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by Sarah Heinonen in The Reminder on June 4, 2025 LONGMEADOW — In 2024, the Longmeadow community remembered two enslaved people who lived and died in the town. Two stone markers, inscribed with the names of Phillis and Peter and information about their lives, were embedded in the ground in front of the First Church…

  By Julia O’Keefe on WWLP.com on May 27, 2025 LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – A ceremony to honor two enslaved individuals from the 18th century was held at the First Church of Longmeadow Thursday morning. These stones come as part of the Witness Stones project, and they not only show that slavery existed in Longmeadow,…

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,…

By Kristina D’Amours on WWLP-TV on February 27, 2024    

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…

We have a great first lecture hosted by the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow. We welcome you to watch the lecture here.

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…