Many of the state agencies involved in history have been moved into one department. Open Space legislation has provided funding for the New Jersey Historic Trust for the next ten years. There is interest in rehabilitating our history infrastructure to provide the raw material for a much improved heritage tourism potential. But that's not all - The Division of Archives and Records Management has a new expanded facility and staff, which will enable it to increase its hours and service. The State Museum will move forward into the future administered by a new policy-making board.
Plans are underway to require better preparation for teachers of New Jersey history in our schools.
Private non-profit history organizations in New Jersey have been actively working on raising their endowments and operating support, adding qualified staff, as well as improving their interpretation and programming. Statewide New Jersey has many organizations and agencies concerned with history. In the private sector are the New Jersey Historical Society, the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey, Preservation New Jersey, the New Jersey Association of Museums and a myriad of history museums, societies, sites, and institutions of higher learning. In addition to these organizations devoted to history, there are many whose mission relates to history, such as the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the Office of Travel and Tourism, New Jersey Network, and school and local libraries. Our goal is to bring greater coordination of and support for history activities.