Tag: #WallingfordCT
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Choate Commemorates Life of Mother Enslaved at Wallingford’s Historic Houses
By Christian Metzger in CT Insider on June 3, 2024 WALLINGFORD — Choate Rosemary Hall held a ceremony to commemorate two witness stones memorializing the lives of two slaves […]
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Witness Stones Project Honors History of Enslaved People in Connecticut
By Eva Li in the Choate News on December 19, 2022 In recent months, towns across Connecticut have erected several permanent markers to memorialize the lives of enslaved men and […]
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Wallingford’s 350+2 Jubilee a Success
The Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust took part in many events during the week-long 350+2 Jubilee Celebration. On June 18,, a replica of the Nehemiah Royce House, celebrating its 350th anniversary (1672-2022), was […]
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Wallingford Celebrates Juneteenth with Dedication of Witness Stones
By Nicole Zappone in the Record-Journal on June 20, 2022 WALLINGFORD — It was a sunny and breezy day Sunday, and especially busy at the Historical Society’s Nehemiah Royce House, where […]
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Why Wallingford Needs a Witness Stone
In the Record Journal on June 19, 2022
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Witness Stones Project at the Wallingford Public Library
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Wallingford Slavery Project Reveals ‘History That Affects Us Today’
By Devin Leith-Yessian in the Record-Journal on May 12, 2022 WALLINGFORD — The descendants of a man who was enslaved on a Virginia plantation before coming to Wallingford with Union […]
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Essau and Grace
Sunday, June 19, 2022 3:00 p.m. Hosted by the Wallingford Historic Preservation Society at The Nehemiah Royce House 538 North Main Street, Wallingford, Connecticut The Wallingford Historic Preservation Society will […]
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A Black History Trail for Wallingford
By Lorraine Connelly in My Record Journal on February 11, 2022 Wallingford has many trails — a wine trail, a Trail of Terror, numerous walking trails, and the historic George […]
