Tag: #ArabellaCT70
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Witness Stones Celebration Highlighted Installation of Plaques Marking Sites of Enslavement in Old Lyme
OLD LYME –The Old Lyme Witness Stones Partnership held an installation ceremony last Friday, June 4, celebrating the town’s newly installed Witness Stones—historical plaques commemorating the lives of 14 individuals, who were once enslaved on Lyme Street. The project expands the understanding of local history and honors the humanity and contributions of those formerly held…
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Honoring the Forgotten
By Jim Altman on Fox61 News OLD LYME, Conn. — The Witness Stones Project, a non-profit initiative that honors enslaved people that worked and lived in Connecticut centuries ago has now made its mark in Old Lyme. Outside the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, a ceremony took place to recognize 14 Witness Stones that are…
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Witness Stones Dedicated to 14 Enslaved in Old Lyme
By Cate Hewitt in CTExaminer on June 4, 2021 OLD LYME — Cato, Lewis Lewia, Humphrey, Caeser, Jack Howard, Jenny Freeman, Luce, Crusa, Nancy Freeman, Temperance Still, Jane, Pompey Freeman, Samuel Freeman, and Arabella — 14 African Americans who were once enslaved along what is now Lyme St. Until recently, their history had been almost entirely unknown…
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Old Lyme Installs Witness Stones
From NBC News Connecticut on June 4, 2021 Stones honoring the lives of formerly enslaved people now line Lyme Street in Old Lyme. The fourteen plaques are called “witness stones” and are designed to help people learn about and honor the enslaved people who lived in town. “To help people understand the true history of…
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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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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…
