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Conference:

June 5 & 6, 2024

Jersey City

Welcome to the New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference

Connecting History by Road, Rail, & River

Closing Networking Event

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Location:
Hepburn Lawn

Exit the auditorium and step out on to the lawn for light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments as you network with fellow conference attendees.

(T-4) Loew’s Jersey Theatre Guided Tour

This Activity is Sponsored by: HMR Architects

June 6, 2024

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The Loew’s Jersey Theatre is one of five original “Wonder Theatres” built by the Loews Corporation and opened in 1929. Designed by Rapp & Rapp Architects in a Baroque/Rococo style, the 3,000-seat Loew’s Jersey Theatre continued in use as a movie theatre until closing in 1986. It was then purchased by a developer with plans to demolish the building. Public opposition and outcry resulted in the subsequent purchase of the theater by the City of Jersey City in 1993, whereupon it was re-opened and operated by the Friends of the Loew’s, a volunteer organization, for many years.

A comprehensive restoration/rehabilitation project is underway utilizing state and federal historic property tax credits in cooperation with the City, Devils Arena Entertainment and the Friends of the Loew’s. The rehabilitation effort will address exterior facades, interior finishes, building systems, infrastructure, and theater upgrades. Upon completion, the theater will offer a state-of-the-art venue for film, concerts and live shows.

Tour Leaders:

Kurt Leasure

Kurt Leasure

Kurt Leasure is an Associate and Project Manager with HMR Architects. He works primarily on the restoration and rehabilitation of historic buildings from the preparation of preservation planning documents through design and construction phase services. Kurt has a background as a restoration carpenter and has worked extensively on the repair and rehabilitation of barns and other timber-framed buildings. His work with HMR involves a wide variety of building types from nineteenth-century mills to monumental civic buildings. Currently, much of his work involves the treatment and restoration of historic masonry buildings. Kurt has an M.S. in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.
Eric Holtermann

Eric Holtermann

Eric Holtermann is a principal at HMR Architects in Princeton, NJ. He has worked on both new and historic projects throughout his career, with a particular interest in the integration of appropriate new design within historic contexts. Recent projects include work at the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Parsippany, Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, and new housing at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

A resident of Pennington since 1999, Mr. Holtermann worked closely with the Borough Council in 2011 to draft a Master Plan Element and subsequent Historic Preservation Ordinance. He currently serves as the chair of the Pennington Historic Preservation Commission.

HMR Architects

This Activity is Sponsored by: New Jersey Council for the Humanities

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: All

Hear closing remarks and the poster exhibit award announcement.

Presenters:

Carin Berkowitz

Carin Berkowitz

Carin Berkowitz is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH), an independent 501c3 nonprofit organization devoted to supporting and promoting the humanities across the state of New Jersey. She joined NJCH 2018 after having served for eight years as the Director of Historical Research at the Science History Institute, a museum, library, and center for scholarship in Philadelphia. Carin is a passionate advocate for the humanities within New Jersey and sees the public humanities as crucial for our democracy. She has served in governance or Board capacities within American Historical Association, the History of Science Society, ArtPride, and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Carin has a B.A. in English Literature from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in the history of science from Cornell University and has published extensively on the historical intersections of art, medicine, and science.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: All

Sara C. Bronin, Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, will provide an overview on recent policy initiatives of the ACHP, including three 2023 policy statements on housing, climate change and burial sites. Chair Bronin will also discuss her recently published report on the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, central to preservation policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels. In the report and in this talk, she will challenge the audience to engage with her federal agency and to think critically about how preservation should evolve in the years ahead.

AICP members can earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits as well as self-reported (SR) CM credits for many activities at this event. When CM credits are available, they are noted beneath the session title. More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at planning.org/cm. AICP Credits: CM | 1

Moderator:

Kate Marcopul

Kate Marcopul

Kate Marcopul is currently the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and the Manager of the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) which is responsible for the identification, protection, and preservation of historic and archaeological resources throughout the State of New Jersey. Kate oversees a 23-member staff whose responsibilities include administering the Certified Local Government program, the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, review and compliance under federal and state law, the federal historic tax credit program, survey and inventory, and preservation planning. Kate holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from Temple University, a B.A. in Anthropology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Public Manager. She is also currently a member of the board of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, represents the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection as an ex-officio board member of the NJ Historic Trust, and serves as an ex-officio member of the NJ Historical Commission.

