Landmarks Lunch & Learn

Virtual

In 2023, staff at three Connecticut Landmarks sites worked with local teachers and students through the Witness Stones Project to learn about the lives of people who were enslaved at […]

Lecture in Longmeadow, Massachusetts

First Church of Christ Longmeadow 763 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA

The Witness Stones Project is excited to announce a new collaboration in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The nonprofit, educational initiative, whose mission is to restore the history and honor the humanity of […]

Witness Stone Ceremony to Honor Henry Staats

Abraham Staats House 17 Von Steuben Lane, South Bound Brook, NJ

Please join students from the Robert Morris School and the Friends of Abraham Staats House for this Witness Stones free public program. The outdoor ceremony will last approximately 30 minutes. […]

Free

Worship & Dedication

First Church Farmington 75 Main Street, Farmington, CT

With more than a dozen sites on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, Farmington enjoys a reputation as a longtime supporter of Connecticut’s African American community in the struggle toward freedom and […]

Free

Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Witness Stones Project Chair Pat Wilson Pheanious will join a panel of experts as they discuss efforts to uncover long-ignored stories and recalibrate our understanding of Connecticut’s historical involvement with […]

$10

Finding, Celebrating, and Teaching America’s Hidden History

First Church of Christ Longmeadow 763 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA

Please join Witness Stones Project chair Patricia Wilson Pheanious for this free public lecture. Pheanious is a former Connecticut State Representative and a descendant of some of the first people […]

Free