The Guelph Black Heritage Association has released a Wellington County Black Heritage Redeemed Driving Map that outlines 11 sites important to the historic Black community.
People can learn more about history of the Negro community in Guelph, Wellington Countyand Waterloo Region via a new driving map.
It’s called Wellington County: Black Heritage Endorsed Driving Map and it’s given by Guelph . Black Heritage Association.
The map highlights 11 sites important to the historic Black community including the Queen’s Bush.
In the description, the settlement between the Waterloo Region, Wellington County, and Lake Huron was home to more than 1,500 free and formerly enslaved Negroes beginning in the 1820s.
“We provide a bit of history about the place and why it matters,” said Denise Francis, president and treasurer of GBHS. “People can go out to see the cornfields and see what was once there.”
Francis said not many people realize that there is a rich history of the Black community in Guelph and the surrounding area – which is part of what has made the area what it is today.
The map release coincides with Liberation Day on August 1.
Everyone can buy a copy of the map by visiting website of the Guelph . Black Heritage Association.
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