Tag: Mt. Zion AME Church
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Central New Jersey’s only Black history museum held first Juneteenth celebration
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum – central New Jersey’s only Black history museum – held its first Juneteenth celebration. The family-friendly event, “Freedom Forward,” was held on June 18 at the Mt. Zion AME Church in Skillman, which is listed on the National Historic Register, and the adjacent True Farmstead, a historic African American-owned…
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Central New Jersey’s only Black history museum held first Juneteenth celebration
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum – central New Jersey’s only Black history museum – held its first Juneteenth celebration. The family-friendly event, “Freedom Forward,” was held on June 18 at the Mt. Zion AME Church in Skillman, which is listed on the National Historic Register, and the adjacent True Farmstead, a historic African American-owned…
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Montgomery church listed on National Register of Historic Places
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, the home of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) in the village of Skillman, Montgomery Township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by…
