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2024 Bergen County History Grant Funding Program

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Hackensack NJ, the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, announces the 2024 Bergen County History Grant Funding Program. The 2024 grant cycle is for history projects or programs taking place from January 1 through December 31, 2024. All Bergen County non-profit history organizations and other non-profits that present Bergen County-based history programs are invited to apply. Municipalities and libraries interested in presenting history-focused programs are also invited to apply.

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Commemorating Bergen County’s 250th Anniversary!

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Hackensack NJ, County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of Commissioners, and the County Parks Department announce the Revolutionary War Roundtable Speaker Series, a free lecture series that is the first of planned events by the Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs to commemorate Bergen County’s 250th anniversary. The first lecture in the series will take place on Wednesday, September 13th at 7pm in the One Bergen County Plaza 4th Floor Learning Center in Hackensack, NJ.

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BERGEN COUNTY 2022 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

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Hackensack NJ, the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards. Each May, in honor of National Historic Preservation Month, the Historic Preservation Awards are presented to properties, people, and organizations that have made a difference in preserving Bergen County’s long history. The Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs (DCHA) and the Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board coordinate the selection effort.

Since 1980, almost 300 Preservation Awards have been presented. Bergen County’s Historic Preservation Awards have seven available categories:

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