Category: Witness Stones Installation Ceremony
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New Generation of Historians Reveals Untold Stories in Old Lyme
By Elizabeth Regan in The Day on June 4, 2021 Old Lyme — Though they are the town’s youngest historians, they are among the first to reveal centuries-old stories of the people enslaved on Lyme Street. Seventh graders at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School this year pieced together the stories of Jenny Freeman and Lewis Lewia, two of the…
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Witness Stones Old Lyme to Hold Installation Ceremony
OLD LYME – The Old Lyme Witness Stones Partnership will hold an installation ceremony Friday, June 4, from 10 to 11:15 a.m. celebrating the town’s newly installed Witness Stones—historical plaques commemorating the lives of 14 individuals, who were once enslaved on Lyme Street. Continue reading.
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Students from Killingly High School Remember Cuffee
On June 3, 2021, students from Killingly High School gathered the community at the Westfield Congregational Church to remember the life of Cuffee and to share some of what they have discovered about the history of slavery and the enslaved in their town.
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The Witness Stones Project in Killingly
From the Killingly Villager by Margaret Weaver on June 4, 2021 Yesterday, June 3, I had the privilege of attending the dedication, in front of Westfield Congregational Church in Danielson, of a “Witness Stone” for Cuffee, a slave whom Mary Danielson purchased in February 1728/9. “What is a Witness Stone?” you ask. The following is…
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Witness Stone to Be Installed during Juneteenth
By Bill Sullivan in the Suffield Observer on June 1, 2021 The Suffield Historical Society’s (SHS) online class will ceremoniously install a Witness Stone memorial for Tamer (1770-1829) on June 19 at 10:00 a.m. In collaboration with its community partner, ABAR Suffield, the SHS class will gather speakers and musicians on the town’s gazebo on…
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Foote School Students Recover the Life of Pink Primus
Students from the Foote School gathered at the Pardee-Morris House on June 2, 2021, to remember the life of Pink Primus. Students read original poetry and displayed the infographics they created to share the life of Pink with their community.
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Remembering the Enslaved in Guilford
Adams Middle School 8th grade students researched and wrote essays to restore history and to honor the humanity and contributions of three enslaved individuals, Shem, Tombo, and Peter Gardner, who helped build our community. Witness Stones in their names were installed on Ledge Hill Road in North Guilford. The students, members of the Witness Stones…
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Witness Stones Arrive in Old Lyme, Project Will Mark Local Slave Narratives
By Cate Hewitt in the Connecticut Examiner on June 1, 2021 OLD LYME — Up and down Lyme Street, cement and bronze markers arrived today showing where enslaved people once lived in the town of Old Lyme. The markers are part of the Witness Stones Project, which “seeks to restore the history and honor the humanity of…
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Greenwich Historical Society Hosts Witness Stones Project
On May 27, 2021, the Greenwich Historical Society welcomed students from Greenwich Academy and Sacred Heart Greenwich. The students shared their work uncovering the lives of Cull Bush, Patience, Candice , and Hester Mead and laid Witness Stones in their memory.
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Greenwich Honors Legacy of Those Who Were Enslaved
By Richard Kaufman on Patch.com on May 27, 2021 GREENWICH, CT — It was an emotional day on Thursday at the Greenwich Historical Society, as the community came together to honor the legacy of those who were enslaved in Greenwich in the 18th and 19th centuries. According to research from the Historical Society, approximately 300…