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Provincial plaque background papers
When the Ontario Heritage Trust produces a provincial plaque, it engages a historian with subject-matter expertise to prepare a detailed historical background paper. For some of these topics, these papers are one of the few public records available. The Trust is committed to sharing these historical background papers. As we work to expand the narrative around certain under-represented topics and tell a more inclusive history of our shared past, we will continue to add these background papers here.
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Black heritage
- Banwell Road Area Black Settlement, The
- Buxton Settlement, The
- Catholic Colored Mission of Windsor, 1887-93, The
- Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada
- Dr. Anderson Ruffin Abbott 1837-1913
- Early Black Community in Hamilton
- First Regular Baptist Church, Dresden
- Hugh Burnett and the National Unity Association
- Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground, The
- Old St. Paul's Church and Christ Church
- Otterville African Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery
- Provincial Freeman, The
- Puce River Black Community
- Queen's Bush Settlement, 1820-1867, The
- Solomon Moseby Affair 1837, The
- Wilberforce Settlement, The
- William and Susannah Steward House
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Francophone heritage
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Credit: Hockey Hall of FameRenfrew Millionaires -
French-Canadian Settlement and the CPR in the Mattawa Area -
Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, TVOntario archive (C21), Ph23-W-7. Print from the collection of Émile DemersThe family of Napoléon Demers, who settled in Welland in 1919, in front of their home, c. 1920 -
Jeanne Lajoie -
Credit: Courtesy of Marielle CarbonneauHearst Logging, n.d. -
Credit: Courtesy of J. MauriceHormidas Laurin collects the sap, c. 1960 -
Provincial plaque at Duff-Baby House -
Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario archive (C2), Ph2-127. Photo: Dessane StudioConrad Lavigne, founder of radio station CFCL, in 1954 -
Marie-Rose Turcot