WEST ORANGE, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Township of West Orange. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.
Join West Orange Township Historian Joseph Fagan as he unearths stories nearly forgotten by time at the historic Old Burying Ground in nearby Orange. Among its weathered and decaying gravestones are centuries-old burial plots where the stories of many of the area's earliest settlers lie.
Step through a remarkably preserved portal to the past, where Revolutionary War patriots, prominent local families, and ordinary citizens remain silent witnesses to more than three centuries of history. Discover the people whose lives, sacrifices, and experiences helped shape not only our local community, but the nation itself.
Fagan's presentation will feature numerous vintage photographs and provide a virtual guided tour of this historic burial ground. A detailed digital map will identify the grave many West Orange's first settler, along with other significant graves and points of interest, allowing attendees to see their exact locations and perhaps inspiring further exploration and discovery at the graveyard.
Presented in commemoration of America's 250th Anniversary, this program is the second in a series by Joseph Fagan supporting REV250 NJ, a statewide initiative highlighting New Jersey's extraordinary role in the American Revolution.
Join Fagan for an engaging journey through a place where history is not simply remembered but remains beneath our feet, preserved in stone and waiting to be unearthed for its stories to be told once again.
The presentation will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 at the West Orange Public Library, 10 Rooney Circle.
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