Presenters:

Sara C. Bronin

Sara C. Bronin

Sara C. Bronin was confirmed by unanimous consent by the United States Senate in December 2022 to serve as the 12th chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. A Mexican American, she is the first person of color to serve in this position.

Prior to her confirmation, Chair Bronin spent her career as a professor and public servant. Her interdisciplinary research in the areas of property, land use, historic preservation, and energy has focused on how law and policy can foster more equitable, sustainable, well-designed, and connected places. She has published five books and treatises and dozens of articles, book chapters, and shorter works on these topics. She also founded the National Zoning Atlas, which aims to translate and standardize information about how zoning regulates housing in around 30,000 jurisdictions nationally.

While chairing the ACHP, she is on leave from her tenured position at Cornell University, where she serves as Professor in the College of Architecture Art & Planning, Professor in the Rubacha Department of Real Estate, an Associate Faculty Member of the Law School, and a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Field of Architecture. At Cornell, she founded and directs the Legal Constructs Lab, serves as a faculty fellow of the Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and is an affiliate of the Cornell Center for Social Sciences. She has also held visiting positions at the Yale School of Architecture and the University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

Among other nonprofit service, she has served as an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Sustainable Development Code, served on the board of Latinos in Heritage Conservation, and founded Desegregate Connecticut. In addition, she chaired Preservation Connecticut and led the nationally recognized efforts of the City of Hartford to draft and adopt a climate action plan, city plan, and zoning code overhaul. In addition, Chair Bronin has consulted for public and private entities, including on zoning reform, project construction, and litigation strategy.

Chair Bronin received a J.D. from Yale Law School, where she used her Harry S Truman Scholarship for Public Service. She received an M.Sc. in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She received a B.Arch. and B.A. in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin.

Chair Bronin is a seventh-generation Texan, born and raised in and around Houston. She is the daughter of a public-school teacher and civil engineer, and she grew up working in her grandparents’ Mexican restaurant.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: M/C

Explore Jersey City’s landmarks and historic zones on this guided bus tour! Jersey City is home to a multitude of historic resources within its five locally designated districts, historic overlays within redevelopment plans, and individual zones. Hosted by the City’s Planning Director and Principal Historic Preservation Specialist, participants will learn about Jersey City’s many different neighborhoods and how the City has managed its historic resources in the midst of a development wave. On this tour, you will have the opportunity to get out and explore both individual rehabilitation projects in the City’s historic districts and neighborhoods in Jersey City zoned to encourage preservation without local designation. We strongly recommend that you wear appropriate clothing & footwear and come ready with questions on how you can apply similar tactics in your own community.

Please note availability is limited, and the tour is subject to change. A conference ticket must be purchased in order to attend this tour.

AICP members can earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits as well as self-reported (SR) CM credits for many activities at this event. When CM credits are available, they are noted beneath the session title. More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at planning.org/cm. AICP Credits: CM | 3

Tour Leaders:

Maggie O’Neill

Maggie O’Neill

Maggie O’Neill currently serves as the Principal Historic Preservation Specialist in the Division of City Planning for the City of Jersey City. Prior to Jersey City, she worked for the City of Paterson and for the National Park Service. Maggie holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design. In their spare time, Maggie and her husband enjoy entertaining their dogs, Scojo and Lola, and rating and ranking hiking trails and mini golf courses on (the same) 5-component scale.
Tanya Marione

Tanya Marione

Tanya Marione currently serves as the Director of the Division of City Planning for the City of Jersey City and has held various positions within the Division for the last 16 years. Prior to joining the Division of City Planning, she was a Community Planner at Fairmount Housing Corporation in Jersey City where she oversaw the creation and implementation of their community-based plan. Tanya holds a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. When she isn’t planning, you can find her doing yard work in Jersey City with her wife, 3 kids, and 2 cats (the cats stay inside).

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Please check-in at the registration table in the Gilligan Student Union Building (GSUB) First Floor Lobby.

Breakfast will be served in the marketplace in the GSUB First Floor Lobby.

