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    Suffield to Celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday

    Journal Inquirer Staff on June 18, 2021 SUFFIELD — A local group is planning to hold the town’s first Juneteenth celebration Saturday on the town green. Juneteenth is a celebration […]

  • Witness Stone Would Mark Location Where Slave Lived in Suffield

    Witness Stone Would Mark Location Where Slave Lived in Suffield

    By Matthew P. Knox in the Journal Inquirer  on June 15, 2021 SUFFIELD — Residents who walk by the corner of North Main Street and Bridge Street may soon stumble upon […]

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    Witness Stone to Be Installed during Juneteenth

    By Bill Sullivan in the Suffield Observer on June 1, 2021 The Suffield Historical Society’s (SHS) online class will ceremoniously install a Witness Stone memorial for Tamer (1770-1829) on June […]

  • Commemorating the Lives of Enslaved People in Connecticut

    Commemorating the Lives of Enslaved People in Connecticut

     By Tess Terribile and Nancy Nalpathanchil of Where We Live How should we remember painful events in our history? There are more than 70 Witness Stones installed throughout our state. The […]

  • Remarkable Discoveries

    Remarkable Discoveries

    By Bill Sullivan in the Suffield Observer on March 30, 2021 The Suffield Historical Society’s April 13 meeting will be devoted to updating our community on intriguing developments regarding the research and […]

  • Witness Stones Project Memorial for Tamer

    Witness Stones Project Memorial for Tamer

    By Bill Sullivan, Suffield Historical Society, published in the Suffield Observer on October 30, 2020. The Suffield Historical Society hosted Dennis Culliton, chair and co-founder of the Witness Stones Project, […]