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Help us shine a light on the history of the enslaved individuals who helped to build our community.
Legacy
Installed 36 stones in the Old Center Cemetery
Integrated the curriculum into all 8th grade West Hartford Public Schools U.S. History classes.
Completed an open source database of all the enslaved people we have studied.
Taught four community sessions with more than 50 people.
Created more than 50 videos to teach about life in the colonial West Division.
Developed a pilot 5th grade colonial history curriculum for West Hartford Public Schools to include enslaved people.
Presented workshops to five community groups.
Worked with students to rename New Street with the name of an enslaved person.
Uncovered names of 11 individuals are painted into the Rise Up mural in Blue Back Square.
Added Prut's name to the Revolutionary War slab of the War Memorial.
Created a map of slavery in the colonial West Division with intern Finn Ashworth.
We are grateful for our Donors
Platinum Level - $2,000 - $10,000
Winter- Lehman Family Foundation Inc.
Vernon D. and Florence E. Roosa Family Foundation Memorial Fund
Chase Foundation
Gold Level $500 - $1,000
Beth Bye
Booker & Elena Devaughn
Shari Cantor
Peter Wilson
Silver Level
Mary Abrams
Karen Bachman
Edward Barlow, Jr.
Mindy Bicknell
Christina Burke
Caroline Bye
Ryan Clapp
Barbara Davis
Nancy DePalma
Katherine Devine
Jacqueline Doyle
Elizabeth Fisher
Diana Foley
Sarah Follmer
Penni Grigoraitis
Susannah Henson
Keats Jarmon
Payton Jancsy
Judith Wyman Kelly
Kenneth A. Poppe
David Roones
Elizabeth Rose
Seth Sklar-Heyn
Matthew Wilson