Category: Witness Stones
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Our Work in Guilford Continues
We gathered in Guilford on June 6, 2024, to remember Bristol. He is an ancestor of Witness Stones Project Chair Pat Pheanious. The installation was preceded by a talk at […]
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Cesar Peters Honored in Hebron, Connecticut
Students from RHAM Middle School gathered with descendants and the Hebron, Connecticut, community to share the story of Cesar Peters.
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Conversation Club at the Stanley-Whitman House
Join the Stanley-Whitman House as they welcome guest Witness Stones Project Director of Operations Liz Lightfoot for a workshop that will take participants through an intro to the history of […]
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Witness Stones Installation Ceremony
By Dana Jensen in The Day on May 31, 2024 Old Lyme ― A ceremony was held at Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Friday to recognize 10 more Witness Stones being placed […]
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‘Witness Stones’ Installation Ceremony Held in Old Lyme for 10 Plaques Honoring Enslaved Persons in Lyme
In LymeLine.com on May 30, 2024 OLD LYME – ‘Witness Stones Old Lyme’ will expand its project in 2024 to honor 10 enslaved persons, who labored in the Town of […]
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Agency and Ownership: The Story of Anthony and Susanna, Two Enslaved Africans in 17th Century New York
Click here for access to the May 30, 2024 presentation by Historic Huguenot Street Tour & Interpretation Manager, Eddie Moran, who guides attendees through an array of 17th century documents […]
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Witness Stone Honors Enslaved New Havener
By Kate Goodwin and Jonathan Q. Berryman in the New Haven Independent on May 23, 2024 On May 21, James Hillhouse High School students, faculty, and community members gathered […]
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Remembering Peg Lyon and Anthony Green
By Teresa Vega on May 17, 2024, at the Knapp House in Rye, New York Vega delivered the following remarks at the Witness Stone installation ceremony honoring her fourth […]
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Student Essays, Poems, and Reflections on Peg Lyon
Welcoming Remarks My name is Amelia Ortiz and I would like to welcome you to our ceremony honoring Peg. The Witness Stones Project is a project where we dive deeper […]
