Preserving NJ’s Amusement Park History
The new owner of the Gingerbread Castle in Hamburg, Sussex County has begun an extensive restoration project on the structure, which was once the centerpiece of a small fairy tale themed amusement park.
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New Jersey Historic Trust Awards $1 Million in Preservation Grants
Grants will be used for assessment and interpretation of thirty three historic sites across the Garden State, including libraries, fire stations, private residences, and historic districts.
Grant to MARCH will benefit Camden’s Cooper Street
Funds will be used for community-building activities, including events during Camden County History Week (October 15-21) and further collaboration among neighborhood stakeholders.
NJ Council for Humanities Hosts Public Scholars Project
The Public Scholars Project will hold free, public, one- to two-hour events in nine of New Jersey’s twelve congressional districts.
Jan Ellen Lewis, Historian and Rutgers Dean, Dies
Lewis was a nationally renowned scholar of Colonial and Early American history and a member of the Rutgers community since 1977. She became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-Newark in 2013.
New Jersey Historical Commission Awards $2.5 Million in Grants
The grants, funded by a portion of the state Hotel/Motel Tax, are earmarked for projects, general operational support, or county historic partnership programs.
Developer Seeks Demo Permit for NJ’s Van Zile House
A New Jersey real estate developer has filed a request for a demolition permit for the 1736 Van Zile House in Wyckoff near Midland Park.
Historic NJ Homestead to be Demolished
Mount Laurel landmark ‘Sunnyside Farms’ will be demolished due to hazardous conditions posed by the unstable structure and asbestos.
NJ Council for the Humanities Announces Interim Director
David Miller will take the position, which was left vacant when Briann Greenfield stepped down to become the Executive Director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford Connecticut.
Count Basie Artifacts Collection Now at Rutgers-Newark
The extensive collection will be housed at the Institute of Jazz Studies in the Dana Cotton Library, the largest collection of jazz music-related materials in the world.