The Somerset County (NJ) Cultural & Heritage Commission recognized the Witness Stones Project alongside the Friends of the Abraham Staats House, the South Bound Brook School District, and the Robert Morris School for We Were Here ~ The Enslaved People of Colonial America: An Inclusive History Partnership Project. Through this project, eighth-grade students brought local history to life as they learned the story of the enslaved individuals who worked and lived at the Staats farmstead. Teachers were also provided with a series of professional development workshops to enhance their use of the Witness Stones Project curriculum in the classroom.