Code Black- March 13-17, 2023
The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) continues its #ChangeStartsNow Anti-Racism Education Initiative with the Dream Makers Youth Program. The GBHS desires to provide a safe haven for our young people – an area to develop friendships, to learn from their mentors and to allow them the opportunity to feed their souls by creating a space […]
Paint Night- Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Alana Decker led a paint night for GBHS members and youth in the community on October 12, 2022.
“It Was Dark There All the Time – Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada” Book Reading and Talkback-Thursday, September 15, 2022
The Guelph Black Heritage Society presented “It Was Dark There All the Time – Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada”, a book reading and talkback with curator and historian Andrew Hunter on September 15, 2022.
Heritage Hall September 2022 – Photos by Brandon Marsh Photography
Gardens – 2021
Things My Fore Sisters Saw- Saturday, June 29, 2019
The GBHS hosted a performance of Leslie McCurdy’s one-woman play “Things My ForesistersSaw” on June 29, 2019. In this play we met four women of African Descent who affected change in Canada:Marie-Joseph Angelique, an enslaved woman who was said to have burned down “half” ofMontreal from whom we have the first narrative of enslavement in […]
Ontario Trillium Foundation Announcement- Friday, March 22, 2019
The GBHS celebrated receiving funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation CommunityBuilding Fund – Capital Stream on March 22, 2019. The funds were used for the “Freedom Project” which allowsfor universal accessibility into the Heritage Hall. Entertainment was provided by Brent Rowan’sYouth Jazz Ensemble.
Freedom Project Groundbreaking Photos by Sylma Fletcher – 2019
Guelph Black Heritage Society welcomed members of the public to the Heritage Hall to celebrate the groundbreaking of the “Freedom Project”. This project promotes universal accessibility to Heritage Hall and enables all people to attend events at the building. The Heritage Hall Freedom Project helped GBHS fulfill its mandate to be community centered, promote inclusiveness […]
Shutter Installation – 2018
Movie Night at the Heritage Hall- Saturday, February 13, 2016
The evening of February 13, 2016 featured a screening of the National Film Board’s “In the Key of Oscar” and a performance by the Youth Jazz Ensemble.
