News and Features
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Witness Stones Project Announces New 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 South Bound Brook, New Jersey, Public Schools and the Abraham Staats House. The school and museum will be using the Project’s curriculum…
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Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Plainfield
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 Plainfield Central Middle School. The school will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the local…
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Game Changer: Witness Stones Project
By Dennis Culliton in Connecticut Explored, Winter 2022-23 Issue When I was a child growing up in southern Massachusetts I was fascinated by New England history and curious about the colonial and early American houses that surrounded me. I would close my eyes and try to imagine the lives of the people who lived in…
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Witness Stones Project Honors History of Enslaved People in Connecticut
By Eva Li in the Choate News on December 19, 2022 In recent months, towns across Connecticut have erected several permanent markers to memorialize the lives of enslaved men and women. The Witness Stones Project, founded in 2017 by Mr. Dennis Culliton, is a nonprofit dedicated to restoring history and honoring the humanity of the…
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Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Manchester
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 Manchester High School. The school will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the local history…
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Ridgefield 8th Graders Uncover the Stories of Two People Enslaved by One of Town’s Founding Families
In the Ridgefield Press by Kaitlyn Lyle on November 21, 2022 RIDGEFIELD — Local eighth graders worked to unearth and honor the stories of two former residents who were enslaved by one of Ridgefield’s founding families. This project was incorporated into the Colonial Era unit of the eighth grade social studies curriculum at East Ridge and Scotts…
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Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Westport
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 the United Church in Westport. The church will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the…
