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The New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mission is "to enrich the lives of the public by preserving the historical record and advancing interest in and awareness of New Jersey's past". The NJHC offers General Operating Support Grants, Project Grants, County History Partnership ...
Paleo-Indians and Native Americans. Paleo-Indians first settled in the area of present-day New Jersey after the Wisconsin Glacier melted around 13,000 B.C. The Zierdt site in Montague, Sussex County and the Plenge site along the Musconetcong River in Franklin Township, Warren County, as well as the Dutchess Cave in Orange County, New York, represent camp sites of Paleo-Indians.
Sara Cureton, the executive director of the New Jersey Historical Commission, said RevolutionNJ has been working behind the scenes with an association of history groups and museums to develop a ...
June 8, 1989. Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, also known as the Hetfield House or the Dutch Oven House, is a historical house in Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It was built around 1763 by Deacon Andrew Hetfield, who was a Presbyterian deacon in Westfield. The Hetfield House was nicknamed "the Dutch Oven House" during its ...
In September 2022, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill that called for the New Jersey Historical Commission to establish a Black Heritage Trail to recognize overlooked sites key to Black history in the ...
John T. Cunningham. John T. Cunningham (June 26, 1915 – June 7, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and historian who published numerous works related to the history of his native state, New Jersey. [1] [2] Long known as "New Jersey’s popular historian", his This is New Jersey, originally published in 1953, has never gone out of print ...
Richard Patrick McCormick (December 24, 1916 – January 16, 2006) was a historian, former university professor of history, administrator, professor emeritus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and president of the New Jersey Historical Society. McCormick was internationally recognized for his expertise in New Jersey and early ...
Chris Jordan, Asbury Park Press. May 6, 2024 at 5:02 PM. Artifacts from the former Palace Amusements in Asbury Park, including the famous Tillie face, are included in Preservation New Jersey's ...