We joined Richard Weingarten for a conversation on NHTV.
Lecture
Witness Stones Project, Telling the Stories of the Enslaved Across Connecticut
Survey of Connecticut Slave Laws, 1643 – 1848
Witness Stones Project at the Wallingford Public Library
Executive Director Dennis Culliton spoke at the Wallingford Public Library. We invite you to watch the presentation here.
Witness Stones Project at the Wallingford Public Library
Poetry Reading: Long-Silenced Voices
Poetry Reading: Long-Silenced Voices
Co-sponsored with Ridgefield Community Partners
April 23, 2022 · 2 – 4 p.m.
The Meetinghouse, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Inspired by the Witness Stones Old Lyme Project, which honors those once enslaved in the community by researching their histories and placing memorial plaques at the site of their servitude, four esteemed poets give voice to those long denied their humanity.
Join us in the historic Meetinghouse as Marilyn Nelson, Antoinette Brim-Bell, Kate Rushin, and Rhonda Ward share powerful poems depicting the lives of enslaved men, women, and children, reimagined from the research of historian Carolyn Wakeman.
The reading will be held at the Meetinghouse, 605 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877.
The event will also be shared via Zoom. Register here or for Zoom access here.
The Witness Stones Project Comes to Wilton, Connecticut
The Witness Stones Project at First Church Simsbury
Why Venture Smith’s Life Mattered
Witness Stones Project affiliate Witness to History: Slavery in Guilford presented this webinar on March 28, 2022, through the Guilford Free Library.
Shining a Light
The Greenwich Historical Society’s “Shining a Light” Lecture Series is dedicated to elevating and amplifying underrepresented voices in local history in order to highlight the stories, research and people who are dedicated to interpreting, restoring and preserving these histories. We invite you to watch Witness Stones Project Executive Director Dennis Culliton’s lecture here:
