Tag: Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage
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North Brunswick receives grant for WWI commemoration
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of North Brunswick’s World War I Centennial Committee has been recognized for its “North Brunswick Remembers” exhibit and historic cemetery walk at Elmwood Cemetery that took place on Oct. 21. The recently established organization received a grant from the Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage, provided by the Middlesex…
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Local History Workshop at Metuchen Library Sept. 23
A local history digital archives workshop will be held between 2-3 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue. Tyreen Reuter, director and newsletter editor of the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society will speak about the new digital archives available through the library website. The library was able to begin digitizing it’s collection of…
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Vintage baseball game will celebrate Father’s Day in Middlesex County
The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage will hold a special celebration for Father’s Day weekend that combines sports and history. To commemorate 160 years of baseball in Middlesex County, the county will present a free baseball game using 1857 rules and regulations from 1-3:30 p.m. on June 17 in the fields adjacent to…
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Author to explore the history of East Brunswick
The East Brunswick Public Library will present “Explore Local History with Mark Nonestied” on at 7 p.m. on May 15 at the library, 2 Civic Center Dr., East Brunswick. Nonestied is the author of “East Brunswick: Images of America,” a local history book that details the town’s transformation through photographs. He also is the…
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‘New Jersey and the Great War’ lectures set for April 9
The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage will present the latest installment of its event series honoring the centennial of the United States entering World War I with two sessions of the lecture “New Jersey and the Great War” at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on April 9 at the Indian Queen Tavern in East Jersey…
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Middlesex County announces 2017 History Grant Awards
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Office of Culture and Heritage have announced $55,500 in grants awarded to local history organizations. The 2017 History Grants Program supports local organizations seeking to offer history programs and exhibitions, conduct oral histories, conserve and digitize historic documents, and provide staff for local history organizations, according to a statement prepared…
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Arts grants available to local non-profits
The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage’s 2017 Arts Grant Program will soon be accepting online applications. Not-for-profit organizations and municipalities based in Middlesex County are eligible to apply. The grant cycle covers the period of Jan. 15 to Dec. 31, 2017. Grant applications are processed electronically using an online submission program. Guidelines are…
