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The Road to Rebellion exhibit at the Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum highlights the role of the Children of Peace, the Community of Sharon and the Sharon Temple during the Rebellion of 1837 in their quest for equality, democracy and responsible government.
Bird's-eye view of the golden ball on the very top of the Temple
A map of East Gwillimbury where the Children of Peace lived.
The York Pioneers scroll naming those who restored the Temple in 1917.
Judah Doan, an imprisoned rebel from the 1837 Rebellion and a member of the Children of the Peace.
Jacob Lundy, an imprisoned rebel from the 1837 Rebellion and a member of the Children of Peace.
John Graham, an imprisoned rebel from the 1837 Rebellion and a member of the Children of Peace.
David Willson sitting taken in the year 1860.
Jesse Doan, one of the imprisoned Children of the Peace members during the Rebellion.
View of the music gallery on the second floor of the Temple where the Children of Peace band would play.
Small rebellion box mad by John David Willson for his son, Job Willson. The box has a sliding lid engraved with a picture of a small house with several trees. The sides of the box read Lount and Matthews executed April 12, 1838 and Job Willson from his father in prison
Rebellion box with black ink decor and a rocking bottom made by John Graham for his sister Miss Hester Graham.
This rebellion box is made of maple and was intended for Mrs. Jane Anderson.
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