Category: Witness Stones Installation Ceremony
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Witness Stones Old Lyme Installs 16 Additional Plaques Marking Enslavement Sites
On LymeLine.com on June 3, 2022 OLD LYME – The Old Lyme Witness Stones Project is installing 16 new Witness Stones—historical plaques commemorating the lives of enslaved and indentured African Americans and Native Americans, who labored in the historic town of Lyme. The plaques will be placed on Lyme St. and McCurdy Rd. in Old Lyme. Continue…
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Witness Stones Ceremony on the Green
In the Guilford Courier on June 2, 2022 GUILFORD — Adams Middle School and the Witness Stones Project are holding their fourth installation ceremony in Guilford on Friday, June 3 at 9 a.m. on the Guilford Green. The Witness Stones Project started in Guilford in 2017 and since that time the organization has memorialized 10…
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Witness Stones Project Adds Another Chapter to Madison History
By Ben Raynor in The Source on June 1, 2022 MADISON — The Country School of Madison last week conducted its third installation for the Witness Stones Project, which is a national movement that allows students and municipalities to explore the history of enslavement in their towns. This current stone has an even more special meaning…
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Greenwich Students Honor Cull Bush, Jr., and Jack
On May 25, 2022, students from Greenwich Academy and Sacred Heart Greenwich gathered at the Greenwich Historical Society to share the history and honor the lives of Cull Bush, Jr., and Jack.
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Country School Students Honor Theophilus Niger
On Monday, May 23, 2022, students from The Country School in Madison gathered their community to share the history and honor the life of Theophilus Niger.
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Suffield Academy Students Honor Titus Kent
“Titus Kent was a Black Patriot who served every year in the American Revolution. His name is commemorated on our Town’s Veterans Memorial with many other Patriots from Suffield who fought in the Revolutionary War.” –Suffield Academy English Department Chair Bill Sullivan On May 21, 2022, students from Suffield Academy and their teacher, Bill…
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Peter Cesar
Sunday, June 5, 2022 11:30 a.m. Hosted by the the Henry James Memorial School at the First Church of Christ Simsbury 689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut Please join students from Henry James Memorial School as they restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities.
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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.