Students from School of the Holy Child gathered to honor the life of Peg Lyon. We invite you to watch highlights from the ceremony here.
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Ceremony in Rye Honors Memory of Enslaved People Once Forced to Work in Hudson Valley
By Lee Danuff on News12 New Jersey on April 28, 2023
A historic ceremony was held to honor the memory of enslaved people who were once forced to work in the Hudson Valley.
Local and state leaders showed up for a special stone installation at the Knapp House in Rye Thursday. Continue reading.
Honoring Rose and Jack in Rye, New York
On April 27, 2023, students from the School of the Holy Child and the Rye Historical Society gathered the community to share the stories of Rose and Jack to place Witness Stones in their memory.
Students from School of the Holy Child
Students from School of the Holy Child with Faculty Member Kathleen Glatthaar Lozano
Students from School of the Holy Child with Head of School Colleen Pettus
Witness Stones Project Executive Director Dennis Culliton with Former Rye Historical Society Executive Director Sheri Jordan
Alison Relyea from the Rye Historical Society
School of the Holy Child Head of School Colleen Pettus, Holy Child History Faculty Member Kathleen Gltthaar Lozano, and Witness Stones Project Executive Director Dennis Culliton
NY State Senator Shelley Mayer with Holy Child Students
Installation Ceremony
Witness Stones
NY State Senator Shelley Mayer with Holy Child Students
NY State Senator Shelley Mayer with Holy Child Students
Holy Child Students with History Faculty Member Kathleen Glatthaar Lozano
Holy Child Students
Holy Child Students after the installation
Holy Child Head of School Colleen Pettus with students and family
Holy Child Students after the installation
Witness Stones Project Advisor, Historian and Genealogist Teresa Vega
Installation Ceremony
School of the Holy Child Head of School Colleen Pettus
Lisa Irvin on behalf of New York State Assemblyman Steven Otis
Witness Stones Project Executive Director Dennis Culliton
Researcher Pam McGuire
Witness Stones Project Advisor, Historian and Genealogist Teresa Vega
Holy Child Students
Holy Child Students
NY State Senator Shelley Mayer
The Reverend Tim Wiggins
