Since 2019 the Greenwich Historical Society has collaborated with The Witness Stones Project on this initiative that seeks to teach school-age children about enslaved persons in their hometowns. Students from Sacred Heart Greenwich and Greenwich Academy have researched the lives of enslaved individuals who lived in greenwich.
The May 24, 2023 ceremony honored four individuals - Charles, and sisters, Phillis, Milley, and Rose. Dennis Culliton, founder and executive director of The Witness Stones Project, and Teresa Vega, historian and genealogist gave opening remarks. Teachers Heather Coffey, Jillian Wolf, and Chris Cunningham from Sacred Heart Greenwich, and Bobby Walker, from Greenwich Academy, worked with their students to research the lives of Phillis, Milley, Rose and Charles. Their hard work and research was presented in a set of speeches from student representatives read during the ceremony. After closing remarks, memorial Witness Stones were placed for the four alongside their friends and family who were honored in years before