County of Somerset
Location: Somerville
Website: https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/
Grant Round: 2024 Round 1
Award: Incubation / $5,000
Purpose: To support the development of a plan for the preservation of a collection of pre-1804 records related to slave ownership.
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