On May 27, 2022, students from the Norwich Free Academy gathered at Leffingwell House Museum for a Witness Stone installation and presentations in honor of Romeo, an enslaved individual from Norwich who aided in the Long Island evacuation in 1778.
Witness Stones
Suffield Academy Students Honor Titus Kent
“Titus Kent was a Black Patriot who served every year in the American Revolution. His name is commemorated on our Town’s Veterans Memorial with many other Patriots from Suffield who fought in the Revolutionary War.” –Suffield Academy English Department Chair Bill Sullivan
On May 21, 2022, students from Suffield Academy and their teacher, Bill Sullivan, shared the history and honored the life of Patriot Titus Kent. The event was co-hosted by the Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Suffield Historical Society.
Caesar Stevenson
With the generous support of the Connecticut Valley Education Foundation, the students of Frank Ward Strong Middle School created a presentation on their work with the Witness Stones Project.
