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Setting the record straight about area’s Black history

Heritage plaque in Hawkesville will commemorate the contributions of early settlers, many of whom fled slavery

By Leah Gerber

Last updated on Aug 17, 23

Posted on Aug 17, 23

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Setting the record straight about area’s Black history
Andrew Jacobson, Peter van der Maas and Nancy Maitland at the Hawkesville site to be commemorated. [Leah Gerber]
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Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Leah Gerber is a full-time journalist / photographer at The Observer.

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