Derby Police Department honors Juneteenth today

 

Ansonia to hold Juneteenth flag raising ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park

 

Derby Public Library to hold Freedom and Flowers story time June 18

We’ll read the book They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis - a story about the people who helped grow a park where community, joy, and freedom could flourish!

After the story, children will create colorful “Freedom Flowers” filled with hopes, dreams, and kindness for the future to add to our community garden display and/or take home to plant in their own yards!
All ages are welcome! 

Registration recommended to reserve supplies, but all are welcome while supplies last! Please register each child separately so we know how many friends to expect!

https://derbypubliclibrary.libcal.com/calendars?cid=21324...

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St., Derby.

Shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Derby Public Library to close Thursday for Juneteenth holiday

 

Seymour Public Library to close for Juneteenth

 

Valley community to mark Juneteenth outside Ansonia City Hall

 

Derby City Hall to close Monday to observe Juneteenth

 

Valley MLK Committee to hold Juneteenth celebration in Ansonia

 

All in for Milford to host Juneteenth celebration on Green

 

Quarry Walk in Oxford to host concert Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth

 From TEAM's Facebook page:  

"Excited to be a part of this beautiful Juneteenth event at Quarry Walk next weekend, Saturday 6/17! Juneteenth activities and remarks begin at 2 p.m. and the concert starts at 4 p.m....come join!"

Oxford/Seymour Juneteenth Celebration slated at Quarry Walk in Oxford

 

Kids invited to enter Oxford-Seymour Juneteenth Art/Essay Contest

 

Valley Save Our Youth to host Juneteenth celebration at Gatison Park in Ansonia

 

Valley Save Our Youth seeks vendors for Juneteenth celebration in Ansonia

 

Save the date: Valley Save Our Youth to mark Juneteenth at Gatison Park in Ansonia

 

Community to celebrate Juneteenth today at Gatison Park in Ansonia

 

Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby to host presentation on Black Governors

The Freeman Homestead at Derby Neck.  Nancy Freeman, the wife of Roswell Freeman, a Black Governor, is pictured.

DERBY - Join the Kellogg Environmental Center, part of CT State Parks & Public Outreach, at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 20 for a virtual presentation by Anthony Martin, PhD from Central Connecticut State University, Department of Anthropology.  

In recognition of Juneteenth weekend, Martin will speak about Black Governors and the historical connections with Osbornedale State Park.

From the mid-18th to mid-19th century, African- American communities in New England developed their own political and cultural structure headed by elected officials known as Black Governors or Black Kings.  

Black Governors/Kings operated at the local level and performed several important social functions including heading events, resolving conflicts, and advocating for the African-American community. 

Since 2010, Central Connecticut State University professors and students, volunteers, and descendants of Black Governors/Kings have been excavating the homesite of one, and potentially two, Black Governors: Quosh Freeman and his son Roswell. 

The excavation in Osbornedale State Park aims to raise awareness of the Black Governors as part of the historic African-American presence in Derby.

Additionally, since the homesite was occupied for 110 years, the archaeological site provides an understanding of the daily life of three generations of the Freemans and their establishment and maintaining of home place across a racialized landscape. 

Online access details will be shared with registered participants. 

Please register for the free webinar through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Calendar of Events   https://www.depdata.ct.gov/calendar or contact donna.kingston@ct.gov for registration assistance.

The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

For further information or directions email donna.kingston@ct.gov or call 203-734-2513. 

This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.

Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration slated at Gatison Park in Ansonia

Valley Save Our Youth to celebrate Juneteenth at Gatison Park in Ansonia

Shared from the Valley Save Our Youth Facebook page:

"Come out and enjoy a day of peace and prosperity as we celebrate the resilience of black people."