depends largely on the cost, Mayor Mark Desire said. "I would like to see it saved," he said. "It's important to the heritage of High Bridge. We are very proud of our history. But I have to get all the costs together and bring the experts in." He said he expects that to happen within the next two months. At that time, he said he wants to be sure to get feedback from the community on the options. Resident Valerie Jordan said she intends to be at public hearings when the experts are there. "They need to look at both options, not just remediation," she said. "I want them to do their homework on this." So far, the movement to save the dam has the support of the High Bridge Environmental Commision as well as the borough's Cultural and Heritage Committee, according to Councilwoman Lynn Hughes. "The dam and the lake have been important features of High Bridge since the 19th Century," she said. "Preservation is important both historically and environmentally." In October, the DEP isued a $5.6 million loan to the borough on the condition that the legislature appropriate the funds, which it has not yet done. "We've asked the legislative office to prioritize it as a funding bill," Moyle said. That type of thinking unsettles borough resident Carl Monn. He said he sees the effort to want to preserve the dam -- and the responsibility of maintaining it -- as "ridiculous" because of what it will mean in terms of costs for taxpayers. "It's going to be a white elephant year after year," he said. "The do-gooders don't have money to do it themselves, so they get the government to do it. Who's the government? The people who pay taxes." Union Forge Asociation President Michael Gronsky said representatives of his group have reached out to legislators, including Rep. Michael Ferguson (R-7th Dist.), in hopes of acquiring public funding for the project. The congresman e-mailed information outlining posible federal funding options, pres spokeswoman Angie Lundberg said. How much it would cost to breach the dam has not been established, Gronsky said, but he estimated that it would be substantially more than the $2.5 million estimated to remediate it so it's at least brought up to code. Removing the dam would require dredging the lake, a prospect that brings up the question of the consistency of the silt, and whether it might need to be removed from the site, he said. The borough used state Green Acres funding to acquire the 35-acre lake and the 42-foot-high dam seven years ago. It represents one of the last examples of a masonry dam with buttreses in New Jersey, said Mary Delaney Krugman, a Montclair-based historic preservation consultant who in 2004 prepared a report on the history and significance of the dam. The report said the dam is eligible for a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. "It's a remarkable structure to see," she said in a telephone interview. "It represents a long history of industrial uses and continues as a reminder of the history of the area. I would regret its los." Some residents expresed similar sentiments. "If you take the dam out of there, it would destroy High Bridge the same way as if you'd remove the red mill from Clinton," said William Gooley. Peggy Walton, a Union Forge trustee, said: "We can't save every darn thing in this town, but there are some things worth saving, and this is one of them." Cathy Bugman may be reached at cbugman@starledger.com or at (908) 429-9925. -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080215 Historic Speedwell Educational Program Intern Historic Speedwell in Morristown, NJ, a historic site of the Morris County Park Commision, seeks an Educational Program Intern for the Spring/Summer 2008 season. Known as the Birthplace of the Telegraph, this 7.5-acre site preserves the homestead estate of Stephen Vail, owner and proprietor of the Speedwell Ironworks. In 1838, Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail gave the first succesful public demonstration of the electromagnetic telegraph in the Factory Building, a National Historic Landmark, located on the site. This position works under the supervision of the Program Specialist. The Educational Program Intern will asist with the development and presentation of school and other interpretive programs and special events, give tours, and complete other tasks as asigned. The candidate should have a background in study of history, education, American studies, museum studies, or a related field. This is a grant-funded position and is limited to 600 hours that must begin in March, and be completed by the end of August 2008. The position is approximately 25 hours per week and the candidate should be able to work a combination of weekdays and weekends (the site is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays). For consideration, please forward a resume and three references to the Program Specialist mmcfarlane@morrisparks.net