Tag: #WoodstockCT
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The Last Woman Enslaved in Woodstock, Connecticut
By Christopher C. Child on Vitabrevis.americanancestors.org on June 19, 2023 I read two stories of interest in a recent issue of The Woodstock Villager, a local newspaper from my grandfather’s Connecticut hometown. The […]
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If Stones Could Talk
Witness Stones Chair delivered the Palm Sunday Sermon at the First Congregational Church of Woodstock. We invite you to watch here.
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The Witness Stones Project Comes to Camp
By Mike Sherman on Camp Woodstock YMCA In 1740 the enslaved persons of Ebenezer Lyon, including one named Crumbo, built a stone dam for a grist mill on the outlet […]
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Witnessing the Past: Woodstock Middle School Students Pay Tribute to an Enslaved Man Born in 1784
By Donna Dufresne On June 7, 2022, seventh graders from Woodstock Middle School shared evidence and insights about slavery in the dedication ceremony of a Witness Stone for a young […]
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Caesar
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 12:30 p.m. Hosted by Woodstock Middle School at Roseland Park 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, Connecticut Woodstock Middle School will bring the community together to remember […]
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Witness Stones Project to Partner with Woodstock Middle School
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 […]
