The Stoutsburg Cemetery Association will be hosting their annual Memorial Day Service on the grounds of the cemetery located off Province Line Road in Hopewell Township, NJ. In the event of rain, this will be held (same date, same time) at Second Calvary Baptist Church, 69 Columbia Avenue, Hopewell. Steeped in rich history, the Stoutsburg Cemetery Association was officially founded as a burial ground for African American residents and veterans in 1858. 

This year’s guest speaker will be Algernon “Algie” Ward. Algie is a retired Research Scientist from the New Jersey Department of Health and Environmental Laboratories. He is a widely respected community activist who currently serves as President and Founding Member of the 6th Regiment United States Colored Troops, Civil War and 1st Rhode Island Regiment Revolutionary War Reenactors. He is also a member of the Glover’s Marbleheaders Company B and the Ebony Doughboys World War I reenacting units.