Tag: #WestHartfordCT
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West Hartford Juneteenth Activities Begin with Witness Stones
By Katrina Koerting in the West Hartford News on June 14, 2021 The weekend of events kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday with an installment ceremony of the Witness Stones Project at Old Center Cemetery. This is the project’s fourth installation, which brings attention to the enslaved people and honors their contributions to West Hartford…
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West Hartford Prepares for Juneteenth
Dr. Tracey Wilson describes the Witness Stone work in Hartford on EyeWitness News 3. We invite you to watch here:
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West Hartford Town Council Approves Procedure for Honorary and Historic Renaming of Public Streets
By Sophie Christensen on We-Ha.com on June 9, 2021 In a January Letter to the Editor, Aliza Sadiq and Regina Miller (two Kingswood Oxford students) asked the West Hartford Town Council to rename New Street in Blue Back Square. They wish to honor Peleg Nott, who had been enslaved in West Hartford but according to research was…
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West Hartford Ready for Its 2nd Juneteenth Observances
By Chris Dehnel on Patch on May 26, 2021 West Hartford’s celebration begins at 10:00AM on Saturday, June 19th at the Old Center Cemetery for the Installment Ceremony of the Witness Stones Project. Through research, education, and civic engagement, the Witness Stones Project seeks to restore the history and to honor the humanity and contributions of…
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The Power of Local History: Commemorating Frank’s Life
By Tracey Wilson on We-Ha.com on April 3, 2021 On Monday, March 29, five members of the Community Witness Stones Class filled a jar with dirt from where Frank (c. 1730-1810) was forced to work by his enslavers. On Albany Avenue, in the woods west of Renbrook School, bordering on the reservoir, the group walked…
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Witness Stones West Hartford Offering Opportunity for Participation in Community History Project
By Ronni Newton on We-Ha.Com on February 22, 2021. Witness Stones West Hartford project directors Tracey Wilson and Liz Devine have worked with students and others in the community to share the previously untold history of some individuals who were once enslaved by residents of the West Division (now West Hartford), and a series of…
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Kingswood Oxford Students Make Important Progress in Witness Stones Project
In the Kingswood Oxford News published on January 21, 2021. The Witness Stones Project is an ongoing one in the Kingswood Oxford School history department each year that engages the students in authentic, real-world learning. The project seeks to honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved people who helped build the community we live…
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How to Bring the Witness Stones Project to Life
By Katie McCarthy on the Atlantic Black Box Project on January 17, 2021 This 2020-2021 academic year marks the third year that my students at Kingswood Oxford in West Hartford have participated in the Witness Stones Project and it’s been the most inspiring and meaningful work of my teaching career. It’s also been the most…
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West Hartford Students Ask for Renaming of New Street to Honor Peleg Nott
Kingswood Oxford students, Regina Miller ‘22 and Aliza Sadiq ‘22 wrote a proposal to the West Hartford Town Council, in which they outlined their reasons to rename New Street in Blue Black Square after Peleg Nott. We invite you to read it here.
