photo courtesy of Denise Pierce Lima
December 27,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Hackensack NJ, the Bergen County Historical Society proposes that moving forward in the 21st Century, a new way of thinking must exist in New Jersey when dealing with the threat facing historic structures….the very structures that define who we are, whether they were built in the 18th century to the 20th century.
One example may for officials on the County or State level to look to a state like Virginia. which has an interesting program, Here is the report, while lengthy it shows the benefits of their plan which provides economic tax incentives that homeowners can or private small businesses can take advantage of to help in the restoration and maintenance of historic properties.
https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/VCU_Historic%20Tax%20Credit%20Report_FINAL_21-1-2014.pdf
There does seem to be a distinctive effort from certain sectors of our society to wipe out the past.
History is the study of the past as it is described in written documents. Events occurring before written record are considered prehistory. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians.
History is what makes you who you are now .
