South Brunswick|Local Event
Kingston Historical Society Spring Talk: Carrie Fellows on "Crossroads of the American Revolution"
Event Details
Kingston Historical Society welcomes Carrie Fellows, Executive Director of New Jersey’s Crossroads of the American Revolution Association.
Crossroads of the American Revolution Association was founded in 2002 as the only state-wide non-profit organization established to offer a forum for new citizen initiatives on education, historical interpretation, site use and heritage tourism, and to raise popular appreciation of the historical significance of the American Revolution in New Jersey.
Congress established the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in 2006. The Association was designated as the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.
Free, and all are welcome, registration not required. However, to attend using Zoom, you must register at https://khsnj.org/talk
About the speaker:
Carrie Fellows brings thirty years’ experience working primarily in government and nonprofit museums. She was an active participant in Crossroads of the American Revolution's visioning process following the 2002 National Heritage Area Feasibility Study. An active member of living history and museum organizations for more than 30 years, she has an international network of colleagues working in museums and related fields.
Fellows most recently served as Director of the Hunterdon County (NJ) Department of Planning & Land Use and as Executive Director of Hunterdon’s Cultural & Heritage Commission, with previous experience as curator, educator, and director in small and midsized history museums. Her work as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) and the Morris County Tourism Bureau led her to form personal and professional relationships with staff and leadership in museums, historic sites, and agencies all over the United States and Canada, and directly contributed to opportunities to help sites create meaningful, impactful programming. Fellows has presented to a variety of public and professional audiences on topics such as creating historic site costume standards; managing museums, collections, and volunteers; and women’s clothing, tasks and roles in 18th and early 19th century civilian and military life.