or mail to Historic Speedwell, 333 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 by February 28, 2008. No phone calls, please. -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Dover Authors To Talk About Local Church History - Mar 18 The Dover Area Historical Society will present "The History of the Dover Area Churches" on March 18 starting at 7:30 p.m. The computer-generated photo show will be presented by the authors of Arcadia Publication's "Images of America--Dover," Stan Schoonmaker and George Laurie. Each photograph will highlight the history of the churches in the Dover area from the late 1700s when the circuit riders preached in barns and under tents to the first church Sunday school clas, held in 1816 up to the present day. The program will cover some of the major splits in the churches over the isue of slavery during the Civil War to divisions of ideologies and personalities. Topics will include new churches being established and organized in town to churches moving out of town or disbanding. There is no charge for this program, which will be held in the First Memorial Presbyterian Church of Dover at 51 W. Blackwell St. Following the program a busines meeting will be held in the Dover Museum House, which is located next door to the church at 55 W. Blackwell St. Refreshments will be served. For more information and reservations, please call (973) 361-3525. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Posted 080219 Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Trail Historians Campaign For Designation So Others Can Trail In Washington's Steps BY Tom Hester, Star-Ledger Staff, February 18, 2008 The narrow stretch of dirt road that runs through the woods on Sun Valley Farm off Route 202 in Mahwah and fades away along a bank of the Ramapo River has not been used by travelers and horse-drawn wagons for nearly 200 years. But the roadbed is still hard and rutted. It was that busy all those years ago. One of the few remaining sections of a main thoroughfare linking New Jersey with New York and New England, the road was used by the armies of George Washington and France's Comte de Rochambeau as they hurried to Yorktown, Va., during the summer of 1781 to win a battle that effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Carol Greene, who owns Sun Valley with her husband Dick, said that when she walks along the old road, she can feel the spirits of history. "This is sacred ground. They walked on the roadbed. It appears on French maps," Greene said. "This road, this section of road, is something very different from yet another house or building. It makes people think of the fabric of life back then." Greene is vice chairwoman of W3R-NJ, a nonprofit group of New Jersey history activists working with their brethren in neighboring states to have a 600-mile path of roadways from Newport, R.I., to Yorktown designated as the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Trail. Proponents say a trail designation could bring federal and state aid, and technical support to preserve historic sites along the route and promote heritage tourism and history education. The New Jersey section would stretch along Route 202 from Mahwah, where American and French troops entered New Jersey, to Somerville and along Route 206 from Somerville to Trenton. The latest accomplishment in the effort is the publication of a 900-page, detailed historical and architectural report on the Washington-Rochambeau march through New Jersey by historian Robert Selig of Michigan. Funded by the state Office of Historic Trust, the report provides the most in-depth information on New Jersey's role. It details 180 sites linked to the march: historic buildings, houses where Washington slept, farm fields where soldiers camped and river crosings. "The march to Yorktown is certainly the most succesful military campaign of the 18th century from a military point of view," Selig said. "It was the largest, most long distance deployment of any force throughout the Revolution. It was not equaled until General Sherman's march through Georgia" during the Civil War. Washington's army moved a day ahead of the soldiers from France, America's new ally in its war for independence. They hurried south in the summer heat to entrap Gen. Charles Cornwallis' British army at Yorktown, more than 300 miles away. The armies -- 2,720 American and 5,350 French troops -- would take five days to cros New Jersey. Their main route pased through Pompton Plains, Whippany, Bullion's Tavern (Liberty Corners), Somerset Courthouse (Millstone Borough), Princeton and Trenton. Selig's new report adds minute details such as the ages of French soldiers; one was 80, another 12. It shows 46 women traveled with the Americans, and 25 women and four children with the French. American soldiers herded more than 500 horses and 200 oxen at the tail end of their march. They looted farms, stealing, among