News and Features
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West Hartford to Rename Street in Honor of Two Enslaved Women
By Deidre Montague in the Hartford Courant on May 19, 2022 WEST HARTFORD — The West Hartford Town Council unanimously agreed to change the name of a city street this week, a small move that points to a larger goal — changing the town’s physical landscape to bear witness to its history and culture. New…
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West Hartford Will Name Street After 2 Enslaved Women
By Gabby DeBenedictis on Patch.com on May 19, 2022 WEST HARTFORD, CT — The West Hartford town council voted unanimously to rename New Street in Blue Back Square “Dinah Road,” and according to the Hartford Courant the name is designed to honor two women who were enslaved in town. The women, a mother and daughter both named…
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Dinah Road: New Name for New Street Approved by West Hartford Town Council
By Ronni Newton on We-Ha.com on May 16, 2022 A campaign by the Mayor’s Youth Council to rename a West Hartford roadway in honor of two women who were once enslaved in town was approved unanimously by the Town Council on May 10. Mayor’s Youth Council members Tzionya Goldfischer, a student at the New England Jewish…
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Caesar Stevenson
With the generous support of the Connecticut Valley Education Foundation, the students of Frank Ward Strong Middle School created a presentation on their work with the Witness Stones Project.
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Wallingford Slavery Project Reveals ‘History That Affects Us Today’
By Devin Leith-Yessian in the Record-Journal on May 12, 2022 WALLINGFORD — The descendants of a man who was enslaved on a Virginia plantation before coming to Wallingford with Union soldiers are reconnecting with their family’s history with the help of local researchers working on the Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust’s “Enslaved Wallingford” project. Meriden resident…
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Essau and Grace
Sunday, June 19, 2022 3:00 p.m. Hosted by the Wallingford Historic Preservation Society at The Nehemiah Royce House 538 North Main Street, Wallingford, Connecticut The Wallingford Historic Preservation Society will bring the community together to remember and honor Essau and Grace and to place Witness Stones in their memory.
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Titus
Monday, June 13, 2022 4:45 p.m. Hosted by the Mansfield Middle School at The Mansfield Public Library 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, Connecticut Mansfield Middle School will bring the community together to remember and honor Titus and to place a Witness Stones in his memory.
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Caesar
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 12:30 p.m. Hosted by Woodstock Middle School at Roseland Park 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, Connecticut Woodstock Middle School will bring the community together to remember and honor Caesar and to place a Witness Stones in his memory.
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Abda and Hannah
Monday, June 6, 202210:00 a.m.Connecticut’s Old State HouseHosted by the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts atThe Old State House800 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts will bring the community together to remember and honor Abda and Hannah and to place Witness Stones in their memory.
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Cesar Peter and Pomp Mundo
Friday, June 3, 2022 5:30 p.m. Hosted by RHAM Middle School at Burnt Hill Park 148 East Street, Hebron, Connecticut RHAM Middle School will bring the community together to remember and honor Cesar Peter and Pomp Mundo and to place Witness Stones in their memory.