Direct Descendants and Community Friends of the Early Black Settlers of Grey Bruce
An afternoon of art, words, music and conversation about the history of early black settlers in the region.
Saturday, October 14th, 1 - 4 pm
The Direct Descendants and Community Friends of Negro Creek is a grassroots organisation that is working to erect a physical memorial in honour of their historic contributions.
The Earliest Black Settlers of the
Negro Creek Area:
Lewis And Caroline (Catherine) Armstrong
Fielder And Anne (Pearce) Bowie
Isaiah And Catherine (Miller) Chuckee
James And Ellen Douglas
William And Maria (Barnes) Gordon
Elias And Louisa (Douglas) Earlls
Henry And Priscilla Miller
Thomas Henry Miller Sr
Gasaway And Milinda (Thomas) Ross
Scott And Rachel (Miller) White
William And Jane Woods
On view at the Durham Art Gallery:
Cry Freedom, Never the Blues
an exhibition by Tony Miller
Learn more about the event speakers and their work:
Event Program
Jennifer Norman
Welcome
Rob Green
Introduction of the speakers
Tony Miller
Reflections on methodology and inspiration for making historic and ancestral pieces of art.
Sylvia and Carolynn Wilson
The work and history of the fight to save the name, Negro Creek Road
Nancy Lee
Early Black Settlers on Negro Creek
Gael Jackson
Selected readings
Jason Hayes
Reflections by a community friend from Burdock Grove Farm, Negro Creek Road and Conc. 2
Rob Green
Musical performance