Event Series:
Emancipation Day & Gordon House
Emancipation Day & Gordon House
July 27 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished in British North America and other British colonies, freeing enslaved people in Canada. This weekend, we will mark Emancipation Day and focus on the Gordon House and Black history in New Brunswick in partnership with the New Brunswick Black History Society.