In the summer of 2020, the Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust launched an important project to bring greater attention to an often overlooked part of the town’s history: the lives of enslaved people in Wallingford from 1706 to 1840, as well as the free African American community that lived here in the late 19th century.
This work culminated in a seven-panel exhibit that played a central role in illuminating this history. The exhibit was displayed at the Nehemiah Royce House—the oldest house in the Town of Wallingford—in conjunction with the town’s 350th anniversary celebration.
Exhibit displayed at the Wallingford Public Library