Tag: #HesterMeadCT56
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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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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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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 […]
