"A slice of heaven in Hopewell Valley"
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.”
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
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…”
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.”
MercerMe – Two Local Residents Working with Princeton Based Publishing Company on Untold Local History of Slavery
by Mary Galioto
“…the book spans over three centuries of untold stories, contributions, and legacies of countless African Americans in the region, since the Colonial Period. Co-authors, Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck, are both Trustees of the Stoutsburg Cemetery Association. “
Wild River Books Announces the Stoutsburg Cemetery Project
by Kimberly Nagy
The Untold Stories of an African American Burial Ground in New Jersey.
Rider – A Magazine for Alumni and Friends – First in Class: Herbert Hubbard, a brilliant penman and skilled musician, was Rider’s first African American graduate
By Adam Grybowski | Fall 2015
The naming of Hubbard as Rider’s first confirmed African American graduate came this fall after the University’s archivist, Robert Congleton, and Hubbard’s great-granddaughter Beverly Mills met to discuss the issue. Hubbard’s status was a family legend for generations.
by Caroline Katmann
The charming one-room African Methodist Episcopal Church on Hollow Road, known as the Mount Zion AME Church, is one of the most historic buildings in the Sourlands.