Grateful for the opportunity to honour a freedom seeker on Emancipation Day. Thanks to the Sandwich South Historical Society for organizing this event and thanks to those who purchased a grave marker for Louisa Payne. Her grave is no longer unmarked and her story is being told.
The tribulations of New France colonist Marie Michel: Over her 72-year lifetime, my New France colonist ancestor Marie Michel upended her life three times, married twice and raised eight adults. She's also a victim of the Beaver Wars. https://t.co/RFuaRx4SPo