other things, six beehives with honey, a 14-year-old horse, a 6-month-old pig, a beaver hat, two knives and a fork and a pair of spectacles. Selig said his report can be used "as the first step toward protecting those sites not yet protected and hopefully give potential developers a tool to look at a site (that is) up for sale and make sure it is not something worthy of protection." Proponents of designating a Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Trail say it would help show how New Jersey earned its claim as "Crosroads of the Revolution." "If (it) becomes a reality, it will be the only national historic trail on this side of the Appalachian Mountains," Selig said. "Probably half the U.S. population lives within a half-mile of the trail." The Washington-Rochambeau trail effort has the support of the National Park Service, but legislation has been stalled in the House of Representatives and Senate for seven years. Steve Wilson, a spokesman for Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th Dist.), said part of the problem was caused by former Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Resources Committee until he left office in 2006. He disliked federal intrusion on privately-owned land and would not advance bills such as the trail designation. "The bill is stalled with every other National Park Service bill," said Kim Burdick, a Delaware history teacher who chairs the eight-state trail effort. "What a stupid thing to tie up with politics." Sallie de Barcza of Bernards, program coordinator for the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commision who chairs W3R-NJ, hopes the logjam will end soon. "We are all breathing on our congresmen as best we can," she said. "We are fairly well-asured by the National Park Service it is going to happen. Most national trails take about 13 years and, well, we're halfway there." Tom Hester may be reached at thester@starledger.com or (609) 292-0557. © 2008 The Star-Ledger Posted 080222 Mary Electa Robinson, 90, Sister, Aunt, Veteran Rockaway - Mary Electa Robinson pased away at her home in Rockaway on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. She was 90 years old, and had a life filled with dedicated and distinguished public service. After serving in the Army in World War II, Ms. Robinson graduated from the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. In her profesional career, she worked on education isues for Brookings and the federal government. After retiring, Mary Robinson returned to Rockaway, and was an active member of the Historical Society, helping to restore the Ford-Faesch House. She is survived by her sister, Sara of New York; and her brother, Hamilton of Ohio; four nephews and nieces, and six grandnephews and nieces. A funeral service will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Rockaway Presbyterian Church. Interment is to follow at Rockaway Presbyterian Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Children's Tumor Foundation, 95 Pine St., New York, N.Y. 10005. Mesages of condolence may be sent to: http://www.rockawayfuneral.com. -- >Posted 080222 New Jersey State Archives The state archives serves as the official repository for all New Jersey colonial and state government records of enduring historical value. The archives is administered by the Department of State’s Division of Archives and Records Management. It has a full-time staff of 11 profesional and support personnel. Addres and Contact Info: Department of State Division Director: Karl J. Niederer Collection Summary: The archives’ collections, holding approximately 33,000 cubic feet of records, date from the 17th century to the present. Some collections especially worth noting are governors’ records; petitions to the governor and legislature; colonial land records, including the records of the East & West Jersey Proprietors; New Jersey wills, 1670–1952; 20th-century election returns; New Jersey military records for all conflicts dating from the American Revolution through World War I; state census records, 1855–1915; vital statistics: marriages, deaths, and births, 1848–78; railroad, turnpike, and canal maps and records; the Works Progres Administration’s Historical Records Survey; and colonial and state court records, 1704–1948. The archives also maintains collections of original county and municipal records. The municipal records have generally been received from defunct municipalities. The scope of county records varies but may include justice of the peace dockets, common pleas court records, tavern licenses, and colonial land bank records. In addition to records and manuscripts, the archives maintains a large and growing microfilm collection containing 28,000 reels, including nearly 10,000 reels of pre-1900 county records and nearly 9,000 reels of New Jersey newspapers. The archives also maintains a 4,000-volume book collection relating