Project Description
UCHS 2024 Award Luncheon Gallery
Date: 2024
Location: Cranford, NJ
Dr. Richard Veit (Monmouth University) and Dr. Jonathan Mercantini (Kean University).
Members, partners, and guests gathered to celebrate local history and scholarship. Highlights are captured below.
Photo Gallery

Mercantini (Kean University). Pictured L to R: Charles Shallcross (UCHS Vice President),
John Prescott (Union County Cultural & Heritage), Joanne Rajoppi (UCHS President),
Dr. Mercantini, and Dr. Veit.

Frequently Asked Questions
- Who were the featured speakers at the 2024 Award Luncheon?
- Dr. Richard Veit (Monmouth University) and Dr. Jonathan Mercantini (Kean University).
- Where can I read more about the luncheon?
- See Newsletter Issue #176 (May–June 2024).


Our longtime friend and Society Treasurer, Bill Frolich, sadly passed away on September 30th 2021. He was 101 years old, a 45-year member of UCHS, and the writer/editor of our Newsletter. Bill and his extraordinary knowledge of Union County history will be greatly missed.