Monmouth County Clerk Hanlon Invitations High School College students to Enter Archives & History Day Photography Contest

(FREEHOLD, NJ) — Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is inviting all Monmouth County highschool college students to enter the County Clerk’s annual Archives & History Day Photography Contest. The contest theme, “Revolutionary Monmouth County,” enhances the featured exhibit chosen for this 12 months’s occasion in honor of America’s 250th birthday that focuses on life in Monmouth County throughout the Revolutionary War interval. The deadline is October 3, 2025.

“This year’s contest not only pays homage to Monmouth County’s rich history during the American Revolution, but it also coincides with our commemoration of America’s upcoming 250th birthday in 2026,” mentioned Clerk Hanlon. “This contest is a great way for our County’s talented high school students to join in the celebration of our nation’s Semiquincentennial.”

High faculty college students residing in Monmouth County and/or attending a college in Monmouth County are challenged to submit an unique coloration or black-and-white {photograph} capturing one of many many places all through Monmouth County important to the time interval of the American Revolution. Click here to view or obtain full contest guidelines and eligibility info.

The prime three winners can be awarded reward card prizes by Clerk Hanlon and acknowledged at Archives & History Day on Saturday, October 11, 2025, on the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.

Contest entries can be accepted by way of Friday, October 3, 2025, by way of e-mail to ClerkContest@co.monmouth.nj.us with the topic “2025 High School Photography Contest” and the picture connected.

Photo entries ought to be in JPG format with a decision of 300 dpi and a most file measurement of 20MB. All entries should embrace the coed’s title, grade, highschool, residence handle, cellphone quantity and e-mail handle. Additionally, the coed should embrace a quick description of what’s captured within the photograph and its significance to the Revolutionary War interval in Monmouth County.

Questions could also be directed by way of e-mail to ClerkContest@co.monmouth.nj.us. Resources about Monmouth County throughout the Revolutionary War interval can be found at MonmouthNJ250.org.

The Monmouth County Archives, which operates beneath the path of the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, preserves, organizes and gives entry to Monmouth County authorities information of putting up with historic worth which might be retained on a everlasting foundation. Located within the decrease stage of the Monmouth County Library’s headquarters in Manalapan, the Monmouth County Archives is open to the general public Monday by way of Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

The Office of the Monmouth County Clerk is comprised of 5 divisions dealing with property recordings, elections, archives, passports and information administration.  The County Clerk’s Office additionally gives resident, veteran and Gold Star Family identification playing cards to eligible county residents, administers oaths to notaries and public officers and performs marriage ceremony ceremonies. The Monmouth County Clerk is a constitutional and administrative officer elected to a five-year time period by the voters of Monmouth County. Christine Giordano Hanlon, Esq. was elected Monmouth County Clerk in November 2015 and was re-elected to a second time period in November 2020.