We are the Volunteers of the Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery,a National Treasure that represents 350 years of Jersey City history and nature.
The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery & Memorial Park evolved from the earliest Dutch-settled rolling hills & meadows to an encampment site during the Revolutionary War & in 1829, became the first Cemetery company in the State of NJ, and home to the City's earliest Mayors, leaders, & residents, plus thousands of SOLDIERS from Revolutionary era & Civil Wars forward. This 6 acre site is a sanctuary, rich with history & historic monuments, small wildlife, ancient wildflowers, & mysterious underground crypts & tunnels, and was sadly abandoned over three years ago.
Since then, Volunteers have operated the Cemetery and are transforming it into a beautiful Memorial Park & Center for History, offering Jersey City green open space, and historical, educational and cultural events and programs for children and adults. It is our HONOR to protect our soldiers, & to keep their memory alive, as well as host wonderful military & musical tributes to honor ALL soldiers on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day. We owe them our lives. God Bless them all.
Jeresy City, NJ