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Rocky Hill Church To Dedicate Witness Stone And Memorial To Enslaved People
The Nov. 15 dedication will be followed by two December release events for Edward Chiucarello's history of the church.
Rocky Hill Congregational Church will hold a dedication service for the Cloe Prut Witness Stone and the Memorial to the Enslaved in Rocky Hill. The service is Sunday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m., according to an announcement posted by the Town of Rocky Hill.
The memorial remembers enslaved people who lived in the community from 1700 to 1865. The town’s announcement also lists two release events for Edward Chiucarello’s book, “Three Hundred Years A History of the Rocky Hill Congregational Church.”
The first book release is Saturday, Dec. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Rocky Hill Historical Society. A second release is Sunday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. at Rocky Hill Congregational Church.
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Source: “Upcoming Dedication Service & Book Release @ RH Congregational Church” (rockyhillct.gov)
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