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Name Change of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Hi folks - you may have heard or read that Ontario Heritage Trust is changing the name of Uncle Tom's Cabin. This also resulted in a recent Council decision to support a change to the name of the road that the Historic Site is on (to Freedom Road). If you're interested about why the name is changing, please check out Ontario Heritage Trust's website: Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site - Ontario Heritage Trust.


Picture of Josiah Henson with a quote from him in 1877. The quote reads: It has been spread about that "Uncle Tom" is coming, and that is what has brought you here. Now allow me to say that my name is not Tom, and never was Tom, and that I do not want to have any other name inserted in the newspapers for me than my own. My name is Josiah Henson, always was, and always will be.

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Author Commented DEIJ Coordinator over 2 years ago
Just updating - the official new name is the Jeremiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History!
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