Tag: #FrankCT45
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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…