Please take a walk through the sponsor and exhibitor marketplace to meet with vendors and view the poster exhibit.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: All

Network and converse with leading women in the history and historic preservation fields over coffee and breakfast in the first-ever facilitated, informal session. All are welcome!

Moderator:

Dorothy P. Guzzo

Dorothy P. Guzzo

Dorothy P. Guzzo, is the former Executive Director for the New Jersey Historic Trust. The Trust provides matching grants for capital preservation projects and funds heritage tourism initiatives. Prior to the Trust, Ms. Guzzo served as the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. She was a member of the NJ Heritage Tourism Taskforce, founding member of the Crossroads of the American Revolution Association, served ex officio to the NJ Historical Commission and Main Street NJ Advisory Committee and is the former Chair of the Alice Paul Institute. She has held elected office and served on a local planning board and preservation commission.

Sessions Panelists:

Kate Marcopul

Kate Marcopul

Kate Marcopul is currently the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and the Manager of the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) which is responsible for the identification, protection, and preservation of historic and archaeological resources throughout the State of New Jersey. Kate oversees a 23-member staff whose responsibilities include administering the Certified Local Government program, the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, review and compliance under federal and state law, the federal historic tax credit program, survey and inventory, and preservation planning. Kate holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Anthropology from Temple University, a B.A. in Anthropology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Public Manager. She is also currently a member of the board of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, represents the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection as an ex-officio board member of the NJ Historic Trust, and serves as an ex-officio member of the NJ Historical Commission.
Bobbi Hornbeck

Bobbi Hornbeck

Bobbi Hornbeck is a native of Cape May County, NJ, with a passion for exploring the intersections of historical preservation, identity, and landscape use. Currently, she is a Teaching Specialist of Anthropology at Stockton University offering archaeological coursework and programming. She also serves as the Vice President of the Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society (CMCHGS), managing stewardship of their New Jersey State and National Historic Register listed Cresse-Holmes House (c. 1704/1830). Bobbi has more than a decade of experience in grant writing and project management and has been awarded a variety of research (archaeological and archival), historic preservation, and operational grants from county, state, and federal funding institutions.

As a landscape archaeologist working in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, she specializes in the dynamic ways humans express their membership within stratified identity groups by building entangled relationships with each other and the landscape. As an officer of the board for the CMCHGS, Bobbi specializes in the inclusive preservation of local histories and public accessibility.

Bobbi has integrated this cross-disciplinary experience into the development of high-impact learning opportunities for undergraduate students at Stockton University in laboratory, field, and archival settings. Through her programming, students learn about the importance of applying ethical standards and decolonizing frameworks to cultural resource management, the promotion of inclusive histories, and what studying the life-history of landscapes can tell us about the relationships between diverse cultural identities.
Kelly C. Ruffel

Kelly C. Ruffel

Kelly C. Ruffel, is the Director of the Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs for the County of Passaic, and serves as the Assistant County Administrator. In her role, she oversees all of Passaic County’s historic assets from administering program and preservation grants, capital improvement and planning projects, to the development and implementation of cultural and interpretive programming. She previously served as the Principal Historic Preservation Specialist for the City of Paterson, assisting in public preservation projects such as the development and implementation of design guidelines for the Downtown Commercial Historic District, landmark designations, and regulatory permitting review. She continues to serve as a commissioner on the City of Paterson Historic Preservation Commission and Verona Historic Preservation Commissioner, Executive Director to Preservation New Jersey, treasurer to the Society of Industrial Archeology Roebling Chapter, and Trustee on both the Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc., Friends of Dey Mansion, Inc., and the Hobart Manor Revitalization Committee. A New Jersey native, Ms. Ruffel holds her BA in History, BA in Anthropology, and an MA in History from William Paterson University.
Debbie Kelly

Debbie Kelly

Debbie Kelly has been on the Machestic Dragons team since spring of 2013, and just completed her first year as a board member. She is a 9-year breast cancer survivor. Her activities on behalf of the Machestics have included being on the Membership Committee, helping with public relations for the 2014 Paddle for Pink Dragon boat festival, and participating in the 2014 International Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Festival in Sarasota, Florida. Debbie is an historic preservation consultant whose work includes the creation of the New Jersey Women’s Heritage Trail. She also sits on the boards of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society and the New Jersey Historic Trust. She lives in historic Crosswicks village with her husband Brian, daughter Maeve and son Braden.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

