Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission

"The mission of the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission is to promote interest and participation in, and understanding of, local history, culture and arts."

Description:
The Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission is the officially recognized county agency for arts and heritage in Hunterdon County. As such, the commission not only initiates programming, but also manages the re-grant programs of the New Jersey Historical Commission and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in Hunterdon County. It is an entity of county government, and its operations are supported by funding from the Board of Chosen Freeholders supplemented by state grants.

History:
The Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission is a county body that the Board of Chosen Freeholders created by resolution according to State Statute on January 1, 1971. Its responsibilities include the "development of programs to promote interest and participation in and understanding of local history, arts, cultural values and goals of the community and state by working directly with arts and historical organizations, schools, religious organizations, service clubs, municipal governments and other interested groups and individuals."

Contact person: Donna Jenssen, Commission Secretary, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (908) 788-1259

Address:

3 Chorister Place (PO Box 2900) Flemington, NJ 08822-2900 (See a map)

Web Site: http://co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/c&h

Last updated on October 6, 2009