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Photo: Unveiling of a provincial plaque in Sault Ste. Marie commemorating Shingwauk Hall on September 30, 2022 -
Photo: Unveiling of the new name for the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History on July 30, 2022 -
Photo: Unveiling of a provincial plaque commemorating Almanda Walker-Marchand and the Fédération nationale des Femmes Canadiennes-Françaises in 2018
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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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- Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill 1855-1935 [People, War and conflict]
- Almanda Walker-Marchand and the Fédération nationale des Femmes Canadiennes-Françaises [Franco-Ontarian heritage, Organizations, War and conflict, Women's history]
- Anishinaabeg at Lake of Bays, The [Agriculture, Archaeology, Communities, First Nations]
- Armenian Boys' Farm Home, Georgetown, The [Communities, War and conflict]
- Aurora Armoury [Buildings and structures, War and conflict]
- Ball's Bridge [Buildings and structures, Transportation systems and communications]
- Banwell Road Area Black Settlement, The [Black heritage, Communities, Religion]
- Battle of Moraviantown, 1813 (Battle of the Thames) [First Nations, War and conflict]
- Battle of Ridgeway [War and conflict]
- Bethune-Thompson House [Buildings and structures]
- Burwash Industrial Farm [Buildings and structures, Communities, Politics and law]
- Buxton Settlement, The [Black heritage, Communities, Religion]
- C. Beck Manufacturing Co. Ltd. [Buildings and structures, Communities, Industry and trade, People]
- Catholic Colored Mission of Windsor, 1887-1893, The [Black heritage, Communities, Education, Religion]
- CFCL Radio [Arts and culture, Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Transportation systems and communications]
- Chief Francis Pegahmagabow, 1889-1952 [First Nations, People, Politics and law, War and conflict]
- Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada [Black heritage, People, Politics and law, Women's history]
- Colonel Darby Bergin, 1826-1896 [First Nations, People, Politics and law, War and conflict]
- Colonel Graham Thomson Lyall, V.C. 1892-1941 [People, War and conflict]
- Colonel The Honourable Herbert Alexander Bruce, MD, LLD 1868-1963 [People, Politics and law, War and conflict]
- Cornwall Grammar School [Communities, Education, People, Religion]
- Dale Estate, The [Agriculture, Communities, Industry and trade, Scientific and technological innovations]
- Dianna Boileau, Dr. Harold Challis and Transgender Rights [Communities, People, Politics and law, Scientific and technological innovations, Women's history]
- Disappearing Propeller Boat, The [Industry and trade, Sports and recreation]
- Douglas Point Nuclear Power Plant [Industry and trade, Scientific and technological innovations]
- Dr. Anderson Ruffin Abbott 1837-1913 [Black heritage, People]
- Early Black Community in Hamilton [Black heritage, Communities]
- First Regular Baptist Church, Dresden [Black heritage, Buildings and structures, Religion]
- Flying Frenchmen, The [Organizations, People, Sports and recreation]
- Fool's Paradise [Archaeology, Arts and culture, Buildings and structures, Environment, People, Women's history]
- Founding of Englehart [Communities, Transportation systems and communications]
- Founding of Georgetown [Communities, Transportation systems and communications]
- Founding of Iroquois Falls, The [Communities, Industry and trade, Transportation systems and communications]
- Founding of the Town of Latchford, The [Communities, Industry and trade, Transportation systems and communications]
- Franco-Ontarian Flag, The [Arts and culture, Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage]
- French Community in Welland [Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Industry and trade]
- French Presence in Hearst, The [Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Industry and trade]
- French Presence in Lafontaine, The [Agriculture, Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage]
- French-Canadian Settlement and the CPR in the Mattawa Area [Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Transportation systems and communications]
- George Weston, 1864-1924 [Industry and trade, People]
- Holland's Landing Depot [Communities, Transportation systems and communications, War and conflict]
- Hugh Burnett and the National Unity Association [Black heritage, Organizations, People, Politics and law]
