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Email: 2016 NEW JERSEY FORUM Changing Attitudes Towards Preserving History and the Environment: A Forum Inspired by the National Park Service Centennial November 18-19, 2016

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ



SAVE THE DATE! The 2016 NEW JERSEY FORUM will take place November 18th & 19th at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown! This year’s event will celebrate the National Park Service (NPS) centennial and the state’s unique environmental history, in addition to other aspects of New Jersey’s rich and diverse history! Directions and Arrival Details



Friday, November 18, 2016

Morristown National Historical Park's Washington's Headquarter Museum



GPS address:

30 Washington Place

Morristown, NJ 07960



You will be directed to the parking areas once you arrive. If you are taking a tour please arrive a ½ hour ahead of your scheduled tour time.



Saturday, November 19, 2016

College of Saint Elizabeth

Registration opens 8:30

Exhibitors arrive 7:30



The event will take place in the Annunciation Center. You will be directed to the parking areas once you arrive.



GPS address:

2 Convent Road

Morristown, NJ 07960-6989



Driving Directions

College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown National Historical Park's Washington's Headquarter Museum30 Washington PlaceMorristown, NJ 07960You will be directed to the parking areas once you arrive. If you are taking a tour please arrive a ½ hour ahead of your scheduled tour time.College of Saint ElizabethRegistration opens 8:30Exhibitors arrive 7:30The event will take place in the Annunciation Center. You will be directed to the parking areas once you arrive.2 Convent RoadMorristown, NJ 07960-6989 Registration Fees

November 18, 2016: Tour, reception, and talk at the Morristown National Historical Park - $30

November 19, 2016: Forum at The College of Saint Elizabeth - $45

November 18-19, 2016: Tour, reception, talk, and conference - $65 REGISTRATION Take advantage of great room rates of $99.00 on Friday and Saturday nights at the Madison Hotel. For more information contact the hotel at and 1-800-526-0729. Mention that you are attending the Historical Commission’s conference to receive the special rate. NOTE: Please use the code NJFORUM 2016 CSE when booking. Pulitzer Prize Winning Author DAN FAGIN Announced As 2016 NJ Forum Keynote! The New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC) is thrilled to announce that New York Times-bestselling author DAN FAGIN will be the 2016 New Jersey Forum keynote speaker on November 19! Among other honors, Mr. Fagin won the Pulitzer Prize for his work, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation. Dan Fagin is also a science journalism professor at New York University (NYU). Before joining the NYU faculty in 2005, Dan was the environmental writer at Newsday for 14 years, during which time he was twice a principal member of reporting teams that were Pulitzer finalists. He has also won both of the best-known science journalism prizes in the United States: the Science Journalism Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Science in Society Award of the National Association of Science Writers. Praise for Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation:

“Surely a new classic of science reporting.” -- The New York Times

“Fascinating…a gripping environmental thriller.” -- Kirkus Reviews

“Unstoppable reading.” --The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A complex tale of powerful industry, local politics, water rights, epidemiology, public health and cancer in a gripping, page-turning environmental thriller.” – NPR Space will be limited so register today! Two Great Tours of Morristown National History Park Slated For November 18th! As part of the 2016 New Jersey Forum, the NJHC is proud to announce that two exciting tours of historic Morristown National Historic Park (NHP) will take place on Friday, November 18th: Drive-By History Tour

(2 pm – 2 ¾ hours) Sit back and relax as park ranger and historian Eric Olsen takes you on a bus tour through Morristown, Jockey Hollow and the surrounding area. Learn about the Revolutionary War encampments, the summer homes of New York millionaires, the history of Morristown National Historical Park, even the interstate highway system. Hear tales of farmers, soldiers, generals, Loyalists, CCC boys and park rangers who lived, worked and died just outside the window of your bus. Meeting Location:

Morristown NHP’s Washington’s Headquarters

30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960. Parking will be available in the large, lower parking lot on Washington Place. The tour bus will leave from there. That’s at Morristown? Curatorial Behind-The-Scenes Tour

(3:45 pm & 4:45 pm – 45 mins.) PLEASE NOTE: Curatorial Behind-The-Scenes Tours SOLD OUT Embark on a journey with Morristown NHP’s Chief of Cultural Resources Dr. Jude Pfister to see sights that few get to see. While less than 1% of Morristown NHP’s collection is on exhibit, the storage areas, off limits to visitors, contain the remaining 99% of the park's collection. This rare opportunity will allow forum guests to see and hear about how the park deals with storage issues, collection policies; and other insider topics that rarely are discussed. Finally, there will certainly be a handful of artifacts available for viewing which will cause guests to say, “Hmmm, Morristown has that?” Group Size:

Each group is strictly limited to 12 people. Meeting Location:

Morristown NHP’s Washington’s Headquarters

30 Washington Place

Morristown, NJ 07960. Park in the large, lower parking lot on Washington Place, and then walk up the hill on the pedestrian path to the front door of the museum. The tour will start in the main entry hall of the museum. Please allow yourself plenty of time to arrive at the meeting point. Individuals with accessibility issues, please park in the small, upper parking lot near the museum’s front door, or parallel-park up the hill on the street, near the front of the museum. Reception and Ford Mansion Open House Tour to Follow (5 pm)

Sponsored by the Washington Association of New Jersey, the reception will feature a presentation by award-winning author and historian James J. Gigantino II. Topic: William Livingston and the Revolutionary Environment in New Jersey. Moderated Panel Topics on November 19th Include:

The Environment and the American Revolution

Cultures of Outdoor Leisure: Park Development in New Jersey

Business and the Environment

Newark

Greenlands Forever: Preserving Parks and the Natural World in Urban Settings

Landscape Shaping History

National Park "Planning": Past, Present, Future

Social History 2016 NJ Forum Plenary Speakers

2016 NJ Forum Moderator Bios

2016 NJ Forum Speaker Bios

2016 NJ Forum Award Winners

Agenda and Schedule NJHC is extremely grateful for the support of the 2016 New Jersey Forum Co-Sponsors: New Jersey State Archives; New Jersey State Museum; New Jersey Historic Preservation Office; New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry; Morristown National Historical Park; Morris County Tourism Bureau; Washington Association of New Jersey; and State Shuttle.