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Witness Stones Installation Ceremony

North Guilford to Receive First Witness Stone, First Installation Since Pandemic

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By Jesse Williams in the Guilford Courier on May 25, 2021

It has been about two years since Guilford saw the installation of a Witness Stone. That’s about to change.

The project, founded by retired teacher Dennis Culliton and psychologist Doug Nygren has split, evolved, and greatly expanded since it was originally conceived as a way to teach middle school students about slavery through local history, something that gained even more momentum with the Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder a year ago. Continue reading.

Witness Stones Will Recall Lives of Enslaved Individuals in New Haven

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From the New Haven Museum

New Haven, Conn. (May 18, 2021)— Students from The Foote School will install commemorative Witness Stones Memorials recalling the lives of Pink and Stepna, two enslaved individuals who once lived in the Morris House, now known as the Pardee-Morris House, during a ceremony at the site on June 2, 2021, at 12:30 pm. The students will give presentations based on their research of Pink and Stepna. Continue reading.

 

Historical Society to Celebrate the Humanity of Greenwich’s Enslaved Individuals at Ceremony on May 27

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By Laura McCormick on HamletHub.com on May 11, 2021

Greenwich Historical Society will host a ceremony on May 27th at 1 pm to honor the legacy of enslaved persons who resided in Greenwich.

Open to the public, the event will take place on the Historical Society campus in Cos Cob to include town officials, civic leaders, clergy as well as teachers and students from Greenwich Academy and Sacred Heart Greenwich who were instrumental in researching the lives of the enslaved individuals. Enslaved persons will be honored with a “Witness Stones Memorial” engraved with their name, known birth and death dates and primary occupations, and placed on the grounds near Bush-Holley House where they resided. A reception with light snacks will follow. Continue reading.

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