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Union County History Grant Program To Help 16 Local Organizations

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that sixteen Union County organizations will receive a total of $22,000 from the 2017 Union County History Grants Program, made possible from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. These grants will be used to support special projects or general operating expenses for the county based non-profit history organizations and units of local government, including libraries and schools.

“This grant program gives us the opportunity to help local non-profit groups develop and present important history programs or projects to a wide-ranging audience,’’ said Freeholder Chairman Bruce H. Bergen.

A variety of programs and projects are being developed and presented by the 2017 grant recipients:

  • The Clark Library will receive $1,400.00 for digitization of historic newspapers.
  • Fanwood-Scotch Plains will use $1,000.00 for the development and design of print marketing materials for the Frazee House.
  • The Garwood Historical Committee will use $250.00 for digitization of a World War II newsletter “Gar-words.”
  • The Hillside Public Library will use $1,000.00 to transfer Hillside Times microfilm to web portal access.
  • The Historical Society of Elizabeth will use $2,000.00 for research and media production staffed by students from Kean University and NJIT.
  • The Historical Society of Plainfield will use $2,000.00 for administrative assistance and grounds upkeep.
  • Merchants and Drovers Tavern in Rahway will use $1,600.00 for staffing cost and to keep the facility up and running four days a week.
  • The Mountainside Historical Preservation Committee will use $1,000.00 for monthly costs, including phone, insurance, and cleaning artifacts.
  • The New Providence Historical Society will use $1,000.00 for a Community Lecture Series and workshops.
  • The Old First Historic Trust will use $2,000.00 to develop public tour programs.
  • The Reeves-Reed Arboretum of Summit will use $2,000.00 for operating costs, marketing and public outreach for programming.
  • The African-American Heritage and Learning Center in Rahway will use $1,250.00 for office furniture, a computer and a scanner.
  • The Fortnightly Club of Summit will use $500.00 for operating sevices.
  • The Union County Historical Society will use $1,000.00 for conservation and preservation of Military and Wedding clothing as well as Quilts.
  • The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, located in Summit will use $2,000.00 to produce a walking guild of the Watchung Reservation.
  • And the Westfield Historical Society will use $2,000.00 for administrative and operational costs.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to offer the Union County History Grant Program through the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation, Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs. 

Organizations interested in learning more about the History Grant Program or other programs and services should contact the Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, 633 Pearl St., Elizabeth, NJ 07202. Telephone: 908-558-2550.  Relay users dial 711. Or E-mail: culturalinfo@ucnj.org.