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Mission Statement: Historic Cold Spring Village is
a non-profit educational
institution established
primarily as an open-air living
history museum. Its purpose is
to function solely and
exclusively as an historical,
educational, artistic, and
literary foundation. This is
carried out by presenting,
conducting, and sponsoring
interpretive programs, displays,
publications, live performances,
films, traveling and loan
exhibits representative of the
Early American period in
history.
In addition, the exhibits,
collections, programs and craft
demonstrations present everyday
life as it occurred in a small
South Jersey farm village during
the nineteenth century. An
important part of the village’s
purpose is to research the
literature of Cape May County
history and, through
interpretation of this material,
preserve the cultural patterns
of early County settlers. A wide
variety of historical, literary
and artistic techniques are
utilized to present the
Village’s story to visitors
including authentically restored
buildings, active demonstrations
of appropriate trades and
crafts, formal exhibition of
collections, trained and
knowledgeable historically
clothed interpreters and special
educational programs to enhance
the concept of the Village.
The Village provides visitors
with an understanding of the
relevance of their cultural
heritage through a personal
encounter with the past. It
offers a perspective based on
historic preservation along with
the reenactment of appropriate
tasks, skills and behavior
characteristics of the 1800s. It
is the Board’s intent to
encourage the use of talents and
services to enrich the programs
of Historic Cold Spring Village
to further its educational and
literary purposes. The Village
aims to increase public
knowledge and recognition of
excellence attained by New
Jersey artists, scholars,
historians, scientists and
others engaged in artistic,
historical or cultural
activities. (Revised January 9,
2004) |
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