Black History Month

 

Join the Kitchener Public Library and the Grace Schmidt Room of Local History in celebrating February as Black History Month.  The following resources are provided to guide researchers looking for information on black history in Canada and Ontario.

 

 

 

 

Web Links

 

  • Queen’s Bush Settlement Plaque
    Information about the provincial historical marker commemorating the Queen’s Bush Settlement, near Glen Allan, ON.

  • Guelph Museums
    Queen’s Bush Settlement history in Guelph and Wellington County.

  • Historica-Dominion Institute
    An annotated guide to online resources on the history of Canada’s black community.

  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada
    Website recognizing and celebrating the bicentennial anniversary of the War of 1812 and the contributions of black soldiers in the fight for Canada.

  • Parks Canada
    A collection of links to online resources about Canadian black history and heritage.

  • Ontario Black History Society
    The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) is a non-profit registered Canadian charity, dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of black history and heritage.

  • Library and Archives Canada
    To commemorate Black History Month, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is offering a Web portal of the online resources available on its website relating to black history in Canada.

  • Veterans Affairs Canada
    Website commemorating the military contribution and legacy of the Canadian black community.

  • LINK Newsmagazine
    A listing of black history resources and community events.

  • Travel Ontario
    Links to historic sites connected to the Underground Railway.

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Museums

 

  • North America Black History Museum
    Founded in Amherstburg, ON , the museum also holds significant archival resources to support researchers studying black communities in the province.

  • Buxton National Historic Site and Museum
    Celebrating the Elgin Settlement, also known as Buxton, a black settlement south of Chatham.

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
    Commemorates the life of Reverend Josiah Henson, who was recognized for his contributions to the abolition movement and for his work in the Underground Railroad. He rose to international fame after Harriet Beecher Stowe acknowledged his memoirs as a source for her 1852 anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

 

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Online Exhibits

 

Explore the online Black History Month exhibits at the Archives of Ontario website. Click on any of the images below to view the Black History Exhibits page.

 

Explore Black History Month at the Archives of Ontario

 

(All images above are from the Archives of Ontario)

 

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