Today is a great day!

The National Park Service informed Eden Cemetery that they were selected to become a member of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. They will be known as the burial site for William Still (Father of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia).

In previous posts I talked about the importance of Eden Cemetery receiving this national honor. The Network to Freedom Program will provide free publicity for Eden Cemetery through their national print and on-line promotional advertising materials. Most importantly we now have the green light to apply for the 2008 Network to Freedom Grant.

While the National Park Service pushing out the media advisory notices of their 2008 inductees, we at Eden Cemetery will also begin tooting our own horn around the State of Pennsylvania.

I will also have Eden Cemetery reach out to the descendants of William Still and let them know of the honor the cemetery received because of their belated family member. Many of the Still family members have strong roots in Southern New Jersey. It would be nice to have the family involved in our future activities promoting William Still and Eden Cemetery, because History Matters!