Juneteenth Celebration & Final Brick Laying Ceremony
Join the 313+ Ancestors Speak Project on June 20, 2026 for a Juneteenth celebration, brick unveiling, and historical reenactment in Elizabeth, NJ.
313+ Ancestors Speak Golf Classic Fundraiser Comes to Galloping Hill on April 28
A golf fundraiser with purpose—support the 313+ Ancestors Speak Project and help preserve the stories, dignity, and legacy of 313+ ancestors.
Four Centuries In A Weekend
First Presbyterian Church (now Siloam-Hope First Presbyterian Church), the oldest English-speaking congregation in New Jersey, and Snyder Academy in Elizabeth will provide guided and self-guided tours of the restored Revolutionary War burial grounds and campus that dates to Elizabeth’s beginnings.
Elizabeth church resurrects stories of African American ancestors on burial grounds
Elizabeth church resurrects stories of African American ancestors on burial grounds
They met by chance at a cemetery behind a church in Elizabeth. One, a Black woman, was the church pastor
Safe Interaction Program
Uncover the magnitude of our 313+ Ancestor Project through our video blog series featuring Elizabeth's Chief of Police, Chief Sacca, and the resulting Safe Interaction Program
The ancestors are calling: Finally, acknowledging Blacks forgotten in historic church cemetery
The ancestors are calling: Finally, acknowledging Blacks forgotten in historic church cemetery
When he was a boy, Leonard Jackson caught the school bus every day next to the old cemetery at First Presbyterian Church
Black cemeteries with unmarked graves hold mystery, history volunteers work to unlock
Black cemeteries with unmarked graves hold mystery, history volunteers work to unlock
Sometimes, it’s not books or monuments that provide the history of African Americans. Much of it can be found underground.
These repositories of the
Wanda M. Lundy: From Good Friday to Easter Sunday
Wanda M. Lundy: From Good Friday to Easter Sunday Being in relationship with other pastors has been both critical and transformational for me as we have wrestled with death and dying during the pandemic.
A merged congregation bonds over a project to honor the freed and enslaved Africans buried in its cemetery
A merged congregation bonds over a project to honor the freed and enslaved Africans buried in its cemetery
A historic, predominantly Black congregation in New Jersey seeks to learn the names and stories
