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Don't forget to file!
The New Jersey Historical Commission is now accepting notices of intent to apply for Project Support grants in the FY 2011 grant round. All organizations and individuals who wish to apply for a Project Support grant from the Commission must submit a notice of intent to apply by 4 p.m. on September 1, 2010. Project Support applications will be due by 4 p.m. on September 15, 2010.
Notices of intent to apply can be found and submitted here.
Further information on the Commission's Project Support grants can be found here. |
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Professional Development Hours
for Teachers!
The New Jersey Historical Commission will Co-Sponsor George Washington Teacher Workshops, two, free, day-long, October programs designed to enhance classroom teaching of George Washington and the Revolutionary War.
For more information
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A Letter from CAPES Coordinator Elizabeth Shepard
The New Jersey Historical Commission would like to take this opportunity to encourage your organization to consider CAPES (Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service), a service which provides free professional assessment of archival paper collections by consultants of the New Jersey Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.
CAPES consultants are available to evaluate archival collections held by New Jersey archives, libraries, historical societies, and other agencies. The linked document below is a letter from CAPES coordinator Elizabeth Shepard, and provides background information on the program, contact information, and other important details.
CAPES Letter
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Save The Date!
New Jersey Forum
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Monmouth University, Long Branch, NJ
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New Jersey History
Now Available Online
Volume 125, number 1 of New Jersey History is now available online. Encouraging new research and providing a platform for both the established and emerging scholar, this volume features book reviews and the following articles and lecture:
- Bruce Bendler's James Sloan: Renegade or True Republican? which examines Sloan's role in state and national politics in the early nineteenth century;
- Michael J. Connolly's "I Make Politics My Recreation": Vice President Garret A. Hobart and Nineteenth-Century Republican Business Politics which reveals Hobart as an influential policy maker, the president's confidant and a shrewd businessman and lawyer;
- Robert F. Williams, "The Right of the People Shall Not be Violated:" The Evolution of Constitutional Rights in New Jersey, a lecture regarding the complex interrelationship of current New Jersey constitutional rights with federal and state guaranteed rights.
All work published in New Jersey History will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License, unless otherwise noted.
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Call for 2010 Award Nominations
Every year, the New Jersey Historical Commission presents AWARDS OF RECOGNITION to individuals and organizations that have helped to preserve New Jersey history and have increased public awareness of and appreciation for that history. The Commission also presents the RICHARD J. HUGHES AWARD for outstanding, lifetime achievement in the field of New Jersey history.
You are cordially invited to send us nominations for these awards. Self nominations are permitted. Please include a statement of at least one paragraph in length detailing the accomplishments of the person or organization you are nominating. In the case of an individual, please add a current, detailed resume.
See a list of past award winners.
Nominations are due by August 16, 2010. Please email them to Sara Cureton at sara.cureton@sos.state.nj.us. For more information call 609-633-3306.
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CAPES to the Rescue!
Does your New Jersey history organization have a collection of paper items such as manuscripts, books, photographs, and maps? Would you like to get a FREE assessment from a professional archivist of how your collection can best be conserved?
Consider applying for CAPES (Caucus Archival Projects Evaluation Service), a joint project of the New Jersey Historical Commission and the New Jersey Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. In these difficult economic times, CAPES can provide an important service to your organization.
Download the CAPES Application
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New Jersey History Email list
Subscribe to the New Jersey History Listserv by clicking here: H-Net New Jersey.
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This Month in New Jersey History
September 3, 1609: Explorer Henry Hudson drops anchor off Sandy Hook
September 6, 1921: First Miss America contest winner crowned in Atlantic City
September 15, 1789: James Fenimore Cooper, famed American author, born in Burlington
September 20, 1778: The title "State" replaces "Colony" in official New Jersey documents
September 23, 1949: Rock star Bruce Springsteen born in Freehold
September 29: Battleship New Jersey goes into combat off the coast of North Vietnam |
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The Historical Commission is now on Facebook! Become a Commission "fan" and keep informed about all NJHC events, publications, and grant deadlines.
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Grants for NJ History!
Welcome to the Historical Commission's Grants Program. You can find all the information you need to apply for Commission funds on this website. Click here for additional details. You are also welcome to phone the Grants Office at 609-943-3306 with your questions.
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Note! FY 2010 Project Grants Awarded. Click here for a comprehensive list of awards.
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The New Jersey Historical Commission has issued grants and prizes guidelines for Fiscal Years 2010-2011.
Full copies of these guidelines are now available here.
Please note that we are no longer able to print and mail these documents.
If you encounter difficulty accessing this material contact the grants office
at (609) 943-3306
or
sara.cureton@sos.state.nj.us
For comprehensive lists of all Historical Commission grants awarded during the previous five years, click here.
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2009 Awards Announced
The Historical Commission has announced the winners of its 2009 annual awards. Click here for more information.
Click here to see a comprehensive list of previous Historical Commission award winners.
New Jersey History Kids - check out this new educational website for elementary school students and teachers
Q and A New Jersey -
New Jersey's 24/7 free, web-based question answering service staffed by librarians across the state
Our state history: an overview by Paul Clemens
Looking for a quick look at New Jersey's rich history? Here's a version that will give you some of this state's most significant events: A Brief History of New Jersey, by Professor Paul G. E. Clemens of Rutgers University
Featured grant recipient
Branch Brook Park became the nation's first county park in 1895 and is currently one of the largest urban county parks in the United States. In 1900, the park was redesigned by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, whose previous work in Central Park and Prospect Park provided a model for Branch Brook Park's acres of forests, waterways, and meadows.
Located in Newark, Branch Brook Park is nearly four miles long and is known for hosting the largest collection of Japanese flowering trees in the United States. Over 2,000 cherry trees blossom in the park every April. Branch Brook Park has been a frequent grant recipient of the New Jersey Historical Commission and offers a number of public history programs. To learn more about Branch Brook Park and its programming, visit the park's website at www.branchbrookpark.org
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