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You don‘t have time to read through endless volumes of history books, you want to be a historic know-it-all now! Heritage Bytes explores the history, heritage, and culture, of Canada‘s 6th largest city. Each episode gives you a byte sized slice of the history of Mississauga from the beginnings over 10,000 years ago through milestones in history such as the War of 1812, the World Wars, and the development of a city through the amalgamation of lost villages. We look at the historic people, places, and events, that define our city today, including peering into the Darker Side of our history. Join us as we explore the historic connections to Mississauga and each other.
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Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Heritage Mississauga is pleased to announce our fourth speaker in our #BlackHeritageMatters webinar series will be Dr. Bryan Walls from the John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum.
Dr. Walls will be sharing his presentation of "The Road That Led to Somewhere" during which Dr. Walls speaks to the deeper significance of his book of the same name and tells the story of his ancestors, John and Jane Walls, and their journey on the Underground Railroad from enslavement in the United States to freedom in Canada.
Through their story he will emphasize the fact that that for John and Jane and thousands of others, the Underground Railroad was the first great freedom movement in the Americas, and the first time that good people Black and White and of different Races and Faiths worked together in harmony in the new world, for freedom and for justice.
Dr. Bryan Walls is a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario 1994, and has received many other honours such as the Ontario Black History Society Mathieu Da Costa Award (Facilitator and Communicator), the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the President`s Volunteer Service Award from the White House Washington D.C. just to name a few.
He is also a licensed member of The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and a member of the American College of Dentists of the United States and Canada.
Please join us as we welcome our very distinguished guest for this fascinating and very personal webinar.
We would like to thank the Community Foundation of Mississauga and the City of Mississauga for their support to help us bring this important series to Mississauga.