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Black History Month in Oakville

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Visit the CCAH website for details.
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​The 2021 census data identifies 43.2% of the Town as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour. The Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton and Sheridan College, “Belonging and Racial Identity in Halton” is e timely. 
  • Visit the Oakville Museum and check out their exhibits Freedom, Opportunity and Family: Oakville’s Black History, and The Underground Railroad: Next Stop Freedom
  • Check out the Halton Black History Awareness Society’s website to learn more about how they are promoting Canadian Black History in Halton 
  • Engage with this lecture on HHPL’s YouTube channel: Enslavement in Early Ontario, 1760 - 1834
  • Reading Black & African-American Activists – February 13, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Virtual)
  • Titles Book Club - Featuring: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris – February 16, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tansley Woods Branch
  • What We Deserve Film Premiere: A Black History Month Special Event – February 18, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall at Central Branch
  • Check out the Halton Hills Public Library’s online exhibit RSM Henry Thomas Shepherd MBE to learn about Henry Thomas Shepherd and his legacy in Halton Hills
  • Engage with this lecture on HHPL’s YouTube channel: Tracing Black Lives in Guelph, 1890 - 1945
  • Oakville Museum
  •  Crafting Valentine Traditions (parented) – February 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon, registration closes February 8
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  • Black History Explorers in partnership with the Oakville Pubic Library and CCAH
    • February 18, noon to 1 p.m. at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy Street, Oakville
    • March 11, noon to 1 p.m. at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy Street, Oakville
Oakville Public Library
  • Celebrating African Cultures through Stories with Ekiuwa Aire – February 5, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Iroquois Ridge Branch
  • Adult Book Club: Africville by Jeffrey Colvin – February 11, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Woodside Branch
  • Black History Explorers in partnership with the Oakville Museum and CCAH
    • February 18, noon to 1 p.m. at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy Street, Oakville
    • March 11, noon to 1 p.m. at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy Street, Oakville
  • Black History Month Art Hive with Camille King
    • February 18, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Iroquois Ridge Branch
    • February 19, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central Branch 
  • Halton County Genealogy Meetup (Virtual) – February 21, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • The Four Points of the Compass: Oakville and the Underground Railroad – February 23, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Virtual)
  • Oakville's Treaty Day: Learn About Local Indigenous History – February 28, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Central Branch

Visit the Oakville Museum
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See the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton website.  
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Freedom, Opportunity and Family: Oakville’s Black History

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop Freedom
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Permanent Exhibits at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy Street
Turner Chapel in Oakville. See more videos.
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  • HOME
  • Contact
    • DONATE
    • Internships
  • ABOUT
    • Our Story
    • Our Town
    • Our Downtown
    • Our Office and Grounds
    • The Thomas House
    • Our Interns
    • Our Sponsors
    • Our Plaques >
      • Plaque Process
      • Plaque Order and Payment
    • Supporting our Cadets
  • Publications and Resources
    • Newsletters
    • Reprints >
      • Beautiful Oakville - 1897
      • Garden of Canada - c1902
      • Telephone Book 1947
      • The Sumner Diaries
    • Audio Video >
      • Videos of Life in Early Oakville
      • Oakville Heritage Moments
    • Links
  • Collections and Exhibits
    • Archives, Photos and Libraries
    • Stories
    • Village Essays
    • Website
    • Basket Factory Memorial Plaques
    • War >
      • First World War
      • First World War Poppies Exhibit
      • Ontario Farmerettes
      • Munro Letters
    • Health Care As It Was >
      • Health Care As It Was - Continued
    • Oakville Images
    • Plaqued Houses and Buildings
    • Town of Oakville Online Collections
  • Membership
    • Join, Renew or Update
    • Why Be A Member
    • Our Volunteers
  • Activities
    • Speakers' Nights
    • Guided Walking Tours
    • Self-guided Walking Tours >
      • Downtown Oakville Historical Walk
      • Erchless Estate
      • Navy Street
      • Old Oakville
      • Trafalgar Road Heritage Conservation District
      • Trafalgar-Allan Corridor
      • Lot 12
      • Historic Reynolds
    • Black History Month
    • Indigenous History Month
    • Ghost Walks >
      • Survey
      • Photo and Video Submission
      • Photos 2022 Ghost Walks
      • Photos 2010 - 2022, Reviews 2016 - 2018
      • Reviews 2022 Ghost Walks
      • Volunteer for Ghost Walks
      • Ghost Stories
      • Video Ghost Stories
    • Doors Open
    • Culture Days
    • Historic Places Days
    • Yard Sale
    • Mayor's Historical Picnic
    • Family Activities >
      • Family Day
      • Annual Family Activities
      • Colouring >
        • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Shop
    • Shop
    • Fine Art Prints
    • Shop Order Form
    • Art of Oakville
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