Tag: #WestHartfordCT
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West Hartford Pays Homage to Those Enslaved in Witness Stones Installation Ceremony
By Bridget Bronsdon in We-Ha.com on June 18, 2023 Through a deeply local perspective, West Hartford local leaders and students had the chance to come together in the days before Juneteenth to […]
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West Hartford to Hold Annual Juneteenth Celebration and Witness Stones Dedication
By Ronnie Newton on We-Ha.com on June 12, 2023 It was the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but West Hartford held a small-scale Juneteenth celebration in June 202o. […]
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Witness Stones Ceremony Kicks Off Juneteenth 2022 in West Hartford
By Lili Guberman on WeHa.com on June 19, 2022 The weather celebrated along with the attendees as West Hartford’s Juneteenth celebration got underway midday Sunday in West Hartford with the […]
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West Hartford to Celebrate Juneteenth on Sunday
By Fox61 on June 19, 2022 WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — West Hartford will be hosting its third annual Juneteenth CommUNITY Celebration on Sunday, June 19 at Blue Back Square. At 12:30 […]
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West Hartford 2022 Juneteenth
By Ronni Newtown in We-Ha.com on June 13, 2022 West Hartford observed Juneteenth for the first time in 2020, and on Sunday – which is actually June 19th – the […]
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Witness Stones Project Students Take History to the Street
Through a project a year in the making, West Hartford will renamed a road in Blue Back Square to honor a mother and daughter who were held as slaves in […]
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West Hartford to Rename Street in Honor of Two Enslaved Women
By Deidre Montague in the Hartford Courant on May 19, 2022 WEST HARTFORD — The West Hartford Town Council unanimously agreed to change the name of a city street this […]
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West Hartford Will Name Street After 2 Enslaved Women
By Gabby DeBenedictis on Patch.com on May 19, 2022 WEST HARTFORD, CT — The West Hartford town council voted unanimously to rename New Street in Blue Back Square “Dinah Road,” […]
