Old Durham Road Cemetery Dedication
Description
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- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- The dedication ceremony to mark the burial ground for early black settlers in the Priceville area.
Photo shows, from left to right, Carolyn Wilson, (unknown person, partially obscured), Carmelle Meads, Rev. Sheffield, (unknown choir girl, probably from Collingwood)), Les McKinnon (partially obscured), Bill Murdoch, M.P.P. for Grey County, Murray Betts, Reeve of Artemesia, Stan Baker, and Lincoln Alexander, Lieut. Governor of Ontario.
The plaque reads:
Durham Road Cemetery Dedicated October 13, 1990 by Lincoln M. Alexander, Lieut. Governor of Ontario in recognition of the pioneers of African descent and Loyalist stock who were early settlers in this area. - Notes
- See p.33-34 of Split Rail Country Vol. II for more information
- Date of Original
- October 13, 1990
- Date Of Event
- October 13, 1990
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- Old_Durham_Road_Pioneer_Cemetery_image.jpg
- Collection
- Split Rail Country Volume 2
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.2001 Longitude: -80.63301
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- Donor
- June MacLachlin
- Contact
- Grey Highlands Public LibraryEmail:contact@greyhighlandspubliclibrary.com
Website:
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