Historic Happenings Blog

Asbury Heroes Awards Dinner Asbury Heroes Award Dinner will be held  October 10th, 2019  from 6pm to 9pm at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant. Tickets can be purchased at Heaven Art & Antiques or by clicking the link below. Tickets can also be purchased at the Stephen Crane House, 508 Fourth Avenue, on Sundays between noon and 2 pm (cash or check only). This Year's Honorees: Tom & Regina Hayes -  The Historic Preservation Award Charlie & Pam Horner -  The Distinguish Historian Award Bob Stewart -  The Historic Stewardship Award Don McLain -  The Community Service Award Click here to buy Tickets For more details,  click here .

Friday, May 10 – Union County Westfield Historical Society’s 51st Annual Dinner honoring Carey Golden and Jack Panosh with entertainment by the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo Westfield, NJ  -- On Friday, May 10 th , 2019 the Westfield Historical Society will have its  51st Annual Dinner at the Echo Lake Country Club. The annual general membership meeting will start at 5:30 pm, and social/cocktail hour will begin at 6:00pm. Entertainment will be provided by the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo.      The Society is proud to announce the President and Trustee Award Recipients for 2019 which will be conferred during the Annual Dinner event: Carey Golden – 2019 Trustees’ Award            Carey Golden has served on the Trustee Board of the Westfield Historical Society since 2015, first as Chairperson for the Volunteers Committee, and currently as Curator for the Society's Archives. She is responsible for organizing and...

NEW JERSEY STUDIES ACADEMIC ALLIANCE AUTHORS’ AWARDS PROGRAM ~ 2019 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS by Deborah Mercer February 25 to April 30, 2019 The New Jersey authors’ awards were instituted in 1994 to encourage and celebrate books about New Jersey. Awards are considered for works in five, non-fiction categories:         edited works                 popular                scholarly                reference                reproduction of primary resources All works nominated should provide a new understanding of New Jersey’s history and culture, demonstrate evidence of original research in the application of New Jersey resources and/or reveal new insi...

Reserve now for the Old Barracks Beulah Oliphant Award Presentation, below.