A Dedication to Preserving South Brunswick's History

When I set out to research South Brunswick history, preservation and restoration were not subjects I had concern for. My goal was very simple, find the history through documentation and living testimonies.

For the first four years I stayed buried in books, wills and deeds. As the information accumulated, I began to seek out the locations behind the stories to attempt to put the entire story together.

With encouragement from the township historian and the township itself, I started to graduate from researcher to preservationist, spurred on by my involvement in the preservation of the Van Dyke farm.

The search was no longer my lone goal; the preservation of items and locations became my passion. Preservation is a team effort.  One voice can light the fuse, but it takes a caring community and local government cooperation to succeed. Two things I thankfully have here in South Brunswick.

After applying for a historic roadside marker, I became aware of the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission located on Jersey Avenue in New Brunswick. The Commission is funded by the Freeholders of Middlesex County and serves as an educational vehicle steering residents through history by its use of preservation and education of adults and children using folklore, e-classrooms, arts and preserved historic locations such as the Cornelius Low home.