Restoring History & Honoring Humanity
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Witness Stone Installation Ceremony in Woodstock, Connecticut
First Congregational Church of Woodstock 543 CT-169, Woodstock, CT
Free
Witness Stone Installation Ceremony in Madison, Connecticut
Deacon John Grave House 581 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT
Free
Witness Stone Installation Ceremony in Wilton, Connecticut
Wilton Historical Society 224 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT
Free
Presentation at the 4th Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Conference
DCU Center 50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA
Juneteenth Celebration
Blue Back Square 65 Memorial Road, West Hartford, CT
Free
Juneteenth: A Celebration of Jazz & Poetry
Old Lyme Inn 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
Free
Stonington Students Honor Mint and Rose Palmer
United Theatre 5 Canal Street, Westerly, RIRsvp to JBausch@StoningtonSchools.org
Free
Landmarks Lunch & Learn
VirtualIn 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 our sites. Learn more about this project with Lynn Mervosh, Site Administrator, who was part of the process at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden. Register […]
Lecture in Longmeadow, Massachusetts
First Church of Christ Longmeadow 763 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MAThe 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 the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities, will be working with the First Church of Christ, Longmeadow Public Schools, and the Longmeadow Historical Society […]
Witness Stone Ceremony to Honor Henry Staats
Abraham Staats House 17 Von Steuben Lane, South Bound Brook, NJPlease 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. Afterward the Friends of the Abraham Staats house invite attendees to enjoy some refreshments and tour the house until 4:30PM.
Free
Worship & Dedication
First Church Farmington 75 Main Street, Farmington, CTWith 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 human dignity. The First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652, its ministers, and parishioners played an important role in that history, opening the church’s doors to […]
Free
Project & Community Partners