This Activity is Sponsored by: Michael Calafati Architect, LLC

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: AIA CRM

The National Park Service’s Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and its sister agencies, the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) and the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS), have a rich history documenting historic sites and structures across the state of New Jersey. Now known as Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP), this session will provide an overview of HABS/HAER/HALS projects in New Jersey and vicinity and discuss the value of “Preservation through Documentation.” Recent work by HABS/HAER/HALS at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will demonstrate HDP’s use of state-of-the-art technology and laser scanning. These tools are utilized for comprehensive documentation of sites and are an integral part of the NPS’ preservation planning process. This session will also showcase HAER mitigation documentation projects in Jersey City and vicinity, providing a fascinating look at the changes along the Hudson riverfront and of other sites (and across the river at the High Line), demonstrating how HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is a vital resource for historical research and preservation planning.

Presenters:

Christopher H. Marston

Christopher H. Marston

Christopher H. Marston has been an architect with the National Park Service’s Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) since 1989 and has led HAER teams recording a variety of sites, from steel mills to parkways, railroads, canals, and bridges. He has served as a co-editor for three publications: Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Historic Covered Bridges (HAER, 2019), Covered Bridges and the Birth of American Engineering (HAER, 2015), and America’s National Park Roads and Parkways: Drawings from the Historic American Engineering Record (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004). He has presented on his work at HAER at a variety of professional conferences and serves as an active member of several national preservation organizations, including the Society for Industrial Archeology (Past President), Preserving the Historic Road (planning committee member for the Morristown, NJ, conference in 2000), and the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation. A graduate of the University of Virginia and Carnegie-Mellon University, Christopher worked for an architect in Hoboken, NJ, in 1987-88, before a HAER summer job documenting steel mills in Homestead, PA, changed his career path.
Gerald Weinstein

Gerald Weinstein

Gerald Weinstein has been documenting and restoring historic industry and engineering sites for over 40 years. Working mainly with industrial archeologists, he has photographed and written histories on scores of sites for HABS/HAER mitigation submissions in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. He has documented historic abandoned vessels in NY/NJ reaches for the US Army Corps of Engineers, completed photography and reports for several National Register nominations, and is currently involved with EPA Superfund projects. His firm, Archive of Industry, supplies high-quality images focused on industrial heritage for use in presentations and reports. In 2003, Gerry led a project to save the 1933 steam-powered Lighthouse Tender Lilac, which is now a museum ship moored at Hudson River Park. A longtime member of the Society of Industrial Archeology (SIA) and its Roebling Chapter, his family business has sponsored the SIA General Tools Award for excellence in the field of industrial archeology for 30 years. Gerry’s hobbies include restoring steam engines from NY/NJ vessels and power plants and building a large model railroad layout of the New York Central 1952 Hudson Division.
Justin Scalera

Justin Scalera

Justin Scalera is a photographer for the National Park Service’s Heritage Documentation Programs (HABS/HAER/HALS). He has been with the programs since 2018, first working as a summer intern, and then being brought on full time in 2020. Justin was born and raised in Watchung, New Jersey and has always had an affinity for the historic resources that surrounded him from a young age. In 2019, he graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in imaging arts and sciences. Justin took his passion for photography, combined it with his love of history, and followed a path all the way to a career with the Park Service. He has produced hundreds of photographic surveys of historic resources of all types across the continental United States and Hawaii. Most recently, Justin has been working alongside senior HDP photographer, Jarob Ortiz, to develop technical standards for the future incorporation of high resolution, born digital photography into the collection.

Michael Calafati Architect, LLC

This Activity is Sponsored by: Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: HPC M/C

Whether because of politics, misunderstanding, or basic lack of training, HPCs often find themselves at the center of Community-led battles concerning development. Learn from experts on how to proactively prepare for and respond to sticky situations. Ample time will be allotted for group discussion and problem solving.

Moderator:

Debbie Kelly

Debbie Kelly

Debbie Kelly has been on the Machestic Dragons team since spring of 2013, and just completed her first year as a board member. She is a 9-year breast cancer survivor. Her activities on behalf of the Machestics have included being on the Membership Committee, helping with public relations for the 2014 Paddle for Pink Dragon boat festival, and participating in the 2014 International Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Festival in Sarasota, Florida. Debbie is an historic preservation consultant whose work includes the creation of the New Jersey Women’s Heritage Trail. She also sits on the boards of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society and the New Jersey Historic Trust. She lives in historic Crosswicks village with her husband Brian, daughter Maeve and son Braden.

