Join Morven for a screening of The Price of Silence, part one of an Emmy-nominated documentary from Truehart Productions sharing the history of New Jersey’s enslaved people. The screening will be…
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Friday Truehart, once enslaved in Hopewell, commemorated in Witness Stone Project ceremony
by Ambreen Aliby Ambreen AliTimberlane Middle School became the first in the state to partake in a project that culminated on Thursday with the placement of a permanent brass stone in Hopewell Boro to…
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Longtime Hopewell resident Evelyn Brooks turns 101 years old today, February 27. Known as “Nana Brooks” to friends and neighbors, Mrs. Brooks is a prominent member of her church and…
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From the Towns: Hopewell Township to Honor Black Historical Figures in New Neighborhoods
Working in coordination with leaders of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Hopewell Township will be naming the streets in two new neighborhoods after prominent Black residents of the…
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The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, central New Jersey’s only Black history museum, is proud to present “Meet Sojourner Truth,” a live theatrical performance about the life of activist, abolitionist,…
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Wild River Books announces the publication of If These Stones Could Talk by local authors Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills on November 7, 2018. There will be a formal invitation-only launch at the Grounds for Sculpture, and a public celebration will take place on November 17, 2018 at the Hopewell Bistro in Hopewell Borough from 1-4pm.
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Third Annual Historic Camp Meeting Revival to Benefit Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
The public is invited to attend the Third Annual Historic Camp Meeting Revival on September 29, 2018 at 11am-2pm in Skillman Park (across Route 601 from the Montgomery High Schoolin Skillman, NJ) featuring the Capital City Gospel Singers and special guest, Bertha Morgan. Popular speaker and East Amwell Historian, Jim Davidson, will also present a history of the African-American community in the Sourland region.
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Celebrate Black History Month by Exploring the History of Pleasant Valley Hopewell Township
At an event co-hosted by the Hopewell Valley Historical Society and the Hopewell Branch Library of the Mercer County Library System renowned local historian, Larry Kidder, will describe the experiences…
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Camp Meeting Revival to Benefit Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
The Sourland Conservancy and the Stoutsburg Cemetery Association will be hosting its second Annual Camp Meeting Reenactment to benefit the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum. This year, the event will be held on…