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Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Manchester

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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 Manchester High School. The school will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the local history of slavery.

Manchester High School is a school community committed to:

  • Living their core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, kindness and perseverance
  • Ensuring a high quality education for all
  • Continuously improving practices to maximize learning for all
  • Fostering positive partnerships among students, parents, families, school personnel and the community
  • Maintaining a safe and inclusive school where equity is the norm and excellence is the goal

Ridgefield 8th Graders Uncover the Stories of Two People Enslaved by One of Town’s Founding Families

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Ridgefield eighth graders’ research into the stories of two former enslaved residents culminated with a Witness Stones installation ceremony at the Ridgefield Historical Society on Nov. 15. Photo: Annie Tucci

In the Ridgefield Press by Kaitlyn Lyle on November 21, 2022

RIDGEFIELD — Local eighth graders worked to unearth and honor the stories of two former residents who were enslaved by one of Ridgefield’s founding families.

This project was incorporated into the Colonial Era unit of the eighth grade social studies curriculum at East Ridge and Scotts Ridge middle schools. Eighth graders worked with Ridgefield Historical Society and the Witness Stones Project — an organization that works with schools and community groups to “restore the history and honor the humanity” of enslaved individuals in Connecticut — to tell the story of two enslaved individuals held in captivity at the David Scott House. Continue reading.

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