New Strategic Plan for Gloucester County NJ Historical Society Moving Forward
For the past six months, we have been working with the Gloucester County Historical Society in Woodbury, NJ, on their first ever Strategic Plan. Funded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, this 10-month long project includes the traditional research tasks to create a Strategic Plan. We have already completed a Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Obstacles (SWOO) workshop and a Findings Report from an online stakeholder.
survey. The last research task is a visioning and goal-setting workshop...
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Spanish Translation of Camden Heritage Tourism Touch Screen Display Wall
The effort is underway to complete the Spanish Translation of the City of Camden Heritage Tourism Interactive Touch Screen Display Wall. The history content on the display wall has been installed in the elevator lobby of City Hall Camden since August 2021. This is the final task for this award-winning project. Translating the history content into Spanish is critical as more than half of Camden’s population speaks Spanish at home, and we wanted to ensure that local residents...
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Paterson History Kiosk Moving Towards Completion.
For the last year, we have been working with the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson on an interactive digital display table about the People of Paterson that will provide bios of historically or culturally significant Patersonians. The kiosk will also highlight some of the many immigrant communities and historic events that have defined Paterson. The Kiosk will be installed at the Paterson Museum in late 2024. The Partnership is the official nonprofit partner of the Paterson Great Falls National...
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Revolving Loan Fund Project Research in Philadelphia Continues
Work is progressing towards the creation of a new Revolving Loan Fund Program for owners of historic homes needing exterior repairs of their homes. We are honored to be chairing this new committee of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
The new Revolving Loan Fund for exterior repair will target the City of Philadelphia and National Register designated historic homes and will start as a pilot project in one neighborhood.
This loan fund will be called the Julia...
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Winner of Preservation Education Award from Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
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We were delighted to learn that our three-year project for the City of Camden Office of the Municipal Clerk won the 2024 Preservation Education Award from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia for the City of Camden Heritage Tourism Interactive Touchscreen Display Wall. The award was presented at a gala event on June 5, 2024, at Vie on North Broad Street, a special event venue. Learn more about the annual awards.
The City of Camden Heritage Tourism Interactive...
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