The Chesterfield Township Historical Society
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the Chesterfield
Township Historical Society is to bring together those people interested
in history, especially the history of our township. Understanding
the history of our township is basic to our democratic way of life, gives
us a better understanding of our state and nation, and helps us better to
appreciate our American heritage.
The Society's major function will
be to discover and collect any material which may help to establish or
illustrate the history of our township; its exploration, settlement,
development and activities in peace and war; its progress in population,
wealth, education, arts, science, agriculture, manufactures, trade and
transportation. It will collect printed material such as histories,
genealogies, biographies, descriptions, gazetteers, directories,
newspapers, pamphlets, catalogues, circulars, handbills, programs, and
posters; manuscript material such as letters, diaries, journals,
memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts,
surveys and field books; and preserve materials such as pictures,
photographs, paintings, scenes, aboriginal relics, and material objects
illustrative of life, conditions, events, and activities of the past or
present.
The Society will provide for the
preservation of such material and for its accessibility, as far as may be
feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it; cooperate with officials
in insuring the preservation and accessibility of the records and archives
of the township and its environs; and insure the preservation of historic
buildings, monuments and markers.
The Society will disseminate
historical information and arouse interest in the past by publishing
historical material in the newspapers or otherwise; by holding meetings
with pageants, addresses, lectures, papers, and discussion; by marking
historic buildings, sites and trails; and by using the media of radio and
television to awaken public interest.
The Society will cooperate with
the New Jersey Historical Society and the Burlington County Historical
Society to collect and preserve materials of state-wide significance so
that these materials can be made available to students and scholars.
