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News 12 Reports on the Witness Stones Project & the Bush-Holley House

WSP · Feb 22, 2022 ·

Greenwich’s “Forgotten” Enslaved Population: Witness Stones Project Seeks to Tell Their Stories

WSP · Feb 12, 2022 ·

Grave stones of former Bush-Holley House enslaved laborers Hester Mead, left, and her mother Candice Bush are at Union Cemetery in Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Hester was born in 1807 and freed in 1828, while her mother Candice was born in 1780 and freed in 1825.

by Robert Marchant on February 12, 2022 in the Greenwich Time

GREENWICH — Few markers of slavery exist in southern Connecticut, reminders of a time when men and women were bought and sold like property or livestock.

Two of them stand at Union Cemetery in Greenwich — the headstones of Hester Mead and her mother Candice Bush, both born into slavery at the Bush homestead in Cos Cob, now the site of the Greenwich Historical Society. Continue reading.

Bringing to Life the Hidden Lives of Four Greenwich Slaves with Honor and Witness Stones

WSP · Jun 12, 2021 ·

Faculty, students, and honored guests at the Greenwich Historical Society Installation Ceremony.

By Anne W. Semmes in the Greenwich Sentinel on June 12, 2021

Forces have joined in the town of Greenwich to tell its hidden history, “To return the colors to the historical fabrics of our community,” so said Dennis Culliton, co-founder of the Connecticut-based Witness Stones Project that “seeks to restore the history and to honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities.” Continue reading.

Greenwich Historical Society Hosts Witness Stones Project

WSP · May 27, 2021 ·

On May 27, 2021, the Greenwich Historical Society welcomed students from Greenwich Academy and Sacred Heart Greenwich.  The students shared their work uncovering the lives of Cull Bush, Patience, Candice , and Hester Mead and laid Witness Stones in their memory.

 

  • Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Fred Camillo, Witness Stones ProjectGreenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo. Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society.
  • The Reverend Thomas Nins of the First Baptist Church. Courtesy of the Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Teresa Vega, Greenwich Historical Society, Witness Stones Project, ConnecticutHistorian & Genealogist Teresa Vega. Courtesy Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Student Work. Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Lillie Foster Sharing Life of Cull Foster. Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Courtesy of the Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Laying Stone. Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society.
  • Heather Lodge Laying Stone. Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society
  • Memorial Stones Laid Beneath Bush-Holley House. Courtesy of Greenwich Historical Society.

Greenwich Honors Legacy of Those Who Were Enslaved

WSP · May 27, 2021 ·

Memorial Stones honoring four enslaved people who lived in Greenwich were placed at the Historical Society during a ceremony on Thursday. (Richard Kaufman photo)

 

By Richard Kaufman on Patch.com on May 27, 2021

GREENWICH, CT — It was an emotional day on Thursday at the Greenwich Historical Society, as the community came together to honor the legacy of those who were enslaved in Greenwich in the 18th and 19th centuries.

According to research from the Historical Society, approximately 300 enslaved people resided in Greenwich. Thursday’s ceremony honored four individuals — Cull Bush and his partner Patience, and Candice Bush and her daughter Hester Mead — who all lived and worked for David Bush and family at the Bush-Holley House. Altogether, about 15 enslaved people worked at the house. Continue reading.

 

Witness Stones Placement Ceremony

WSP · May 10, 2021 ·

 

Hester Mead (1807–1864) The Jabez Mead House, ca. 1840. Watercolor on paper. 21.5 x 25.5 inches.
Greenwich Historical Society, Museum Purchase, 2006.02
This unsigned watercolor painting of the Jabez Mead House is believed to have been painted by Hester Mead, the daughter of Candice Bush, two of fifteen black individuals enslaved by the Bush family.

From the Greenwich Historical Society on May 10, 2021

This spring marks the culmination of our first collaboration with the Witness Stones Project, in conjunction with local schools and the local community.

Through research, education, and civic engagement, the Witness Stones Project, Inc., seeks to restore the history and to honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities. Continue reading

Historical Society to Honor the Humanity of Greenwich’s Enslaved Individuals through Collaboration with Witness Stones Project

WSP · Mar 9, 2021 ·

By Greenwich Free Press on March 9, 2021.

To shine a light on the history, humanity and contributions of enslaved individuals who resided in Greenwich as early as the 1600s, Greenwich Historical Society is partnering with the Witness Stones Project. Continue reading.

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