Tag: #RidgefieldCT
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Ridgefield Middle School Students Honor Former Enslaved Residents
By Kendra Baker in the Ridgefield NewsTimes on December 10, 2023 RIDGEFIELD — The lives of two individuals enslaved in town in the 18th century have been memorialized and remembered as “undeniably human” as part of an ongoing student-led research project. “Their names were Peter and Dinah,” a local eighth grader said during a Nov. 15 ceremony outside…
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Ridgefield 8th Graders Uncover the Stories of Two People Enslaved by One of Town’s Founding Families
In the Ridgefield Press by Kaitlyn Lyle on November 21, 2022 RIDGEFIELD — Local eighth graders worked to unearth and honor the stories of two former residents who were enslaved by one of Ridgefield’s founding families. This project was incorporated into the Colonial Era unit of the eighth grade social studies curriculum at East Ridge and Scotts…
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Ridgefield Students to Research Stories of People Enslaved by One of Town’s Founding Families
By Kendra Baker in the Ridgefield Press on June 23, 2022 RIDGEFIELD — Eighth graders in town will embark on a project-based learning experience next fall that not only teaches historical inquiry skills, but allows them to honor former enslaved residents whose stories have not been fully untold. The students will work with the Witness Stones…
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Poetry Reading: Long-Silenced Voices
Poetry Reading: Long-Silenced Voices Co-sponsored with Ridgefield Community Partners April 23, 2022 · 2 – 4 p.m.The Meetinghouse, Ridgefield, Connecticut Inspired by the Witness Stones Old Lyme Project, which honors those once enslaved in the community by researching their histories and placing memorial plaques at the site of their servitude, four esteemed poets give voice…
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Witness Stones Project Comes to Ridgefield
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 the East Ridge Middle School, the Ridgefield Historical Society, and Scotts Ridge Middle School. The Ridgefield community will be using the Project’s…