to archival guides, preservation of records, and New Jersey history and genealogy. In 2003, the archives’ full catalog of manuscript and microfilm collections was added to its web site. Recent web site additions include Imaged Collections, Searchable Databases, and Documentary Treasures. The archives has published the third series of New Jersey Archives, which consists of five volumes: Minutes of the Governor’s Privy Council, 1777–1789 (vol. 1) and Laws of the Royal Colony of New Jersey 1703–1775 (vols. 2–5). The archives published a third edition of the Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives, which is now out of print. The archives also sells microfilm copies of its records and of various New Jersey newspapers. A list of titles is available on the archives’ web site. http://archiveswiki.historians.org/index.php/New_Jersey_State_Archives Posted 080222 Nominations - 18th Annual Historic Preservation Awards The New Jersey Historic Sites Council and Historic Preservation Office are accepting nominations for the 18th Annual Historic Preservation Awards program. Additional information may be found on our website at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/4sustain/awdsprogram.htm . - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Posted 080222 New Jersey Medical History On-Line Journal The Medical History Society of New Jersey has begun publication of selected medical history papers presented before the Society by our members. The web site will publish original research, often with a New Jersey theme. The submisions are peer-reviewed and carefully edited under the direction of the website committee: Karen Reeds, Ph.D. (incoming president of the Society), Vin Cirillo, Ph.D. (past-president), Lois Densky-Wolff (former archivist UMDNJ Special Collections), and Alan Lippman, M.D. (current president) Webmaster is Paul Cirillo. The first paper is by Frank F. Katz, Ph.D. This exhaustively researched and well-written paper is entitled "The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and a Change in the State of New Jersey's Animal Experimentation Laws in 1915." H-Net NJ subscribers with a broad range of interests will find this paper valuable. To view this paper (and others in the future), go the the Society website at http://www.mhsnj.org and select "Publications." We expect to publish several papers annually. All papers can be saved and downloaded. -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. NY City's Volunteer Fire Dept - Folk Art and Fires - Mar 24 The Mahwah Museum presents its March History Program on Monday, March 24, 2008, 7:30 PM at the Ramapo Reformed Church Education Building, West Ramapo Avenue and Island Avenue, Mahwah. This month's program will be "New York City's Volunteer Fire Department: Folk Art and Fires." John Jay College Fire Science Profesor Glenn Corbett takes us on a journey to 19th Century New York City, exploring its flamboyant firemen and the famous fires that they fought. Corbett describes the firefighters' elaborate equipment and highlights the landmark blazes that changed the landscape of Manhattan. All are welcome, refreshments will be served. For information call the Museum at (201) 512-0099 or by email to mahwahmuseumsoc@optonline.net. Hope to see you there. Marion Brown Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Crosroads of the American Revolution - Mar 25 Members of the state's history community are cordially invited to an event sponsored by the the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services. Mark Lender, profesor and chairman of the history department at Kean University will give a talk entitled "Crosroads of the American Revolution: New Jersey and the Struggle for Independence," on Tuesday, March 25 at 10:00 AM in Committee room 16 in the State House Annex in Trenton. For almost half of America's Revolutionary War, from 1776 to 1778, George Washington and his Continental Army engaged the mightiest military land force on the globe - the British Army and its allied Hesian troops - in battles and skirmishes that were fought acros the landscape of New Jersey, while much of the civilian population was ensnared in the bitter and bloody conflict. During the entire period of the revolutionary struggle, from 1775 to 1783, New Jersey was home to a series of events - both political and military - that reflected the importance of its historical contributions to our achieving independence from Great Britain. Today, there are over 50 sites in the Garden State where one can retrace the steps of the Continental Army; and federal legislation was enacted in October 2006 to designate the Crosroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in New Jersey (one of only 37 nationwide), which includes 213 cities and towns stretching from Fort Lee in Bergen County to Red Bank Battlefield in Gloucester County. Mark Edward Lender (Ph.D., Rutgers