Oxford's Black History
(at Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum)
(at Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum)
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Date and Time: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 10 am - 4 pm
290 Harris St. at County Rd. 119 (Centennial Park) Website: www.ingersoll.ca/living_here/brief_history.html Why did Black fugitives flee to Oxford County and how were they able to make a new life here? The Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum features a Black History exhibit highlighting the Underground Railroad’s second largest Black settlement in the 1800s. Discover more about these settlers, their experiences and dreams. 
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