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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Peter Cesar

WSP · May 20, 2022 ·

Sunday, June 5, 2022
11:30 a.m.
Hosted by the the Henry James Memorial School at the
First Church of Christ Simsbury
689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut

Please join students from Henry James Memorial School as they restore the history and honor the humanity of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities.

West Hartford to Rename Street in Honor of Two Enslaved Women

WSP · May 19, 2022 ·

By Deidre Montague in the Hartford Courant on May 19, 2022

WEST HARTFORD — The West Hartford Town Council unanimously agreed to change the name of a city street this week, a small move that points to a larger goal — changing the town’s physical landscape to bear witness to its history and culture.

New Street in Blue Back Square will henceforth be named Dinah Road, in honor of two women named Dinah who were enslaved in West Hartford in the mid-18th century.

The change, a nearly year-long process of gathering signatures and support, was spearheaded by the Mayor’s Youth Council and the Witness Stones Project. Continue reading.

West Hartford Will Name Street After 2 Enslaved Women

WSP · May 19, 2022 ·

By Gabby DeBenedictis on Patch.com on May 19, 2022

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The West Hartford town council voted unanimously to rename New Street in Blue Back Square “Dinah Road,” and according to the Hartford Courant the name is designed to honor two women who were enslaved in town.

The women, a mother and daughter both named Dinah, were forced to work on an estate where Hall High School is now located in the mid-1700s, the Courant reported, citing town historian Tracey Wilson. Continue reading.

Dinah Road: New Name for New Street Approved by West Hartford Town Council

WSP · May 16, 2022 ·

The name of New Street in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square will be changed to Dinah Road. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

By Ronni Newton on We-Ha.com on May 16, 2022

A campaign by the Mayor’s Youth Council to rename a West Hartford roadway in honor of two women who were once enslaved in town was approved unanimously by the Town Council on May 10.

Mayor’s Youth Council members Tzionya Goldfischer, a student at the New England Jewish Academy, and Sarah Granquist and Priya Sinha, both students at Hall High School, have been working closely with Town Historian Tracey Wilson to gain approval to change the name of New Street, a roadway in Blue Back Square that runs between Raymond and Isham roads, to Dinah Road. Dinah, and her daughter, who was also named Dinah, were once enslaved in the West Division of Hartford, now known as West Hartford. Continue reading.

Wallingford Slavery Project Reveals ‘History That Affects Us Today’

WSP · May 12, 2022 ·

Carol Naamon-Kelly, of Meriden, holds a portrait of her great grandfather Allen Lorenzo Washington on Thursday during an interview at the Record-Journal office in Meriden. Naamon-Kelly recognized her family’s name during a presentation on enslaved people at the Wallingford Public Library last year and then traced her family’s history of enslavement in Wallingford. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

By Devin Leith-Yessian in the Record-Journal on May 12, 2022

WALLINGFORD — The descendants of a man who was enslaved on a Virginia plantation before coming to Wallingford with Union soldiers are reconnecting with their family’s history with the help of local researchers working on the Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust’s “Enslaved Wallingford” project.

Meriden resident Carol Naamon-Kelly first learned of the journey Allen Lorenzo Washington, her great grandfather, made from Virginia through the work of Bobbie Borne, who was writing about Washington’s life for a magazine article published in June 2021. Continue reading.

Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Essau and Grace

WSP · May 11, 2022 ·

Sunday, June 19, 2022
3:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Wallingford Historic Preservation Society at
The Nehemiah Royce House
538 North Main Street, Wallingford, Connecticut

The Wallingford Historic Preservation Society will bring the community together to remember and honor Essau and Grace and to place Witness Stones in their memory.

Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Titus

WSP · May 11, 2022 ·

Monday, June 13, 2022
5:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Mansfield Middle School at
The Mansfield Public Library
54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center, Connecticut

Mansfield Middle School will bring the community together to remember and honor Titus and to place a Witness Stones in his memory.

Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Caesar

WSP · May 11, 2022 ·

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 and honor Caesar and to place a Witness Stones in his memory.

Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Abda and Hannah

WSP · May 11, 2022 ·

Monday, June 6, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Connecticut’s Old State House
Hosted by the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts at
The Old State House
800 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut

CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts will bring the community together to remember and honor Abda and Hannah and to place Witness Stones in their memory.

Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony to Honor Cesar and Mundo

WSP · May 11, 2022 ·

Friday, June 3, 2022
5:30 p.m.
Hosted by RHAM Middle School at
Burnt Hill Park
148 East Street, Hebron, Connecticut

RHAM Middle School School will bring the community together to remember and honor Cesar and Mundo and to place a Witness Stones in their memory.

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