Category: Witness Stones
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Old Ti and the Old Center Cemetery
By Bill Sullivan in the Suffield Observer on April 1, 2024 The Suffield Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the Second Baptist Church’s Common Room. My American Studies students from Suffield Academy will present a brief history of the Old Center Cemetery and illuminate the three centuries of gravestone…
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Henry Staats Installation Ceremony
Somerset County provided support for the Witness Stones research and memorialization of Henry Staats. We invite you to visit their website to see more photos from the installation ceremony.
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Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery
Slavery has deep roots in Connecticut and across New England. Get to know some of these men, women and children and the lives they lived. Hear from descendants and learn from historians and students going on a journey of discovery to uncover history. We’re very proud to have the Witness Stones Project’s work featured in…
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Longmeadow to Bear Witness to the Lives of Two Enslaved People
By Sarah Heinone in the The Reminder on March 6, 2024 LONGMEADOW — This May, two of the 16 people who were known to be enslaved in Longmeadow will have their lives and stories memorialized in stone. First Church of Christ of Longmeadow hosted a presentation by Dennis Culliton, founder of the Witness Stones Project,…
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Longmeadow Partners with Non-Profit, Sharing Local History of Slavery
By Kristina D’Amours on WWLP-TV on February 27, 2024
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Longmeadow Launches Witness Stones Project to Highlight Local Slavery History
By Wojciech Zylm on Bnnbreaking.com on February 27, 2024 In a remarkable community effort to embrace and educate about its complex past, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, has partnered with the Witness Stones Project, a non-profit organization, to shed light on the local history of slavery. This collaborative initiative, which recently kicked off with a public lecture at…
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Introducing the Witness Stones Project in Longmeadow, Massachusetts
We have a great first lecture hosted by the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow. We welcome you to watch the lecture here.
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Witness Stone Ceremony for Henry Staats
We invite you to watch these highlights of the Witness Stones Project at Robert Morris School in South Bound Brook and the Abraham Staats House on February 29th, 2024, including the laying of the Witness Stone for Henry “Harry” Staats.
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First Public Lecture in Longmeadow
First Church of Christ of Longmeadow Longmeadow Historical Society Longmeadow Public Schools The Witness Stones Project is excited to announce an expanded collaboration in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The nonprofit, educational initiative, whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, will be working with the…
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Witness Stones Project Announces New Collaboration in New Paltz, New York
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit educational initiative whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new partnership with the Historic Huguenot Street. The Historic Landmark District in New Paltz, New York, will be using the Project’s research, curriculum, and…