- Hungerford Smallpox Epidemic of 1884, The [Communities, Disasters, Scientific and technological innovations]
- Hurricane Hazel [Disasters, Politics and law]
- James Baby 1763-1833 [Franco-Ontarian heritage, Fur trade, Industry and trade, People]
- Jean-Baptiste Lainé Site [Agriculture, Archaeology, Communities, First Nations]
- Jean Lumb, C.M., 1919-2002 [Communities, People, Politics and law, Women's history]
- Jeanne Lajoie 1899-1930 [Education, Franco-Ontarian heritage, People, Politics and law, Women's history]
- Kapuskasing — Garden City and Model Town [Buildings and structures, Communities, Industry and trade]
- Le Droit [Arts and culture, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Transportation systems and communications]
- Louise de Kiriline Lawrence, 1894-1992 [Environment, People, War and conflict, Women's history]
- M.W. Bro. William Mercer Wilson, 1813-1875 [Organizations, People]
- Marie-Rose Turcot 1887-1977 [Arts and culture, Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage, People, Women's history]
- Mother Marie Thomas d'Aquin (1877-1963) [Arts and culture, Communities, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Organizations, People, Women's history]
- Mutual Life Head Office [Buildings and structures, Industry and trade]
- Naval and military establishments on Lake Huron [First Nations, Transportation systems and communications War and conflict]
- Niagara Baptist Church Burial Ground, The [Black heritage, Religion, War and conflict]
- Niagara Parks Commission, The [Environment, Organizations, Politics and law]
- Old St. Paul's Church and Christ Church [Black heritage, Buildings and structures, Religion, War and conflict]
- Ontario Human Rights Code [Politics and law]
- Ontario Paper Company Ltd., The [Industry and trade, Scientific and technological innovations]
- Otterville African Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery [Black heritage, Communities, Religion]
- Pauline McGibbon 1910-2001 [Arts and culture, People, Politics and law, Women's history]
- Pendarves — Cumberland House [Buildings and structures]
- Provincial Freeman, The [Black heritage]
- Puce River Black Community [Black heritage, Communities, Organizations]
- Queen's Bush Settlement, 1820-1867, The [Black heritage, Communities]
- Queen's Park, Toronto [Buildings and structures, Politics and law]
- Red Brick School, The [Buildings and structures, Communities, Education]
- Renfrew Millionaires [People, Sports and recreation]
- Rivers and Streams Act of 1884 [Industry and trade, Politics and law, Transportation systems and communications]
- Robert Nichol, c. 1774-1824 [Industry and trade, People, Politics and law, War and conflict]
- Sacré-Cœur Parish [Buildings and structures, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Religion]
- St. George the Martyr Anglican Church [Arts and culture, Buildings and structures, Religion]
- Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague School [Buildings and structures, Communities, Education, Franco-Ontarian heritage, Politics and law, Religion]
- St. Thomas Canada Southern Railway Station [Buildings and structures, Industry and trade, Transportation systems and communications]
- Santa Claus Parade, The [Arts and culture, People]
- Sexual Diversity Activism at the University of Toronto [Education, Organizations, Politics and law]
- Shingwauk Hall [Buildings and structures, Education, First Nations, Religion]
- Sir Byron Edmund Walker, C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L. 1848-1924 [Arts and culture, Education, Industry and trade, People, Politics and law]
- Solomon Moseby Affair 1837, The [Black heritage, Buildings and structures, Politics and law]
- Sydenham Public School [Buildings and structures, Education]
- Syl Apps (1915-1998) [People, Politics and law, Sports and recreation]
- Theodore Pringle Loblaw 1872-1933 [Industry and trade, People]
- Timmins [Communities, Industries and trade]
- Tom Patterson, 1920-2005 [Arts and culture, Communities, People]
- Toronto-Dominion Centre [Buildings and structures, Industry and trade]
- Trooper Lorne Mulloy 1879-1932 [People, War and conflict]
- Wilberforce Settlement, The [Black heritage, Communities]
- Wilfrid Laurier University [Buildings and structures, Education]
- William and Susannah Steward House [Black heritage, Buildings and structures, Communities, People]
- William Perkins Bull, K.C., LL.D. 1870-1948 [Arts and culture, People, Politics and law]
- Windermere [Communities]
- Women’s Law Association of Ontario [Politics and law, Women's history]