Members of The Lincoln Association of Jersey City are participating in the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The start of the formal ceremonies will be in 2011 and continue to 2015. Unlike the American evolution, no military battles were fought here, but there were many conflicts between Abolitionists and Pro-Slavery citizens.The website for the NJCWHA is www.njcwha.com.                                                                    ****************    The website of the official committee to commemorate the star of the Civil War is www.njcivilwar150.org. There you can order a copy of the book "New Jersey Goes To War" to read the brief biographies of 149 New Jersey Citizens (and one New Jersey horse) whose lives were changed dramatically by the conflict.                                                                    ****************  Here in Jersey City, there is even more to celebrate as a community. The year 2010 will mark the 350th anniversary of the first permanent settlement in what is now Jersey City. To celebrate this, Saturday October 9, 2010, has been designated as "Come Home To History" day. There wil be speakers and displays of Hudson County's history, and especially that of the originl ownship of Bergen, from 11 am to 6 pm, at the Hudson County Community College Culinary Institute Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street, Jersey City, New Jersey.  Sponsors are Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive; Hudson County Board of ChosenFreeholders; Hudson County Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development; Hudson County Community College; and Hudson County History Advocates (HCHA), which include the Hudson County Genealogical Society, Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery, Jersey City Free Public Library, New Jersey City State University, Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy, and Embankment Preservation Coalition.                                                                    **************** Members of the Association have petitioned Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise and Jersey City Mayor Jeremiah Healy to mark the original route of the Lincoln Highway as it traversed the County and City. More information is available at the Lincoln Highway website at www.lincolnhigwayassoc.org. The Association is also petitioning the State of New Jersey to designate the route of the Lincoln Highway as an historic Scenic Highway in time for the 100th anniversary of its naming in 2013.