Tag: #WestchesterCoNY
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Remembering Peg Lyon and Anthony Green
By Teresa Vega on May 17, 2024, at the Knapp House in Rye, New York Vega delivered the following remarks at the Witness Stone installation ceremony honoring her fourth great-grandparents Peg Lyon and Anthony Green. Today, as we gather in the spirit of kinship and remembrance, it is fitting to reflect on our rich…
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School of the Holy Child 2024 Ceremony
Students from School of the Holy Child gathered to honor the life of Peg Lyon. We invite you to watch highlights from the ceremony here.
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Ceremony in Rye Honors Memory of Enslaved People Once Forced to Work in Hudson Valley
By Lee Danuff on News12 New Jersey on April 28, 2023 A historic ceremony was held to honor the memory of enslaved people who were once forced to work in the Hudson Valley. Local and state leaders showed up for a special stone installation at the Knapp House in Rye Thursday. Continue reading.
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Honoring Rose and Jack in Rye, New York
On April 27, 2023, students from the School of the Holy Child and the Rye Historical Society gathered the community to share the stories of Rose and Jack to place Witness Stones in their memory.
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony
Students from School of the Holy Child gathered the community to honor the lives to Rose and Jack. We invite you to watch the ceremony here.
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Bearing Witness at Wayside Cottage
By Todd Sliss in the Scarsdale Inquirer on April 6, 2023 History doesn’t change. What we learn about history does and how we view it over time certainly evolves. And while some people and groups are trying to bury history, others are trying to unearth it. The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW), a nonprofit educational women’s…
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Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership
The Witness Stones Project, a nonprofit educational initiative whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, today announced a new partnership with the Junior League of Central Westchester. The nonprofit educational women’s volunteer organization based in Scarsdale, New York, will be using the…
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Witness Stones Project to Partner with School of the Holy Child to Recover the History of the Enslaved
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 new affiliation with School of the Holy Child. The college-preparatory school in Rye, New York, will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to…
