Tag: #DanburyCT
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Wooster Students Honor Enslaved Danbury Woman Who Gained Her Freedom
By Kendra Baker in the NewsTimes on June 8, 2024 DANBURY — Patience, an enslaved woman in Danbury who gained her freedom in 1793, became the third individual memorialized as part of a research project led by Wooster School students. A stone commemorating Patience was placed at St. James Episcopal Church last week, following weeks of research by…
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Gen. Wooster Was Killed When the British Burned Danbury in 1777; Now Students Learn about an Enslaved Man Who Died As Well
By Kendra Baker in News-Times on June 18, 2023 DANBURY — The life Ned, an enslaved man killed in 1777 when British soldiers burned down Danbury, has been memorialized as part of a student-led research project. A stone commemorating Ned was placed at the Wooster School campus on May 30, following weeks of research by the…
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Witness Stones Installation Ceremony Held On Wooster School Campus
By Lori Kriegel In Ridgefield’s Hamlet Hub on June 6, 2023 The Witness Stones Installation Ceremony took place on the Wooster School campus, organized by the 8th-grade team, on May 30, 2023. As part of their participation in the Witness Stones Project, the students had been delving into the intricate history of enslavement in Connecticut…
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Nimrod Benedict
On May 31, 2022, students from the Wooster School gathered at the Long Ridge United Methodist Church to remember and honor the life of Nimrod Benedict.
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First-Ever Witness Stones Installation Ceremony in the City of Danbury
By Lori Kriegel on HamletHub.com on June 3, 2022 Wooster School’s Middle School held the first Witness Stones Installation Ceremony in the City of Danbury on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the Long Ridge United Methodist Church at 201 Long Ridge Rd, Danbury, CT 06810. Wooster School’s 7th and 8th grade Middle School team have…
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Nimrod Benedict
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 9:00 a.m. Hosted by the Wooster School at The Long Ridge United Methodist Church 201 Long Ridge Road, Danbury, Connecticut The Wooster School will bring the community together to remember and honor Nimrod Benedict and to place a Witness Stone in his memory.
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Witness Stones Project to Partner with Wooster School
The Witness Stones Project today announced a new affiliation with the Wooster School in Danbury, Connecticut. The college-preparatory school will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut. Students will examine primary source documents, including property records, probate documents, and census data, in order…