Category: Witness Stones Installation Ceremony
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The Witness Stones Dedication in Essex, Connecticut
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, a community coalition that included St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Essex Historical Society, and Valley Regional High School installed a Witness Stone in honor of […]
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Witness Stone to Share Story of Enslaved Woman Baptized at Connecticut Church
By David Paulsen in the Episcopal News Service on October 13, 2022 An Episcopal church in Connecticut on Oct. 29 will dedicate its first “witness stone,” a small memorial to an enslaved woman […]
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Historic Deerfield Looks to Shine Light on Untold History with Memorial Plaques
By Chris Larabee in the Greenfield Recorder on October 12, 2022 DEERFIELD — Up and down Old Main Street, houses from the Colonial era still stand, now turned into educational opportunities […]
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Historic Deerfield Unveils Witness Stones
By Richard Damas on Spectrum News 1 on October 12, 2022 DEERFIELD, Mass. – Historic Deerfield paid tribute to American history Wednesday by unveiling memorials around the museum to the […]
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Historic Deerfield Unveils Witness Stones
By Emma McCorkindale and Heath Kalb on WWLP on October 12, 2022 DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Historic Deerfield unveiled 19 memorial plaques at 12 different locations on Wednesday. […]
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Historic Deerfield Unveils Witness Stones Map
For more information about the Witness Stones Project at Historic Deerfield can be found here.
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Historic Deerfield Partners with Witness Stone Project to Unveil Memorials Honoring Enslaved Persons
(Deerfield, M.A.) – Historic Deerfield, in partnership with The Witness Stones Project™, will be unveiling 19 memorial plaques at 12 locations along the museum’s mile-long street. The plaques honor enslaved […]
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Wallingford’s 350+2 Jubilee a Success
The Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust took part in many events during the week-long 350+2 Jubilee Celebration. On June 18,, a replica of the Nehemiah Royce House, celebrating its 350th anniversary (1672-2022), was […]
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Wallingford Celebrates Juneteenth with Dedication of Witness Stones
By Nicole Zappone in the Record-Journal on June 20, 2022 WALLINGFORD — It was a sunny and breezy day Sunday, and especially busy at the Historical Society’s Nehemiah Royce House, where […]
