Tag: #EssexCT
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The Witness Stones Dedication in Essex, Connecticut
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, a community coalition that included St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Essex Historical Society, and Valley Regional High School installed a Witness Stone in honor of Violet, an enslaved woman who successfully ran away from her captor, a wealthy local sea captain, in 1802. They also honored Sawney Freeman, a Black…
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Witness Stone to Share Story of Enslaved Woman Baptized at Connecticut Church
By David Paulsen in the Episcopal News Service on October 13, 2022 An Episcopal church in Connecticut on Oct. 29 will dedicate its first “witness stone,” a small memorial to an enslaved woman who was baptized at the church, as part of a regional nonprofit’s efforts to share the stories of enslaved people in the places they once…
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Witness Stones Project to Partner with Regional School District 4
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new affiliation with Regional School District 4. The district will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history…