University), former Dean of the Nathan Weis Graduate College at Kean University, has focused his teaching and scholarship on early American military and social history and often writes on New Jersey subjects. Profesor Lender has been the recipient of several profesional awards, including the Richard J. Hughes Award in 2005, which is the highest honor conferred by the New Jersey Historical Commision. A member of the Board of Directors of the Crosroads of the American Revolution Asociation, he is the author or co-author of many publications on the Revolution and is currently completing a book on the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. We hope that you will be able to join us for what should prove to be a very exciting and informative discusion of the role played by New Jersey in the birth of our nation. If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to contact Larry Gurman at (609) 984-0445 or David Price at (609) 292-1646. - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Meet General Meade, Victor of the Battle of Gettysburg - Mar 27 March 2008 - OUR 61st MEETING The next meeting of the North Jersey Civil War Round Table will be on Thursday, March 27, at the Haggerty Education Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 53 E. Hanover Avenue, Morris Twp. (opp. the Morris County Library). The meeting begins at 7:08 PM. Guests are welcome - $5.00. Students, social studies teachers and re-enactors in uniform - free. *** MEET GENERAL MEADE*** NJCWRT Annual Meeting and Program. Anthony Waskie, Profesor of Languages & Member of the Civil War & Emancipation Studies Forum, Temple University will present Meet General Meade, Victor of the Battle of Gettysburg. In uniform and speaking in the first person as Gen. Meade using Meade's own words based upon extensive background research, Dr. Waskie will recount the general's career and services to the nation. Make a special effort and bring (it's easy to invite) a student. What better way to get someone to become interested in the Civil War than to hear a first person account from the definitive expert. And for those of you who always wanted to ask Gen. Meade, "Why did you…?" This is the night!! Of course, it wouldn't hurt if you refreshed your recollections by reviewing the battles in which Gen. Meade was a participant. Remember, you will be back in time and all answers will be in the first person. For information please contact: Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in NJ - Mar 27 Bergen County Historical Society Lecture Program Death Unspoken: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in NJ Jennifer Harmsen, of Rutgers University, will show how New Jersey handled one of the deadliest pandemics in world history. She will start in northern New Jersey, showing how major cities and army camps dealt with the sudden onset of influenza. As the end of World War I drew near, the state of New Jersey quietly managed its own "war" at home. New Jersey had an infrastructure in place to deal with the masive amount of death occurring everywhere during the fall of 1918. Much of what we can learn from the handling of the 1918 influenza pandemic in New Jersey is still applicable today - even as influenza threatens the world again. The Lecture Program is held at the Second Reformed Church, 436 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 at 8:00 PM. The public is invited to attend. No fee. For directions, go to: http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Graphics/LectureLocation.gif For further information, please call 201-343-9492 or visit our website at http://www.bergencountyhistory.org -- Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Canal Society Will Present Program By Archeologist - Mar 28 Archeologist Richard Hunter will present a program called "Water, Clay, Coal, and Kiln" at the Canal Society of New Jersey's meeting on March 28 at 7:30 p.m.. The meeting will take place at the Morris County Cultural Center, 300 Mendham Road. The public is welcome to attend the free event, said Joyce Husa, a spokeswoman for the event. Refreshments will be served at 7:10 p.m. Hunter will discus how the Delaware and Raritan Canal contributed to the development of Trenton as an industrial center. For more information, call (908) 722-9556. