Tabernacle Historical Society, Tabernacle: $6,500 for a structural survey of the 1861 Knight-Pepper House and for research on Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans buried in the Tabernacle Cemetery.Funds will also be used to develop programming about the community immigrant population, including guided tours, a history report and awards ceremony. Riverside Historical Society, Riverside: $10,000 to conserve pieces in their collection, including historical maps, photographs and paintings for display in the organization’s new museum.The events will feature reenactors, speakers, authors and children’s activities. Revolutionary War Alliance of Burlington County, Mount Holly: $4,500 to support a re-enactment of the Battle of Iron Works Hill in December and a related June event focused on the British retreat from Philadelphia.The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in The State of New Jersey, Westampton: $3,454 to support the implementation of sensory friendly activities at Peachfield, a historic home in the township.
The flag will be displayed at the Mansfield Township Museum in the Township Municipal Building. William Napton, of the New Jersey Volunteers.
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Delanco History Board, Delanco: $4,800 to develop and install interpretive signs at the Union Avenue Triangle site and the 1898 Delanco Camp Meeting site.Burlington County Library, Westampton: $8,500 to support the development of an inventory of the Library’s New Jersey Room Collection and a centralized space on the library’s website for genealogy and local history information.The signs will detail historic sites and topics, such as the Farnsworth Avenue Stone Arch Bridge, the Bordentown Cut and Causeway, the John Bull Steam Engine and other railroad history facts. Bordentown Historical Society, Bordentown: $8,500 to assist with the development and installation of interpretive signs along the Camden and Amboy Railroad rights-of-way in Bordentown City.The complete list of history grants is as follows: The other awardees have previously received County grants for history projects. The awards include one first-time applicant: The Burlington County Library. The Burlington County Commissioners voted to approve the panel’s recommendations during their meeting on Wednesday. This year’s grants well exceed the $47,574 in grants awarded by the Commissioners last year and the total is more than double the $31,716 awarded in 2021.įunding for the grants comes from the New Jersey Historical Commission and its County History Partnership Program to assist existing and emerging local history organizations and other nonprofits that undertake history projects and programs.īurlington County’s 12 grant recipients were recommended by a peer panel within the County Division of Parks and the awards will be used for a variety of purposes and projects, including general operations, development of museum exhibits, interpretive signs for historic sites and other history projects. “Our historic sites and artifacts are among our county’s most treasured assets and these grants will support organizations committed to preserving and showcasing the history that makes Burlington County so special. “Burlington County is home to history spanning hundreds of years from the indigenous people and early Colonials through the Industrial Revolution and fight for Civil Rights,” said Burlington County Commissioner Director Felicia Hopson.
Burlington County will distribute a record-high $78,861 in local historic preservation grants this year to help support operations, projects and special events.
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