Tag: #GreenwichCT
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Greenwich’s “Forgotten” Enslaved Population: Witness Stones Project Seeks to Tell Their Stories
by Robert Marchant on February 12, 2022 in the Greenwich Time GREENWICH — Few markers of slavery exist in southern Connecticut, reminders of a time when men and women were bought […]
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New Memorials First to Acknowledge Difficult Truth of Slaves in Greenwich
By Don Snyder in Greenwich Time on July 14, 2021 Memorials to victims of the Holocaust, known as “stolpersteine” or “stumbling blocks,” are found throughout Europe from Trondheim, Norway to Thessaloniki, […]
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Bringing to Life the Hidden Lives of Four Greenwich Slaves with Honor and Witness Stones
By Anne W. Semmes in the Greenwich Sentinel on June 12, 2021 Forces have joined in the town of Greenwich to tell its hidden history, “To return the colors to […]
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Greenwich Historical Society Hosts Witness Stones Project
On May 27, 2021, the Greenwich Historical Society welcomed students from Greenwich Academy and Sacred Heart Greenwich. The students shared their work uncovering the lives of Cull Bush, Patience, Candice […]
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Greenwich Honors Legacy of Those Who Were Enslaved
By Richard Kaufman on Patch.com on May 27, 2021 GREENWICH, CT — It was an emotional day on Thursday at the Greenwich Historical Society, as the community came together to […]
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Historical Society to Celebrate the Humanity of Greenwich’s Enslaved Individuals at Ceremony on May 27
By Laura McCormick on HamletHub.com on May 11, 2021 Greenwich Historical Society will host a ceremony on May 27th at 1 pm to honor the legacy of enslaved persons who resided […]
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Witness Stones Placement Ceremony
From the Greenwich Historical Society on May 10, 2021 This spring marks the culmination of our first collaboration with the Witness Stones Project, in conjunction with local schools and […]
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Historical Society to Honor the Humanity of Greenwich’s Enslaved Individuals through Collaboration with Witness Stones Project
By Greenwich Free Press on March 9, 2021. To shine a light on the history, humanity and contributions of enslaved individuals who resided in Greenwich as early as the 1600s, Greenwich […]
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Grace and Hope Teachers’ Talk
What messages does our society send to students at different ends of the socio-economic spectrum? What joys and challenges do teachers face as they try to meet the complex needs […]
