News and Features
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State’s First Witness Stones to Be Installed June 5
By Gino DeAngelis on ABC6.com on May 17, 2023 SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island’s first “Witness Stones” will be installed in a public ceremony on the grounds of the Kingston Congregational Church on June 5. “The Witness Stones Project, Inc. is a non-profit, public history project, that works with local communities to restore…
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Suffield Academy Students Recover the Lives of Barbara and Lewis Butler
Students from Suffield Academy shared their research on Barbara and Lewis Butler at the April 2023 meeting of the Suffield Historical Society. They share their presentation slides here.
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Ceremony in Rye Honors Memory of Enslaved People Once Forced to Work in Hudson Valley
By Lee Danuff on News12 New Jersey on April 28, 2023 A historic ceremony was held to honor the memory of enslaved people who were once forced to work in the Hudson Valley. Local and state leaders showed up for a special stone installation at the Knapp House in Rye Thursday. Continue reading.
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Stonington School Project Tells the History of Enslaved Local Man
By Carrie Czerwinski, Special to The Day, on April 28, 2023 Stonington ― Stonington Middle School students presented the findings of their research on Cato Cuff, an enslaved man who was freed after his military service in the Revolutionary War, to members of the public at the Road Church on Friday. Cuff was a member…
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Honoring Rose and Jack in Rye, New York
On April 27, 2023, students from the School of the Holy Child and the Rye Historical Society gathered the community to share the stories of Rose and Jack to place Witness Stones in their memory.
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony
Students from School of the Holy Child gathered the community to honor the lives to Rose and Jack. We invite you to watch the ceremony here.
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Witness Stones Project Receives CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities
The Witness Stones Project was recently awarded a $6900 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities (CTH). CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants assist organizations as they recover from the pandemic and maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public. Witness Stones Project Co-Founder and Executive Director Dennis Culliton…
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Bearing Witness at Wayside Cottage
By Todd Sliss in the Scarsdale Inquirer on April 6, 2023 History doesn’t change. What we learn about history does and how we view it over time certainly evolves. And while some people and groups are trying to bury history, others are trying to unearth it. The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW), a nonprofit educational women’s…
