UPCOMING EVENTS
Pennington African Cemetery
Memorial Day Program
Please join us at the cemetery after the Pennington Memorial Day Parade!
Monday, May 29, 2023 at 12pm
Welcome
Keith Case, PACA Board Member
Opening Prayer
Pastor Gregory Smith
2nd Calvary Baptist Church of Hopewell
Pledge of Allegiance
The Founders
Bethel AME Cemetery – 1863
Samuel Allen, Samuel Blackwell, Theodore Boyer, Jasper Moore, Thomas Tenyke and Stephen Welling
Pennington African Cemetery Association – 1991
Albert Witcher, Fairfax Seruby, Earl Nevius
PACA-Ed – 2021
Pennington African Cemetery Educational Foundation
Gabrielle Shamsey, Angela Witcher, Suzen Witcher
Poetry Reading, “I Come From”
Kayla Turner, The Pennington School
Remembering Charles S. Jennings & the 14th Regiment RI
Angela Witcher
Reflections on the Cemetery
Rev. Paul Jeanes, Trinity Church Princeton
Closing Prayer
Rev. Nancy Schluter
Pennington Presbyterian Church
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PAST EVENTS
Interested in learning more about the Pennington African Cemetery?
Join us for Pennington Day 2023 on Saturday, May 20th and register to attend one of our
guided tours of the cemetery from 11:00am - 11:30am or 1:30pm - 2:00pm, or
stop by our table from 10am - 4pm.
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The Pennington African Cemetery Memorial Day Program
May 30, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The Pennington African Cemetery
PROGRAM
Opening Prayer
Rev. Nancy Schluter
Pennington Presbyterian Church Pledge of Allegiance
All Welcome
Suzen Witcher, PACA Board Member
"The Heartbeat of Black History" - Written by Taylor Fields
Taylor Fields - Grade 9 student, The Pennington School
“Colored Soldiers” Written by Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Professor Cecelia B. Hodges, Ph.D.
"The Road Home" - Composer, Stephen Paulus
Performed by The Hopewell Valley Chorus
Biographical Sketch on Charles Hendrickson
Chad Bridges - Dean of Students,The Pennington School
"Amazing Grace"- Written by John Newton
Susie Xu - Grade 11 student, The Pennington School
Patrick Powichrowski - Grade 11, The Pennington School
Reflections on the Cemetery
All
Closing Prayer
Pastor Gregory Smith 2nd Calvary Baptist Church of Hopewell
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*The Pennington African Cemetery Juneteenth Celebration
June 19, 2022 @ at The Pennington African Cemetery
Time and activities TBD
*Pennington Day! Visit The Pennington African Cemetery/PACA-ED Booth
May 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (rain or shine)
*Pennington African Cemetery Association (PACA) Board Meeting via Zoom
April 20, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
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WEBINAR – New Jersey Cemeteries Panel Discussion
October 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cemeteries play many roles in our society and are especially important for genealogists. Not only do they preserve the physical remains of those that have died, they provide a place where memories are kept alive. For genealogists, they can provide information about dates of birth and death, associated family members, geographic location, and religious affiliation. In honor of National Family History Month, the New Jersey State Library is proud to present our first ever NJ Cemeteries Panel Discussion to highlight the critical roles cemeteries throughout the state play, especially as it relates to genealogical research. Bring your questions and notebooks as representatives from a diverse selection of cemeteries provide insight into their missions and residents!
Panelists:
Todd Boyer, Superintendent and Trustee, Green Cemetery
Mort Cohen, Vice President, Greater Trenton Jewish Cemetery Project
Linda Gilmore, Business Administrator, Nassau Presbyterian Church and Princeton Cemetery
Dolly Marshall, Historical Preservation Activist and Research Archivist, Mount Peace Cemetery
Angela Witcher, Pennington African Cemetery
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