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Call For Organizations To Co-Sponsor The NJ History Isues Convention - Mar 28 Please add your organization's support for the NJ History Isues Convention as a co-sponsor. Your contribution of $100 will entitle your organization to (a) an exhibit table, (b) one conference registration, (c) placement of your material in the conference packet, and (c) listing in the conference program. Lending your organization's support in this way helps to show the unity and strength of New Jersey's history community. Please send your check in the amount of $100 payable to the Advocates for NJ History along with the registration form to Ms. Diane Dillon, NJ Historical Commision, PO Box 305, Trenton, NJ 08625. If you have any questions, call Ms. Dillon at (609) 984-3458. Remember to send in your co-sponsor check early to reserve your exhibit space and convention registration. Thank you. Cheers, Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Announcing the 15th Annual History Isues Convention - Mar 28 Date: Friday, March 28, 2008 The convention brochure will be mailed shortly, but you can get a printable copy by going to http://newjerseyhistory.org. Click on the link to the History Isues Convention on the right of the screen. The HIC is one of the major events for the state's history community. The theme this year is "New JerseyHeritage Tourism," and there will be sesions offered by the Heritage Tourism Task Force on marketing, networking, wayfinding signage, and much more. The Division of Travel and Tourism will present a sesion entitled "Make your History Organization a Winning Tourism Destination." There will also be breakfast and lunch, awards, an advocacy sesion, and exhibits from dozens of history organizations. All for a mere $35.00. Everyone is invited to attend. Whether you are a museum profesional, board member, historical society volunteer, teacher archaeologist, archivist, librarian, reenactor, preservationist, or just plain history buff, you will get to network with your colleagues in the history community and you will come away with practical suggestions and the latest history buzz. For more information about the HIC, contact Ms. Diane Dillon at 609-984-3458. - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Learn What Not To Do To A Historic Home - Mar 29 Preserve Historic Hackettstown will present an education seminar called "What NOT To Do With an Historic Home," on March 29 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Chapel, 291 Main St. Panel discusion will offer insights into rehabilitating and maintaining historic structures. Admision is $5 per person, which can be paid in advance by contacting Phyllis Prestopine at (908) 852-5941 or at the door. Lunch will be available for $8 per person from the Presbyterian Capital Fund Drive. For more information, please contact Keith Ryan at keith.ryan@m-e.aecom.com or Phyllis Prestopine. Copyright ©2007 Daily Record. All rights reserved. Hancock House Masacre - Mar 29 Hancock House Masacre - Mar 29March 29, 2008, 10am-4 pm 10:30-11:00 am. James Bell, Webmaster 11th Pennsylvania Regiment The Typical America Soldier. A presentation on what the typical American Militiaman would carry with him to battle. 11:30 am - 12:00 noon. Sue Huesken, Meet the author, Colonial Burlington Cookery: A Book of Receipts April 1770 Polly Burling. Meet Sue and have your book signed In 1770, Polly Burling started a small book of receipts, or what are now called recipes. This book is invaluable for both academic historians and those individuals portraying life in Colonial New Jersey, as it predates the first published American cookbook by twenty five-years. It contained twenty-three receipts, including ones for baking, pickling & medicinal preparations. Polly's receipts are presented here along with an historical backdrop of her life and times in colonial Burlington, New Jersey. Thirteen of the baking receipts have been interpreted for the modern cook; however the historic cook will have no trouble making them as they were originally prepared. Photos of the original manuscript are included. The primary goal of this project is to make these receipts accesible to a larger community. Eating is a timeles pleasure. This book aspires to please the taste buds, as well as satisfy a hunger for a taste of history. 1:15-2:15 Dr. Raymond, Frey Behind the Mountains: Washington's Winters in New Jersey Most Americans know about the terrible winter General George Washington spent at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, but few remember that the Continental Army spent three long and difficult winters in New Jersey. And the winter of 1779 - 1780 would be one of the coldest and snowiest in New Jersey history. This is a story of courage, despair, and survival. Matched against the most powerful and well-trained army in the world, Washington struggled to keep his outnumbered, rag-tag army from disintegrating and the cause for independence and freedom alive. Using the Watchung Mountains as a natural defensive barrier, his troops held on in spite of hunger, smallpox, desertion, and bitter cold. This is a fascinating and interesting piece of both Revolutionary War history and the history of our state. Dr. Raymond Frey is a Profesor of History and College Historian at Centenary College in Hackettstown, where he has taught for the past 17 years. Dr. Frey holds graduate degrees in history and philosophy from Fordham University and Drew University. Profesor Frey is the