Pioneer Settlements | RBHF

75 Years Of Preserving Black History

Coming in February 2021 - Two New Historic African-Canadian Settlement Collections

The Black Pioneers of Wellington County, Ontario

Rella Foundation collection – Wellington County, Ontario ,

Title: Miller Family “Russell Hawkins just west where Sam was”

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The Unique Canadian Story of Upper Canada’s

First Black Community.

St. Catharines,

Ontario

1800s Tintype of young woman St. Catharines, Ontario Archives

Harriet Tubman’s home in Canada and home of The Salem Chapel BME Church founded in 1820 by fugitive slaves.