Community Projects & Events

May 144 min read

Prince Griswold Crosley Honored by the Sons of the American Revolution

May 2, 2024 - Old Lyme, CT The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution held a color guard ceremony at Duck River...

May 30, 20231 min read

Witness Stones Old Lyme Celebrates Third Installation in Black Hall

On June 2, the community gathered on the lawn of the Old Lyme Library to celebrate the third installation of Witness Stones —historical...

Nov 14, 20221 min read

Tracing Lyme's Runaway Slaves

In a History Blog article posted on the Florence Griswold Museum's website, Old Lyme Witness Stones chair Carolyn Wakeman reveals new...

Oct 27, 20221 min read

Kyera Singleton speaks at Florence Griswold Museum's 2022 Samuel Thorne Memorial Lecture

Kyera Singleton, the Executive Director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, Massachusetts, examined how and why former...

May 25, 20222 min read

June 2022 Events

To celebrate the town’s newly installed Witness Stones, the Old Lyme Witness Stones Partnership will hold a series of events in June. All...

May 24, 20221 min read

PARJE Sister Mural Created at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School

A new Welcome mural was unveiled at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School. Jasmine Oyola-Blumenthal, who is an alumna of Lyme Academy College...

Apr 15, 20221 min read

Witness Stones Old Lyme Featured on Podcast with Isabelle Barber

Witness Stones Old Lyme was featured in the third in a series of podcasts that highlight the work of organizations forwarding equity in...

Jun 29, 20211 min read

PARJE Brings Communities Together to Achieve Rachial Justice Through Art

This first work commissioned by PARJE is a two-paneled painting (a diptych) meant to be seen together. The work reflects on the Edmund...

Jun 23, 20211 min read

Solitary Garden Installation | Florence Griswold Museum

As part of their current exhibition, Social & Solitary: Reflections on Art, Isolation, and Renewal, the Museum collaborated with the New...