recipient of three major awards for teaching excellence-the Evening Division Teaching Award from Pace University, the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching from Centenary, and the 2007 Award for Teaching New Jersey History from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance. In 2006, he was the Gates-Ferry Foundation Distinguished Lecturer at Centenary. In 2003, Dr. Frey completed New Jersey: A Journey of Discovery, a text book for middle school students. It is currently being used by many school districts throughout the state. His forthcoming text, New Jersey, Our Home, is a new text for fourth-grade students. Profesor Frey regularly teaches a very popular college course in New Jersey history. He also has written and lectured on many New Jersey topics including the state constitution, John Witherspoon, Thomas Edison, the Morris Canal, New Jersey in the Depresion era and civil rights years, and New Jersey's ethnic heritage. Born in Pasaic, New Jersey, he currently resides in Lafayette Township in Susex County. 2:30-3:30 Raid on the Hancock House- our militia companies will reenact a typical battle during Colonial period Throughout the day: 1st person presentations and tours by Elizabeth Griscom known to many as Betsy Ros, Sarah Hancock Sinnickson, and Margaret Morris Hall * * * This year our commemorative flag will be flown over the Old New Castle County in Historic New Castle Delaware on March 20,2008 with a special flag raising ceremony and will be on Display there from march 4-20,2008. Please visit our neighbors show your early American pride. More information can be obtained by calling the Hancock House at 935-4373 or Jim Schulte at 856-678-2708. All programs are funded in whole or in part by the Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Salem County Cultural and Heritage Commision, the New Jersey Historical Commision, and your contributions. - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in NJ - Mar 29 The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in New Jersey Asociationis pleased to host: Lecture and book signing by one of New Jersey's preeminent historians, John T. Cunningham Princeton, NJ - The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in New Jersey Asociation (W3R-NJ), a non-profit organization formed to promote, preserve, and commemorate the march of the French and allied expeditionary forces through New Jersey, will be hosting a breakfast lecture and book signing with noted New Jersey historian John T. Cunningam. Mr. Cunningham will give a presentation focusing on French/American relations during the final years of the Revolutionary War. Following his talk, Cunningham will be available to sign copies of his latest book: "The Uncertain Revolution - Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown". The event is open to the public and will be held at the Nasau Club of Princeton, 6 Mercer St. Princeton, NJ, Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 9:30 - 11:00 am. Tickets are $25 per person. For reservations please call 908-930-6491. For more information please visit our website athttp://www.w3r-nj.com/ John T. Cunningham's new book, "The Uncertain Revolution: Washington and the Continental Army at Morristown", is an account of American history that has been overlooked and overshadowed until now. He picks up the American Revolution at the point where Washington paused north of Princeton after the decisive Battle of Princeton. He then explores the harsh circumstances and geography of this region during the War of Independence. But this "geological fortres" - Washington and the Continental Army's winter quarters for four years - may well be the place where America survived. Seating is Limited! Please reserve today by calling Sallie at 908-930-6491 W3R-NJ Water Works: Photos and Block Prints - Mar 30 The Water Works Conservancy invites the public to view its newest exhibit " Discovering the Water Works: Photos and Block Prints by Alysa Edmee Fanning". The exhibit incorporates both artistic and historic approaches to the sluice gates, intake canal, the Elm Street bridge and other engineered structures asociated with the historic Hackensack Water Works on Van Buskirk Island in Oradell. An opening reception is scheduled for this Sunday, March 30 from 3:00-5:00pm (free of charge). The Water Works Conservancy is located at 383 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, New Jersey. A fundraiser for the Conservancy, the exhibit will remain on view through May 1st. For more information, contact the Conservancy at 201-265-1000. Please join us on Sunday! The Water Works Conservancy received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commision, a division of the Department of State. - - Reposted with permision from http://www.nj.com/ and the NJ Historical Commision's H-New Jersey listserver http://www.h-net.org/~njersey/. Disclaimer |
