Farmington Black History ProjectFarmington Historical Society
Project Director, Barbara Donahue
(860) 677-0864
FAX (860) 677-8670
Farmington, home to nine sites on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, will commemorate
its crucial role in the Amistad drama with tours of these sites and an exhibit on
the long history of African Americans in the town.
Bus and walking tours offered by appointment feature the carriage house where Cinque
and other Amistad survivors lived from March - November 1841, from the time of their
Supreme Court victory until their return to Africa; the places they studied, worked,
and prayed; and the grave where one of the is buried.
The exhibit “Speaking for Ourselves: African American in Farmington, CT” is in the
concourse betw.the State Capitol and the Legislative Office Bldg. until June 26;
will at at Windsor Historical Society Aug.15-Sept.13; at the West District School,
Unionville Sept. 15-Nov.14; at the Connecticut Historical Society from Oct. 15-Nov
14; at the East Farms School, Farmington Nov. 15-Dec.15; at Irving Robbins Middle
School, Farmington, Jan.2-30, 1999. Available for bookings after Jan. 1999 (860)
677-0864.
Tours and exhibit are sponsored by the Farmington Historical Society, with additional funding from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Connecticut Humanities Council, and Otis Elevator.
