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A newspaper clipping updating the status of the cemetery restoration project and future plans for the project at the time. The article details the inspection of a local tree surgeon about the removal of certain trees.

A newsclipping detailing the restoration of the "Old Slave Cemetery," as well as details about the rededication ceremony.

A newspaper article about the dedication for the cleaned up African American Baptist Church Cemetery. The ceremony included the installation of a plaque declaring it the "Old Slave Cemetery," although that is not what it is known as today.

A hand drawn map of major streets in Bergenfield. Includes the location of the African American Baptist Church Cemetery, labeled as the "slave cemetery," in relation to major streets in and around Bergenfield.

A newsclipping about a group of Civil Defense Fire Reserves posing in front of their truck at the site of their clearing operations at the "Old Slave Cemetery."

A newspaper clipping about the planned restoration of the African American Baptist Church Cemetery by the local Boy Scout troop.

An agenda for Boy Scouts concerning potential Tercentenary celebration activities, including the restoration and rededication of the African American Baptist Church Cemetery, thought to entomb former enslaved people.

Two documents about the planning of the cemetery restoration project, including the clearing trees and trash by the local Boy Scout troop in preparation for the borough's Tercentenary.

A black and white image of the cemetery grounds after being cleared.

A black and white photograph of a plot of land with a pile of branches of trees removed from the site.