The Power of Local History: Commemorating Frank’s Life

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Participants in a Witness Stones class fill a jar with dirt from the ground where Frank was forced to work for his enslavers.

 

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 into the woods and dug in the ground, thinking about Frank’s captivity at the hands of Rachel and Ebenezer Welles and their son Ashbel. Continue reading.