>Delivered-To: nj_history-og@email.rutgers.edu >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 21:04:23 -0500 (EST) >From: MKier99373@aol.com >To: nj_history@email.rutgers.edu >Subject: Regional Forums >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Sender: owner-nj_history@email.rutgers.edu >Precedence: bulk > >NOW THAT THE TASK FORCE HAS MADE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? > >In June, The Task Force on New Jersey History gave its report to Governor >Whitman. It includes three dozen recommendations for improving the field of >New Jersey history. The Advocates for New Jersey History think those >recommendations are vital to the future of New Jersey history. But if they >are ever to become reality, the history community must organize an advocacy >campaign to show the governor and the legislature that the Task Forceís >recommendations have broad support. > >WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? Because the recommendations affect every aspect of the >field that you work in and care about, including teaching, teacher training, >research and publication, preserving structures and collections, historic >site management and interpretation, and much more state funding for the >operations of historical organizations. > >The Advocates for New Jersey History are organizing five regional forums to >present the recommendations to the public and to develop a strategy for >strengthening historical organizations throughout the state. Here are the >forums, their dates and locations (so far), and the people in charge of >organizing them: > >DEEP SOUTH Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties >David A. Cowell, (201) 408-3425. Saturday, February 21, location to be >determined > > >UPPER SOUTH Burlington, Camden, Gloucester counties >Gail Greenberg, (609) 235-2451. Saturday, February 21, location to be >determined. > > >CENTRAL Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean counties >Mary Ann Kiernan, (732) 308-3771. January 10th, Monmouth County Library, >Manalapan > > >NORTHEASTERN Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union counties >Susan P. Coen, (908) 558-2550. Date and location to be determined. > > >NORTHWESTERN Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren counties >David A. Cowell at (201) 408-3425. Saturday, February 28, location to be >determined. > >Each forum has the same program: a presentation by an officer of the Task >Force about its recommendations, and an advocacy plan presented by an officer >of the Advocates. You will be able to discuss the recommendations and help >develop the advocacy plan for New Jersey history. > >WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? We need help spreading the word about the forums as >widely as possible throughout the state, and convincing the members of the >history community to attend them -- teachers at all instructional levels, >historical society personnel, members of historic preservation commissions, >librarians, archivists, historians, genealogists, students, and anyone at all >who is concerned about the stateís history and its historical institutions. > >We also need you to attend the 1998 History Issues Convention at Mercer >County Community College, West Windsor on Saturday, March 21. The >Conventionís subject will be the Task Force recommendations, and an advocacy >plan based on the work of the forums. > >If you can help in any way, please get in touch with your regional contact >person as soon as you can. >