Presenters:

Brian Blazak

Brian Blazak

Brian Blazak is a historic preservation professional and Commissioner of the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), where his tenure since 2018 has included two terms as Chair. Prior to assuming his role as a commissioner, he supported the HPC’s work as a Historic Preservation Specialist within the Jersey City Department of City Planning. He is currently a Senior Preservationist with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, where he works with building owners and applicants to guide the rehabilitation and alteration of individual landmarks and properties within the City’s numerous historic districts. Brian holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the Pratt Institute.
Vincent Dominach , Jr.

Vincent Dominach

Jr.

Vince Dominach Jr. is currently the Economic Development Director for Franklin Township in Somerset County. For the past 35 years, Vince has held a variety of positions in local government including Community and Economic Development, Planning and Zoning and Municipal Management. For ten years, he was the Secretary and staff person for the Newton Historic Preservation Commission in Sussex County during which they obtained CLG status and successfully applied for numerous grants from SHPO. For the last 18 years, he has been the staff liaison for the Franklin Historic Preservation Commission during which time the Commission also obtained CLG status.
Dorothy P. Guzzo

Dorothy P. Guzzo

Dorothy P. Guzzo, is the former Executive Director for the New Jersey Historic Trust. The Trust provides matching grants for capital preservation projects and funds heritage tourism initiatives. Prior to the Trust, Ms. Guzzo served as the NJ Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. She was a member of the NJ Heritage Tourism Taskforce, founding member of the Crossroads of the American Revolution Association, served ex officio to the NJ Historical Commission and Main Street NJ Advisory Committee and is the former Chair of the Alice Paul Institute. She has held elected office and served on a local planning board and preservation commission.

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: CRM H M/C

The State of New Jersey has a rich LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) history, yet the numerous historic sites associated with these places, events, and people are often not recognized or preserved. Throughout the country, the historic preservation profession is striving to weave more of these important threads into our cultural narrative. This session highlights the 2023 Jersey City local designation of the Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza House, the first LGBTQ designated site in New Jersey. Panelists will discuss Venus’ story, explore ballroom culture, and investigate the challenges and opportunities in identifying and commemorating LGBTQ site-based resources more widely.

Moderator:

Ken Lustbader

Ken Lustbader

Ken Lustbader is a co-founder and co-director of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, an award-winning cultural heritage initiative and educational resource that is documenting and memorializing LGBTQ site-based history in New York City. For over 30 years, he has been national leader in issues related to LGBTQ history, documentation, and historic preservation. His interest in this field of inquiry began in graduate school when, in 1993, he authored “Landscape of Liberation: Preserving Lesbian and Gay History in Greenwich Village.” In 2016, Ken was part of the team that led advocacy efforts for the designation of Stonewall National Monument. In 2018, Ken was the guest editor of LGBTQ Heritage, issue 8.2, for Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, published by the University of Pennsylvania. Between 2007 and 2015, he served as Historic Preservation Program Officer at the J.M. Kaplan Fund where he was responsible for developing and implementing U.S. and international grant initiatives. Prior to that, he was consultant to the Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund, a coalition of five preservation organizations that was formed in response to the September 11 attacks. Between 1994 and 2002, he was the Director of the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Program. Ken holds a B.A. in Economics from Vassar College and M.S. in Historic Preservation from Columbia University.

Presenters:

Daniella Carter

Daniella Carter

Daniella Carter is a dedicated LGBTQ+ youth advocate, serving as Director, Producer, and Creative Producer. She’s spoken at TED Talks Love, TEDxABQ, and TEDxMidAtlantic. Daniella appeared in a Puma campaign alongside Cara Delevingne and addressed youth homelessness at the Human Rights Campaign’s “Time to Thrive Conference.” She’s been featured oh the Trans 100 list, attended the Obama White House’s Annual Emerging Leader’s Day, and appeared on MSNBC, Good Morning American, and more. She initiated projects to amplify trans youth issues, collaborating with Miss Universe and Laverne Cox. Daniella participated in a groundbreaking ADCOLOR panel on LGBTQ inclusion, and she co-directed a series for GLAAD with Gilead Sciences Compass grant program. She directed Self Magazine’s “Let Them Play” series and is featured in the documentary “Kokomocity” which is currently available for streaming on major platforms. She launched ‘Daniella’s Guestbook,’ spotlighting Black creators for opportunities in advertising and creative industries. In August 2022, she produced a short film for the DVOF festival and Chelsea Film Festival’s 10th anniversary. Mrs. Carter is currently working on her directorial debut feature film that focuses on the trans experience growing up in the Midwest and navigating the current political climate.
Michael Roberson

