On Saturday, October 1st we had the opportunity to visit the community of Upper Big Tracadie. The session was held in the church hall, which featured many historic community images and content. The community that was formed by the migration of the Black Loyalist in the 1780's is located in Guysbrough County.
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| October 1st Community Session |
During the session community resident Jack Desmond provided some history on the community and the efforts being made to preserve the history. He also shared information on past projects such as the documentary "Seven Shades of Pale" produced in 1975 by the National Film Board about the community. There is also lot of great history on the community found on this website link:
http://gccans.ca/community-history/upper-big-tracadie/
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| Tracadie Baptist Church |
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| Freedom Quilt |
As part of the session community resident Mary Desmond present the Black Cultural Centre with a framed painting that resembles the train station in Monastry, as many members of the Upper Big Tracadie community were employed as sleeping car porters.
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| (l-r) Russell Grosse, Mary Desmond, Craig Smith and Catherine Hartling |
- R. Grosse
