News and Features
-
Witness Stones Ceremony Kicks Off Juneteenth 2022 in West Hartford
By Lili Guberman on WeHa.com on June 19, 2022 The weather celebrated along with the attendees as West Hartford’s Juneteenth celebration got underway midday Sunday in West Hartford with the installation of 14 more Witness Stones. The arch in Blue Back square was decked out in black, red, green and yellow colored balloons and a…
-
St. Matthew’s Aims to Tell the Story of Wilton’s Forgotten Enslaved people
By J.D. Freda in The Hour on June 19, 2022 WILTON — St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church is committing itself to educating the community and paying tribute to the enslaved peoples of Wilton. The goal is to spend the remainder of the calendar year digging through historical land and personal records, with the help of the Wilton Historical…
-
West Hartford to Celebrate Juneteenth on Sunday
By Fox61 on June 19, 2022 WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — West Hartford will be hosting its third annual Juneteenth CommUNITY Celebration on Sunday, June 19 at Blue Back Square. At 12:30 p.m., at Blue Back Square, the Witness Stones Project will dedicate 14 new Witness Stones. This project seeks to restore the history and honor the…
-
Why Wallingford Needs a Witness Stone
In the Record Journal on June 19, 2022
-
Juneteenth Commemoration to Feature Jazz Quartet, Poets at Florence Griswold in Old Lyme
By Emilia Otte in the Connecticut Examiner on June 17, 2022 OLD LYME — The town will be ushering in Juneteenth with a mixture of jazz and poetry led by a well-known jazz quartet and four Connecticut poets who will be reading verses in commemoration of slaves who lived in Old Lyme. The event is…
-
WSP Affiliate Historic Deerfield to Celebrate Juneteenth Through Song
By Chris Larabee in the Greenfield Recorder on June 16, 2022 DEERFIELD — Historic Deerfield is inviting residents to celebrate Juneteenth and learn about local ties to abolition through song on Sunday. The museum is hosting “Songs of Abolition: A Juneteenth Concert Celebration at Historic Deerfield” to commemorate Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when the…
-
Connecticut Project Lays Stones to Commemorate Former Enslaved People
By Andrew DaRosa in the Connecticut Post on June 15, 2022 Gathered at the Trinity Church on the Green in New Haven one early June morning, students and community leaders came together as part of a ceremony to honor the lives of emancipated slaves Lucy and Lois Tritton. The Trittons were purchased at an auction…
-
Witness Stone Project Remembers Forgotten Connecticut Slaves
By Amber Diaz on NBC Connecticut on June 15, 2022 The Witness Stones Project is a K-12 educational initiative started in Connecticut. Its mission is to “restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved people who helped build our communities.” As a former eighth grade history teacher with a passion for the past, Dennis Culliton understands each story…
-
Witness Stones Project at the Wallingford Public Library
Executive Director Dennis Culliton spoke at the Wallingford Public Library. We invite you to watch the presentation here.