Michael Roberson

Michael Roberson is a public health practitioner, advocate, activist, artist, curator, and leader within the LGBTQ community. He is the co-creator of the nation’s only Black Gay Research group and National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The New School University/Lang College NYC and Union Theological Seminary NYC. He is an international art and politics consultant in addition to being a member of the international sound art collective entitled “Ultra-red.” Michael is a scholar-in-residence for the Center for Race, Religion, and Economic Democracy, as well as recent TED Media Resident, where he performed a global TED talk about the underground Black/Latinx House/ball ballroom community, entitled “The enduring legacy of ballroom”. For Black History Month 2021, Michael co-authored an article in Time Magazine titled “Why Voguing and the Ballroom Scene Matter Now More than Ever.” Michael also co-created a “Respect in The Workplace” curriculum and training for Vice Media and trained all of Vice’s staff in their Brooklyn offices and Los Angeles offices. In addition, Michael served as a cultural consultant for the Pose FX television show. Additionally, he was a public health advisor and community engagement specialist for the NYC COVID-19 contract tracing initiative. Lastly, Michael is both the new Senior Editor of the online international publication Arts Everywhere Ballroom Freedom School section as well as the Director of the Invoking the Pause Climate Challenge National Cohort for the San Francisco based Clean Energy Leadership Institute.

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: AR CRM

This session will discuss Urban Archaeology as seen through the work and collections of the NYC Archaeological Repository: The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center. The three talks will provide an overview for the public and professionals about how and why Urban Archaeology happens in New York City, the mission and work of the NYC Archaeological Repository, which is managed by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, and provide a few specific project examples about what has been recently uncovered. It will also draw upon some of the highlights of the award-winning book, Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York.

Moderator:

Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews is a historical archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Montclair State University. His work is focused on the archaeology and history of marginalized and racialized communities in North America with a focus on the mid-Atlantic region. He is the author and editor of several books including The Archaeology of American Capitalism and The Archaeology of Race in the Northeast. His most recent book, A Struggle for Heritage: Archaeology and Civil Rights in a Long Island Community, examines how conflicting histories reinforce inequalities in both local communities and professional heritage work.

Presenters:

Jessica Striebel MacLean

Jessica Striebel MacLean

Jessica Striebel MacLean is an Urban Archaeologist with the New York City Landmarks Commission and the NYC Archaeological Repository that is responsible for the care of archaeological collections excavated in the city. An experienced field archaeologist and museum specialist, Jessica’s work has focused on the intersection of archaeology, community engagement, and public interpretation in New England, New York City, and Montserrat, West Indies. Committed to the Repository’s mission to render its collections digitally accessible to researchers and the public, she is especially interested in the ways digital humanities and heritage can bridge the gaps between academic research, cultural resource management, and urban communities.
Amanda Sutphin

Amanda Sutphin

Amanda Sutphin is an Urban Archaeologist and serves as the Director of Archaeology at the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, the largest municipal preservation agency in the nation. Amanda oversees the department which reviews proposed subsurface work in New York City subject to environmental review and, for some sites, Landmarks Law, and then oversees any ensuring archaeology. She created and manages the NYC Archaeological Repository: The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center which curates about 1,000,0000 artifacts to make them accessible through nyc.gov/archaeology and to scholars by appointment. She has more than two decades of professional experience protecting the city’s archaeological resources and is co-author of the award-winning book Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York.
Jean Howson

Jean Howson

Jean Howson is a Principal Archaeologist at NV5, a nationwide engineering and architectural consulting company with a Cultural Resources Group in Parsippany, NJ. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from NYU, and her research ranges from Caribbean plantation sites to rural New Jersey taverns, but she has special expertise in urban archaeology. Howson helped plan and direct some of the largest archaeological projects to date in both Jersey City and Newark and worked for several years with the scientific team at Howard University on the analysis of the African Burial Ground in New York. Her current projects include analysis of the Corlears Hook Park Site in lower Manhattan and development of a collections inventory and archaeological overview for Galways Plantation, Montserrat, for the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery.

