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Witness Stones Project, Telling the Stories of the Enslaved Across Connecticut

WSP · Nov 22, 2022 ·

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

WSP · Nov 21, 2022 ·

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.

Survey of Connecticut Slave Laws, 1643 – 1848

WSP · Nov 17, 2022 ·

Essex Receives First Witness Stone, Honoring Those That Were Enslaved in the Area

WSP · Nov 17, 2022 ·

Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Westport

WSP · Nov 16, 2022 ·

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 the United Church in Westport. The church will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.

 

Witness Stones Project Announces New Partnership in Wilton

WSP · Nov 16, 2022 ·

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  the Wilton Congregational Church. The church will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.

 

Witness Stones Project Announce New Partnership in Branford

WSP · Nov 16, 2022 ·

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 Branford Public Schools and the Branford Historical Society. The schools and society will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.

The mission of Branford Public Schools is to support the students of Branford through efficient and effective allocation of resources and by providing a spectrum of top-quality ancillary services necessary to sustain a contemporary program of public education.

The mission of the Branford Historical Society is to discover and preserve the​ history of Branford, Connecticut, by the acquisition and preservation of artifacts, documents, and records of Branford provenance, ​and to actively promote Branford’s history to the community.

Witness Stones Project to Partner with the Hempsted Houses

WSP · Nov 16, 2022 ·

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 Hempsted Houses. The Connecticut Landmarks house in New London, Connecticut, will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.

The mission of Connecticut Landmarks is to use historic properties to inspire an understanding of our complex past.

Witness Stones Project to Partner with the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden & the Woodhall School

WSP · Nov 16, 2022 ·

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 Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden. The Connecticut Landmarks house in Bethlehem, Connecticut, will be using the Project’s curriculum and landscape markers to expand their teaching of the history of slavery in Connecticut.

The mission of Connecticut Landmarks is to use historic properties to inspire an understanding of our complex past.

The mission of the Woodhall School is to provide an opportunity for success to young men of above-average intellectual ability in grades 9-12, who have had difficulties in traditional school environments. The school embraces an individualized approach that allows each student to realize his potential and to take accountability in all areas of his life.

Clint Smith Discusses the Witness Stones Project

WSP · Nov 16, 2022 ·

Atlantic writer and best-selling author Clint Smith joined Michel Martin to discuss his cover story on what America can learn from German efforts to memorialize the Holocaust.

A group of teachers and students in Connecticut began the Witness Stones Project…. Ultimately it is those small, neighborhood-, community-, and city-based initiatives that make the most impact and have the most potential to change minds, to change hearts, to change our understanding of ourselves. –Clint Smith, best-selling author of How the Word Is Passed

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