Amherstburg Freedom Museum, Heritage museum in Amherstburg, Canada
The Amherstburg Freedom Museum is a history museum housed in a heritage building that displays exhibitions, documents, and objects. These collections tell the stories of African Canadians across multiple historical periods.
The museum was founded in 1975 by local residents Betty and Melvin "Mac" Simpson and incorporated that year as the North American Black Historical Museum. It later took the name Amherstburg Freedom Museum to stress its link to people seeking freedom. Its Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church, built of fieldstone by former slaves and free blacks in 1848, was designated a National Historic Site in December 1998 and reopened in 2001.
The museum displays African Canadian experiences and their role in shaping Amherstburg's community. Visitors see how people who escaped bondage established themselves and built their societies here.
Access is from King Street in the center of Amherstburg and is walkable from the downtown core. Opening hours vary between weekdays and weekends, so checking ahead helps plan your visit.
The Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church was built by hand from fieldstone in 1848 by former slaves and free blacks, for a congregation established in 1826 by African-American refugees. It served as a stop on the Underground Railroad and was named for Bishop Willis Nazery, first leader of the British Methodist Episcopal Church. It became a National Historic Site in December 1998 and reopened in 2001.
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