News and Features
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If Stones Could Talk
Witness Stones Chair delivered the Palm Sunday Sermon at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock. We invite you to watch here.
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The Witness Stones Project Comes to Camp
By Mike Sherman on Camp Woodstock YMCA In 1740 the enslaved persons of Ebenezer Lyon, including one named Crumbo, built a stone dam for a grist mill on the outlet stream of Black Pond along what is now called Camp Road. In 1760 the dam harnessed the water to operate the bellows for one of…
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Social Studies ConneCTion
Social studies leaders Steve Armstrong and Tony Roy connect with educators and advocates from across the state on their Social Studies ConneCTion podcast. Witness Stones Project founder and Executive Director joined them for a fascinating discussion on how school districts across Connecticut embark on a journey into our state’s dark past. Dennis’s work in the…
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Thank You for Support of Church Program
Letter from the Reverend Jan Gregory-Charpentier and Tony Jones to the Westerly Sun on March 13, 2023 On behalf of the entire Kingston Congregational Church and our Kingston Witness Stones Project task force, we want to offer a tremendous “thank you” for all of the efforts in helping to promote our Witness to History event…
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St. Matthews Church Brings Witness Stones Project to Wilton, Sharing Stories of CT’s Enslaved People
It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten. – Akan proverb Through a collaboration of local faith communities, area youth in grades 6-9 will have the opportunity to explore and chronicle the history of slavery in Connecticut. In a series of workshops, participants will research historical documents and create a…
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Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit educational initiative whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new partnership with the Junior League of Central Westchester. The nonprofit educational women’s volunteer organization based in Scarsdale, New York, will be using the…
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Witness Stones Project’s Joy Burns and Dennis Culliton on New Haven TV
We joined Richard Weingarten for a conversation on NHTV.
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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Supports New Witness Stones Project Partnership
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut. This new collaboration is funding by a generous gift from the William Caspar Graustein…
