Union County Gets $100 Grand in Historical Grants
The NJ Historical Commission announces more than $2.3 million in general operating support grants across the state for FY 2013.
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This week, the New Jersey Historical Commission approved $2,332,659 in Fiscal Year 2013 general operating support grants to 75 historical organizations, museums, historic sites, archives and libraries throughout the state.
Union County will see $104,980 of that $2.3 million.
The local breakdown of that $104,980 is as follows:
- Cranford Historical Society — $5,000
- Kenilworth Historical Society Incorporated — $6,159
- Merchants & Drovers Tavern Museum Association — $18,750
- Plainfield Public Library — $13,245
- Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs — $61,826.
Union County received a far greater amount that some counties, including Gloucester County, which was granted $8,326, and Sussex, which will receive $5,000.
Morris County had the biggest allocation with $415,902. Cape May County boasted $387,973. Mercer garnered $310,692, and Middlesex $179,156.
The funding represents the largest annual grant appropriation given by the Historical Commission, according to state officials.
“This financial support reaffirms our commitment to New Jersey’s historical organizations and their important programs,” said Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, who serves concurrently as Secretary of State. “It also recognizes the impact these organizations have on economic growth and job creation.”
According to a release from the state, the general operating support program is "designed to help historical organizations care for collections and provide educational programs and services relating to New Jersey history. It also allows the Historical Commission to fulfill its mission to enrich the lives of New Jerseyans by preserving the historical record and advancing interest in, and awareness of, New Jersey’s past."
“The general operating support program assists the state’s history community in realizing their most important and pressing goals,” said Lt. Governor Guadagno. “These grants will have an immediate impact in enhancing educational programming for students, expanding historic preservation efforts, facilitating new academic research and scholarship, and raising awareness of New Jersey’s essential place in American history.”
In Fiscal Year 2011, state officials reported, organizations that received general operating support funding offered on and off-site programs to over 2.3 million people and supported nearly 600 full and part-time jobs statewide.
Grants are determined through an independent, third-party peer review process. General operating support funding is provided by a portion of the revenue produced by the state’s Hotel/Motel Tax legislation.
New Jersey Historical Commission FY 2013 General Operating Support Grants:
Atlantic County
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Absecon Lighthouse/IPPA |
$25,892 |
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Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs |
$8,249 |
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South Jersey Cultural Alliance |
$6,639 |
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Bergen County |
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Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs |
$20,714 |
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Friends of the Hermitage, Inc. |
$35,187 |
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Mahwah Museum Society, Inc. |
$5,000 |
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Pascack Historical Society |
$5,000 |
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Water Works Conservancy, Inc. |
$11,154 |
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Burlington County |
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Alice Paul Institute |
$31,071 |
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John Woolman Memorial Association |
$6,500 |
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National Society of the Colonial Dames in America, NJ |
$9,934 |
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Roebling Museum |
$18,750 |
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Whitesbog Preservation Trust |
$14,639 |
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Camden County |
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Camden County Historical Society |
$15,934 |
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Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. |
$32,500 |
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Lawnside Historical Society, Inc. |
$5,850 |
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Cape May County |
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Cape May County Division of Culture & Heritage |
$8,548 |
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Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society |
$9,750 |
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Historic Cold Spring Village |
$74,590 |
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Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities |
$275,218 |
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Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum |
$19,867 |
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Cumberland County |
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Bayshore Discovery Project |
$62,740 |
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Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission |
$12,000 |
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Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center |
$51,377 |
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Essex County Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs |
$12,000 |
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Historical Society of West Caldwell |
$7,425 |
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Montclair Historical Society |
$19,500 |
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Newark Public Library |
$64,267 |
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Gloucester County |
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Gloucester County Cultural & Heritage Commission |
$8,326 |
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Hunterdon County |
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Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission |
$13,146 |
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Red Mill Museum Village |
$11,830 |
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Hudson County |
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Hoboken Historical Museum |
$44,649 |
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Mercer County |
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1719 William Trent House Association |
$23,702 |
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Crossroads of the American Revolution Association |
$9,295 |
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Genealogical Society of New Jersey |
$6,639 |
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Historic Morven |
$65,000 |
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Historical Society of Princeton |
$69,780 |
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Howell Living History Farm |
$23,841 |
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Lawrence Historical Society |
$5,000 |
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Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission |
$11,502 |
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Old Barracks Association |
$57,871 |
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Preservation New Jersey, Inc. |
$26,400 |
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Trent House Association |
$6,623 |
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Trenton Historical Society |
$5,039 |
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Middlesex County |
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Edison Memorial Tower Corporation |
$15,000 |
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Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission |
$134,683 |
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Rutgers University, Special Collections and University Archives |
$87,138 |
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Thomas A. Edison Papers |
$92,018 |
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Monmouth County |
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Allaire Village |
$10,399 |
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Historical Society of Ocean Grove |
$6,639 |
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Monmouth County Historical Association |
$84,350 |
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Morris County |
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Canal Society of New Jersey |
$7,500 |
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Historic Sites of the Morris County Park Commission |
$64,266 |
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Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest |
$6,239 |
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Morris County Heritage Commission |
$20,844 |
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Morris County Historical Society |
$19,867 |
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Morristown & Morris Township Public Library |
$29,013 |
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Museum of Early Trades & Crafts |
$38,201 |
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Roxbury Historic Trust |
$5,000 |
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Save Ellis Island, Inc. |
$199,972 |
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Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms |
$25,000 |
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Ocean County |
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Barnegat Bay Decoy and Baymen's Museum, Inc. (Tuckerton Seaport) |
$17,428 |
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Ocean County Historical Society |
$15,000 |
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Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission |
$13,056 |
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Passaic County |
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American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark |
$15,137 |
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Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council |
$10,517 |
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Salem County |
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Salem County Cultural & Heritage Commission |
$8,000 |
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Salem County Historical Society |
$32,122 |
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Somerset County |
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Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House |
$11,352 |
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Sussex County |
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Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History
Union County |
$5,000 |
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Cranford Historical Society |
$5,000 |
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Kenilworth Historical Society Incorporated |
$6,159 |
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Merchants & Drovers Tavern Museum Association |
$18,750 |
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Plainfield Public Library |
$13,245 |
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Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs |
$61,826 |
Tom
2:22 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Waste of money... give it back to the people and cut property taxes.... bad enough its way too expensive ..tax wise...
Lou Koehler
4:37 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Why? Of the $100K, the Cranford Historical Society gets $5K which it probably doesn't need, since it is well supported by local residents. Assume the same for Kenilworth getting $6K. The Merchants & Drovers Tavern gets $18K, which it may need since local support may not be as great as Cranford and Kenilworth. Why is the Plainfield Library getting $18K, when no other libraries are funded? Libraries recieive direct funding via community property taxes. The bulk of the grant, $61K goes to the "Union County Office of Cultural Affairs". Do we really need a "Union County Office of Cultural Affairs"?. Better yet, do we need a "New Jersey Historical Commission?
Lou