Tag: #MiddletownCT
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Witness Stones Project Receives Two Grants from CT Humanities
In the Guilford Courier on March 24, 2022 Connecticut Humanities, the statewide nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded the Witness Stones Project, Inc., a $7,800 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant and a $10,000 SHARP Capacity Grant. The mission of the Witness Stones Project (WSP) is to restore the history and honor…
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Witness Stones Project Among Guilford Recipients of Humanities Grants
By Ellyn Santiago in the Guilford Patch on January 12, 2022 GUILFORD, CT — Guilford’s arts community will soon be enriched with the announcement Wednesday by state Sen. Christine Cohen about a quarter million in state arts grants. The funds were awarded to nearly two-dozen shoreline arts and humanities organizations to “help them financially survive during…
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The Witness Stones Project Receives CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities
Connecticut Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), has awarded The Witness Stones Project a $7,800 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG). The grant will be used to diversify and enlarge the Project’s student audience. The Witness Stones Project was one of 624 organizations in Connecticut that was awarded…
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The Witness Stones Project Receives Connecticut Humanities “American Rescue Plan” COVID Relief Funding
Connecticut Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), has awarded the Witness Stones Project a $10,000 CTH SHARP Capacity Grant to support staff development that would allow the Project to broaden and diversity the student audience it serves. The Project provide research assistance, specialized curriculum, and professional teacher development…
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Witness Stones Project Takes Root In West Hartford
The Witness Stones Project was present for another milestone today when the Witness Stones West Hartford Project a committee of the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society along with West Hartford Public Schools held their first installation ceremony honoring George and Jude. Thank you to Tracey Wilson and Liz Devine for shepherding this project, teacher Sean…
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Witness Stones Holds First Summer Workshop
Last week, the Witness Stones Project conducted its first Teachers’ Workshop inviting educators from West Hartford, Middletown, and Guilford. At the workshop they learned, shared, and discover the project whose aim is to: Restore the History and Honor the Humanity and Contributions of the Enslaved Individuals Who Helped Build Our Communities. We spoke about Bristow,…