Restoring History & Honoring Humanity
WEST HARTFORD — On Aug. 20, 1740, John Hosmer of West Hartford settled a debt with his neighbor. He didn’t settle the debt with money, but by handing over Ned, a 9-year-old Black child valued at 115 pounds. Continue Reading.
In October 2019, Witness Stones West Hartford remembered and honored the lives of six enslaved men and women. We invite you to watch highlights from the ceremony here:
By Michael Walsh in the Hartford Courant on October 4, 2018
Retired West Hartford high school history teachers Tracey Wilson and Liz Devine worked with Conard High School students and the Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society to lay the first in a series of witness stones that address the town’s connection to slavery. Continue reading.
