HAMILTON, ON – August 30, 2005 – Enjoy the last of summer at the picturesque Griffin House on Monday, Sept. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy a pleasant afternoon exploring the story of early African Canadian settlers, through this preserved early nineteenth century home, set on a hilltop and overlooking the beautiful Dundas Valley.
The Griffin House is located at 733 Mineral Springs Road in Ancaster with parking at the Works Office lot, Hamilton Conservation Authority, 838 Mineral Springs Road. The site is managed jointly by the Conservation Authority and Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, City of Hamilton. For details please call Fieldcote at 905 648-8144.
Labour Day weekend is also the last chance to view the “…and still I rise: A History of African Canadian Workers in Ontario” exhibition at Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum. Explore the progress of African Canadians from emancipation to the present day, and their contributions to Canadian society. The exhibition explores the rich legacy of Ontario’s black community. Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum has been hosting this acclaimed traveling display, originally developed by the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, from since June 5.
Four exhibit cases, designed to look like train coaches, span the twentieth-century, with topics ranging from “Challenges to Freedom: 1900 to World War II” to the reflective “Legacy of African Canadians.” In the process a sense of the diversity and lasting impact of Blacks on the development of Canada and its identity emerges. “Life Tracks - Journeys…Lives Lived and Living Still”, highlights faces and stories of our own black community pre-twentieth century and today. Explore little-known stories of Ancaster and beyond, for example, did you know that Sam Tisdale was an abolitionist, or that two black conventions were held in Ancaster?
Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum is located at 64 Sulphur Springs Road in Ancaster and is open to the public Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 1-5pm. For more information please call 905-648-8144.
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PSA Contact:
Lois M. Corey
Curator, Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum 905-648-8144