John Olbey or as many people from across Chatham-Kent knew him, “Usher.” John was a family man and a community man through and through. He was an amazing father, grandfather and great-great-grandfather who was always there for his family and his community. John was born one of seven kids to Howard and Arabella (Hammond).…
John Olbey or as many people from across Chatham-Kent knew him, “Usher.” John was a family man and a community man through and through. He was an amazing father, grandfather and great-great-grandfather who was always there for his family and his community. John was born one of seven kids to Howard and Arabella (Hammond).…
Black History Museums The municipality of Chatham-Kent is home to three Black history museums, each sharing important stories of Chatham-Kent’s Black Community. Buxton National Historic Site & Museum shares the story of the Elgin Settlement. The settlement founded in 1849 by Rev. William King was the most prominent Black settlement and most successful in Ontario.…
Black History Month Though there are many examples of Black History Week celebrating beginning at the turn of the 20th century in the United States, its official start date is pegged to 1926 when “Negro History Week” began. A week that coincided with Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays was selected. By the 1960s to…
