June 20, 2016 “A Proud Heritage” powerpoint presentation at Hopewell United Methodist Church, Hopewell, NJ
Author: Beverly Mills
June 24 – DOVES Program
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:30 DOVES Program (former Lindbergh estate now known as Highfields)
July 27 – Reading Senior Citizen Center, Pennington
July 27th 10:00 AM — Reading Senior Citizen Center, Pennington
Contact information: Randi Knechel (609) 537-0236
rknechel@hopewelltwp.org
April 16 – Trent House
April 16, 2016 Trent House, Trenton, NJ.
Philadelphia Inquirer – Unraveling the Secrets of Stoutsburg Cemetery
Philadelphia Inquirer – Unraveling the Secrets of Stoutsburg Cemetery
by A.D. Amorosi
“They also wanted to know about the stories of former slaves and sharecroppers. How did they get to New Jersey? What were their journeys like? In the case of slaves, who were their owners? Buck says they want to “trace linages from colonial times to the Hopewell Township” of today.”
February 27, 2016 – Hopewell Presbyterian Church
Saturday, February 27, 2016, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
80 W. Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Philadelphia Inquirer – Two Women Seek the Truth about a NJ Burial Ground: Photo Gallery
Philadelphia Inquirer – Two Women Seek the Truth about a NJ Burial Ground: Photo Gallery
Stoutsburg Cemetery – located in Skillman, N.J., at the heel of the Sourland Mountains – has long served as an African American burial ground. Like many such places, it holds much unspoken history.
Hopewell Express – Unearthing a Buried Past
Hopewell Express – Unearthing a Buried Past
by Angela Jacobs
“You hear about someone being sold or passed down to family members two, three or four times,” Mills said. “It’s just unbelievable…”
February 19, 2016 – Timberlane Junior High School
February 19, 2016 Timberlane Junior High School
Dr. Rosetta Treece, Principal Timberlane Middle School, Hopewell, NJ
Special thanks to the Stoutsburg Cemetery Association for presenting to our 8th Grade Class. Their shared stories, memoirs, and other primary sources regarding the 18th Century African American experience in the Hopewell area helped bring to life the Civil War and Civil Rights curricula we teach. We believe that our students understand the rich history that exist right in their own backyards, but few realize that history through the perspective of the African American residents.
Town Topics – Book Project on the Stoutsburg Cemetery to Detail Local African American History
Town Topics – Book Project on the Stoutsburg Cemetery to Detail Local African American History
by Anne Levin
“The cemetery is something that has been passed down through families for as long as I can remember,” said Ms. Mills. “It was a given that it was always where they’d be buried. My grandmother was raised in Stoutsburg and would always refer to it.”