Raffle tickets are available to win an earthenware vessel created by renowned artist Bennett Bean. NJCH is honoring James M. McPherson, a professor of history at Princeton University and expert on the Civil War, for his work informing Americans about the Civil War era through over 25 books. NJCH is also honoring Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor at Rutgers University and New York Law School, for her book The Hemingses of Monticello which tells the story of the Hemings family during slavery through extensive research.