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[DPowell]

I am making an appeal to those interested in Bergen County History and asking you to consider making a donation and / or joining with a paid membership before the end of December.
We have over 4,000 objects not including our library collections that require conservation.
We strive to preserve these objects and that they survive for present and future generations to appreciate.
See link below to PayPal -- if you're available.

Thank you!
Deborah Powell
BCHS President

http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/BCHSFund.html

[DPowell]

This important piece will cost $1,800 to restore.

This item was in the house at the time of the April flood and the dehumidification that took place afterwards. Though it was above flood waters, the Memorial piece became dried out during the period the State heated and dried the house out -- without the benefit of a conservator.



South Parlor at the Steuben House
Above the Hackensack Valley Sideboard is a Washington Memorial (1809) of painted miniatures on a background of silk-floss embroidery. Inset portraits thought to be painted by John Trumbull.
Bergen Dutch ladder-back chairs surrounding three-piece Hepplewhite dining table on Jacquard woven carpet, (probably NJ).
Note: The way the Steuben House looked at one time.



View a sampling of the BCHS museum collections:
http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/BCHScollectionsRV.html
Also research about the artifacts available.