Restoring History & Honoring Humanity
Join the Stanley-Whitman House as they welcome guest Witness Stones Project Director of Operations Liz Lightfoot for a workshop that will take participants through an intro to the history of slavery in Connecticut and then a discussion of the five themes developed by Dennis Culliton, Founder of Witness Stones Project. Then, explore/interpret documents related to […]
Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Witness Stones Project, Dennis Culliton, will present an overview of projects executed across the northeast. He will also offer personal insights into the making of the documentary Unforgotten:Connecticutโs Hidden History of Slavery which recently aired on CPTV. Also presenting will be Pat Wilson Pheanious, former Connecticut state representative and […]
Rediscovering Hidden Narratives: Embracing Inclusive Storytelling with Pat Wilson Pheanious Join us for an enlightening evening at Stanley-Whitman House on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., as we welcome special guest Pat Wilson Pheanious. Together, we'll embark on a journey of exploration into forgotten narratives and celebrate the importance of inclusive storytelling. Just as […]
As an extension of our work last year on the Witness Stones project, owning our church's history with slavery in colonial days, a task force has been working on creating a "land acknowledgement statement" to expand our understanding of how the church came to own our property, which was once the ancestral homeland of the […]