Statement of Mission
The mission of the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission is dedicated to the development and promotion of public interest in the arts and history of local and county cultural traditions.

2008 Regrant Program documents are now available! - DOWNLOAD HERE!

Cumberland County Cultural Plan - DOWNLOAD PDF HERE!
In August of 2004, the South Jersey Economic Development District, in cooperation with the Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission, retained Nancy Moses, Planning & Development Consultant and Dr. Thomas A. Reiner to develop a Cultural Plan for the County. Its primary goal is to use cultural and heritage resources to strengthen the County's economic base, providing jobs for current residents, attracting new ones, and adding new enterprises. Secondary goals are to improve the quality of life for all those in the County, and to build the capacity of the cultural/heritage sector. This Plan will guide the Cultural & Heritage Commission's work program over the coming months and years, and implementation of the recommendations contained therein is considered a high priority.

Special Report: Oberlin Smith
An inventor, industrialist, and mechanical engineer, Oberlin Smith founded the Ferracute Machine Company, manufacturers of metal working presses for cutting, punching, forming and stamping metal. The holder of 70 patents, he was the consummate tinkerer, who invented or improved die presses, can-making devices, looms, locks, a malted milk mixer, a garage door opener, a device to automatically extract eggs from boiling water at a pre-set cooking time, and even an early predecessor of modern magnetic recording machines.
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