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New plaque will commemorate 160th anniversary of Emancipation Day Picnic in Hawkesville

Published: August 26, 2023

The Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society will be unveiling a new plaque to commemorate the Emancipation Day picnic that happened on August 1, 1863 in Hawkesville to celebrate the end of slavery in the British Empire.

Source: cbc.ca

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