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St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal
1900
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Archives

Census of Canada for the City of Hamilton, 1861, 1871.

Gardiner Scrapbook, Hamilton Public Library, Special Collections

Oxford and Norfolk gazetteer and general and business directory, Woodstock, Canada West (Ontario): Sutherland, 1867. On Microfiche at Robarts Library No. A00292

Toronto Public Library, Special Collections, Baldwin Room

http://www.ame-church.com

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Close-up, Memorial Corner.
2003
Stewart Memorial Church, John St. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Books & Articles

Jessie L. Beattie, "John Christie Holland: Man of the Year", Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1956.

John Cooper, "Rapid Ray: The Story of Ray Lewis", Toronto: Tundra Books, 2002.

Bill Freeman, "Hamilton: A People's History", Toronto: James Lorimer & Co., 2001.

Daniel G. Hill, "The Freedom-Seekers: Blacks in Early Canada", Agincourt: Book Society of Canada, 1981.

Ray Lewis, as told to John Cooper, "Shadow Running: Ray Lewis, Canadian Railway Porter & Olympic Athlete", Toronto: Umbrella Press, 1999.

C. Peter Ripley, ed., Black Abolitionist Papers: Volume II: Canada, 1830-1865, Chapel Hill, NC and London, UK: University of North Carolina Press, 1986.

Eleanor Wiltshire Rodney, coordinator and editor, "Nurturing the Trillium: The Contributions of African & Caribbean Educators to the Development of the Hamilton-Wentworth Region", Seldon Griffin Graphics, 2002.

Robin Winks, "The Blacks in Canada: A History", Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's Press 1971.

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Stewart Memorial Church pews.
2003
Stewart Memorial Church, John St. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photo by Inessa Petersen.
Courtesy of Stewart Memorial Church

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Individuals and Families

Clive and Barbara Barnes
Graham and Kyle Boyce
Shirley Wade Brown
Corinne Bryant Chevalier
Tyrone Childs
Roger Ferreira
Reverend George Horton
Marjorie Lake
Wilma Morrison
Jovaune (Joe) Rhodes
Jackie Washington
Hamilton Black History Committee

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Altar and Pews.
14 December 2004
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photo by Inessa Petersen.
Courtesy of Stewart Memorial Church

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Project Creators
Stewart Memorial Church Advisory Committee: Evelyn Myrie, Keith Trotman, Vera Tavernier, Vince Morgan

Inessa Petersen, Programs Assistant, Workers Arts and Heritage Centre

Adrienne Shadd, Researcher and Writer

Additional Photography: Fred Adu-Boahene, Roger Ferreira, Inessa Petersen, Adrienne Shadd, Madeleine Levy

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Stewart Memorial Church Today. Detail of Roof.
8 December 2004
Stewart Memorial Church, John St. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Photo by Roger Ferreira