County awards County History Partnership grants to local historical organizations totaling multiple awards

The Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission presented County History Partnership Program grants during the commissioners’ meeting, awarding operating and special project support to several local historical societies and preservation organizations.

Caitlin Bundy, manager of the county’s Cultural and Heritage Commission, and administrative coordinator Robert Meyer announced recipients and amounts. Recipients and reported awards included: Friends of Abraham Stott’s House (South Bound Brook) — $8,260 for general operating support; Friends of the Jacobus Vander Veer House (Bedminster) — $20,415 for general operating support; Heritage Trail Association (Bridgewater) — $13,245 for general operating support; Van Harlingen Historical Society (Montgomery) — $5,500 for general operating support; Friends of the Kennedy‑Martinsville Farmstead (Bernards Township) — $8,330 in special project support; Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (special project) — $2,000; and the Ukrainian History and Education Center (special project) — amount listed as special project support (amount announced during the meeting was not specified in the transcript excerpt).

Representatives from recipient organizations accepted checks and thanked county staff for funding and technical support. Several organizations said the grants support ongoing preservation projects and public programs, including anniversary events and video projects.

The transcript records presentation of the awards and recipient remarks; no subsequent formal board vote or budget appropriation was recorded in the meeting transcript for these grants.