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How should we remember painful events in our history? There are more than 70 Witness Stones installed throughout our state. The markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people that lived in Connecticut. 

This hour, we talk to the founder of this project and hear about a potential Witness Stone to remember an enslaved woman who spent 18 years of her life in Suffield, Connecticut. Her name was Tamer.

Have you seen Witness Stones around your neighborhood? We want to hear from you.

GUESTS:
Bill Sullivan - Suffield Historical Society Trustee and English and History Teacher at Suffield Academy
Dennis Culliton - Co-founder and Executive Director of the Witness Stone Project
Susi Ryan - Fiber Artist and desendent of Venture Smith.

How should we remember painful events in our history? There are more than 70 Witness Stones installed throughout our state. The markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people that lived in Connecticut.&nbsp;
This hour, we talk to the founder of this project and hear about a potential Witness Stone to remember an enslaved woman who spent 18 years of her life in Suffield, Connecticut. Her name was Tamer.
Have you seen Witness Stones around your neighborhood? We want to hear from you.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Bill Sullivan&nbsp;- Suffield Historical Society Trustee and English and History Teacher at Suffield Academy</li>
<li>Dennis Culliton&nbsp;- Co-founder and Executive Director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://witnessstonesproject.org/">Witness Stone Project</a></li>
<li>Susi Ryan&nbsp;- Fiber Artist and desendent of Venture Smith.</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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