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Heritage Trust recognizes William Terry Author of the article: Monte Sonnenberg Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021  •  February 22, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Norfolk County recognized William Terry of Simcoe with a Dogwood Award in 2018 for his devotion to local heritage matters. This week, the Ontario Heritage Trust announced that Terry is their recipient this year of a lifetime achievement award for dedication to history and heritage. Photo by Monte Sonnenberg /Simcoe Reformer file photo Article content A passionate promoter, educator and student of Norfolk history has been ...

Develop and defend a position regarding gradual versus immediate emancipation  Analyze and learn more about the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery, the law that gradually ended slavery in Upper Canada (now Ontario) Background Information After the British were defeated in the American Revolution, the number of enslaved Africans in British North America increased significantly. To encourage white American settlers to immigrate north, the government passed the Imperial Statute of 1790, which allowed United Empire Loyalists to bring in “ negros [sic], household furniture, utensils of husbandry, or clo...

Black Loyalists. Mint engravers meticulously reproduced the armorial bearings of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society as a tribute to the free and enslaved Black people who re-settled to British North America before, during, and after the American War of Independence. Many slaves were offered freedom in exchange for joining the British side during the war. After laying down new roots in Lower Canada and the Maritime Provinces, the struggles and achievements of the Black Loyalists and their descendants are an important part of Canadian history, told on a coin available as of today. “The ...

The Beat 92.5 New silver coin celebrates Black History Month By Rick Da Conceicao Images via Alex Reeves / Royal Canadian Mint The Royal Canadian Mint revealed their annual Black History Month commemorative silver coin on Monday. This year’s design honours a group of more than 3,000 free or formerly enslaved black people who fought for the British in the American Revolution and settled in Nova Scotia between 1783 and 1785. The announcement was made on Monday during a virtual ceremony which featured video messages from Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, Premier Stephen McNeil, and Minister of A...

Canada's Black Loyalists Honoured on Royal Canadian Mint's New Silver Coin Celebrating Black History USA - English Share this article OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mint is proud to launch a new silver collector coin honouring the Black Loyalists. Mint engravers meticulously reproduced the armorial bearings of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society as a tribute to the free and enslaved Black people who re-settled to British North America before, during and after the American War of Independence. Many slaves were offered freedom in exchange for joining the British side duri...