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

This Activity is Sponsored by: Hunter Research, Inc.

June 6, 2024

Time: -

Audience: AR H M/C NP

Long before railroads became a viable transportation option, the completion of the Morris Canal gave New Jersey’s first interstate transportation system. Iron-making settlements in the New Jersey Highlands became industrial towns and, with delivery of Pennsylvania anthracite coal, coastal towns became industrial cities. Today, the Canal Society of New Jersey is working with communities, organizations, and agencies like the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to create a Morris Canal Greenway that will help preserve the remains of the canal by creating a statewide history/recreation corridor. In the last 10 years the Morris Canal Greenway has grown from a grassroots effort to a statewide project that is now in the planning documents of Warren, Passaic counties, Jersey City, and many communities across the state. In this presentation we will share the things that have been accomplished so far and discuss the challenges that still lie ahead in keeping the story and the remains of the canal relevant in the 21st century.

AICP members can earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits as well as self-reported (SR) CM credits for many activities at this event. When CM credits are available, they are noted beneath the session title. More information about AICP’s CM program can be found at planning.org/cm. AICP Credits: CM | 1.25

Presenters:

Joe Macasek

Joe Macasek

Joe Macasek is President of the Canal Society of New Jersey, former President of the Roebling Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology, on the Morris County Heritage Commission, and is a Friends of Historic Speedwell board member. He is the author of the Guide to the Morris Canal in Morris County. He has offered a regular schedule of Industrial Heritage Walks as a program of the Morris County Park Commission. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in design from the Pratt Institute and is a self-employed graphic designer.
Ted Ritter

Ted Ritter

Ted Ritter is the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s External Affairs Manager. He represents the NJTPA at official meetings, conferences, and special events; develops creative videos and presentations; and manages innovative, award-winning public engagement projects. Ritter joined the NJTPA after a career as a radio news anchor, writer, and reporter. He earned a Master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Niagara University.
Margaret M. Hickey

Margaret M. Hickey

Margaret M. Hickey, AIA, serves as the Principal Historic Preservation Specialist for the firm of Connolly & Hickey Historical Architects and is responsible for ensuring projects comply with the Standards. Margaret holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Margaret has prepared numerous National Register Nominations, Historic Preservation Plans, Historic Structure Reports, and design and contract documents for restoration and rehabilitation for a variety of building types. Margaret, along with her partner Thomas Connolly, AIA, have a strong affinity for the preservation and adaptive reuse of industrial and transportation-related historic resources having worked on a number of Morris Canal-related sites, mills, and train stations since the creation of their firm over 20 years ago. Margaret is managing the CSNJs multi-year Morris Canal Register Nomination Expansion Project.

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Welcome to the New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference

Connecting History by Road, Rail, & River

Closing Networking Event

(T-4) Loew’s Jersey Theatre Guided Tour

Tour Leaders:

Kurt Leasure

Eric Holtermann

HMR Architects

Presenters:

Carin Berkowitz

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

Moderator:

Kate Marcopul

Presenters:

Sara C. Bronin

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

Tour Leaders:

Maggie O’Neill

Tanya Marione

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

Moderator:

Dorothy P. Guzzo

Sessions Panelists:

Kate Marcopul

Bobbi Hornbeck

Kelly C. Ruffel

Debbie Kelly

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

Presenters:

Christopher H. Marston

Gerald Weinstein

Justin Scalera

Michael Calafati Architect, LLC

Moderator:

Debbie Kelly

Presenters:

Brian Blazak

Vincent Dominach

Jr.

Dorothy P. Guzzo

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

Moderator:

Ken Lustbader

Presenters:

Daniella Carter

Michael Roberson

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

Moderator:

Chris Matthews

Presenters:

Jessica Striebel MacLean

Amanda Sutphin

Jean Howson

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, and Blader

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Joe Macasek

Ted Ritter

Margaret M. Hickey

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