The Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force's goals are to reclaim, preserve, protect and commemorate this historically and culturally significant site.
The Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force is a group of concerned citizens who have united to help the Elmendorf Reformed Church (ERC) to “reclaim, preserve, protect and commemorate” its historically and culturally significant colonial African Burial Ground. In 1660, the First Church of Harlem, also known as the Dutch Reformed Church of Harlem, erected a church building at the corner of First Av
02/15/2020
It's Valentine's Day and we want to share some love during Black History Month!
As of today our education boards will be featured at the 125th Street Library between Third & Second Avenues, just across from the sacred burial ground site (currently the 126th Street Bus Depot). Stop by and read about our ancestors!
09/25/2019
Photos of our exhibition which was located this year at the corner of 117th Street & Park Avenue. This was our second year participating in this event!
09/17/2019
This Sunday starting from 12 noon to 4PM the HABG Task Force will be participating in East Harlem's Party on Park event. Come check us out on 116th Street underneath the Metro North viaduct near La Marqueta. And for more information go here: https://uptowngrandcentral.org/partyonpark
10/02/2018
On Sunday, September 30th the HABG Task Force was invited to participate in the Party on the Park event, a day of festivities that occurs along a portion of Park Avenue from 118th to 125th Streets that is closed to vehicular traffic and open to the public. We went and shared the story of Harlem's sacred burial ground with the entire village. We were grateful for the opportunity.
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03/19/2018
The Harlem African Burial Ground site is now on both the national and state register of historic places!
Being listed on these registers recognizes the importance of this sacred site and provides it with a measure of protection going forward. This is really a tremendous milestone!
02/06/2018
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION!
In celebration of Black History Month, the HABG Task Force will be joining the Black Gotham Experience, the Studio Museum in Harlem and others as part of a community fair at the Museum of the City of New York. The HABG Task Force will be setting up 10 presentation boards in the lobby to educate the public about Harlem’s sacred African burial ground. We hope you come out and support this event!
WHERE: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th
11:00AM to 5:00PM
09/29/2017
On the 27th of September 2017 the Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force was honored with a Proclamation from the Council of the City of New York in recognition of its work to honor and preserve Harlem's sacred burial ground. The City Council also voted on the same day to approve the land use application for the Harlem African Burial Ground Memorial & Mixed-Use Project, concluding the ULURP process. This day marked an incredible milestone.
09/19/2017
Hello Everyone,
Please come to tonight's meeting regarding the Harlem River Greenway Extension, a waterfront park which will extend from 125th to 132nd Streets and connect already completed sections of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway. It is vital that the HABG Memorial & Cultural Center be directly linked to the water and the park. So come and make your voice heard! Here are the details:
Harlem River Greenway Link!
Tuesday, Sept. 19
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Pelham Fritz Rec Center, Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mount Morris Park
New York, N.Y.
08/17/2017
Members of the HABG Task Force visit the exhibition as it enters its final month displayed at the 125th Street State Office Building. September 15th is the last day so come check us out before then!
07/31/2017
Rev. Singletary and the HABG Task Force are proud to announce the extension of our exhibition now through September 15th! If you haven't already, visit our exhibition in the lobby of the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, Harlem, NYC.
06/01/2017
Dutch dignitaries came to the State Office Building on 125th Street and paid a visit to our exhibition!
In the photo from left to right is Dolph Hogewoning, Consul General of the Kingdom the Netherlands; Curtis Archer, President of the Harlem Community Development Corporation; and Jos Wienen, Mayor of Haarlem, Netherlands. Both the Mayor and the Consul General were excited to learn more about the HABG project. The mayor in particular happens to be a historian and wants to visit the Elmendorf Reformed Church the next time he’s in Harlem.
For more information about Harlem's first church, the Elmendorf Reformed Church, go to our website at https://www.habgtaskforce.org/church-evolution.
05/08/2017
On Saturday May 6th the task force held an informational conference with the American Planning Association - a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the U.S. - regarding the Harlem African Burial Ground project and its centuries-long history.
A list of speakers included our very own Christopher Moore, an honorary task force member as well as author, historian, and research coordinator for the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He enthralled our audience of urban planners with his deep historical insights, charisma, and personal recollections.
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 6pm |