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SUMMARY:June 11\, 2025 Virtual Tour of the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History 
DESCRIPTION:The Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History  \n\n\n\n\nDate: June 11\, 2025Format: Zoom Livestream from Dresden\, Ontario \nOn the evening of June 11th\, approximately 20 participants gathered—some in person at The Archives enjoying tea and cookies\, others from the comfort of their homes—for a compelling virtual tour of the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History. Led by curator Steven Cook\, this immersive Zoom event brought to life a deeply moving chapter of Canadian and North American history. \nBroadcast live from the museum in Dresden\, the tour provided a guided walk through the museum’s extensive five-acre property\, featuring the Josiah Henson House\, a sawmill\, three historical buildings\, two cemeteries\, and an Interpretive Centre. The experience was enriched by personal stories\, historical insight\, and preserved artifacts that highlight the courage and resilience of freedom seekers who escaped slavery and found refuge in Canada via the Underground Railroad. \nWe extend our sincere thanks to Steven Cook and the museum team for their dedication and storytelling. We learned about: \n\nThe trans-Atlantic slave trade\n\nSlavery in Ontario \n\n\nThe life and legacy of Josiah Henson \n\n\nThe history and operation of the Underground Railroad \n\n\nEarly Black settlements in Ontario \n\n\n— Mary Simpson\, Glencoe & District Historical Society \n\n\n\n\n\nAn estimated 30\,000 Black refugees from slavery in the United States fled to Canada along the silent tracks of the Underground Railroad – a network of people who aided these refugees as they followed the North Star to freedom. One of these freedom seekers was abolitionist\, Underground Railroad conductor and former slave Josiah Henson.  \nMr. Henson became known as Uncle Tom through his connection to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  \n  \n  \nJosiah Henson House\, Dresden\, ON\n 
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/virtual-tour-of-josiah-henson-museum/
LOCATION:The Archives\, 178 McKellar Street\, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex)\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
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