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Katie Huffman, Director of the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, welcomes guests to the ceremony, the inaugural event for the library’s new patio. All photos from the ceremony courtesy of the Florence Griswold Museum. Courtesy of LymeLine.com.

OLD LYME –The Old Lyme Witness Stones Partnership held an installation ceremony last Friday, June 4, celebrating the town’s newly installed Witness Stones—historical plaques commemorating the lives of 14 individuals, who were once enslaved on Lyme Street.

The project expands the understanding of local history and honors the humanity and contributions of those formerly held in bondage. Continue reading.

Witness Stones Highlight Lyme-Old Lyme’s History of Slavery ahead of Juneteenth

Witness Stones Celebration Highlighted Installation of Plaques Marking Sites of Enslavement in Old Lyme

Old Lyme Installs Witness Stones

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