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The Chapel

A close-up view of a carved wooden pulpit and lectern inside the historic church at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History. A small wooden stand holds a lantern, and wooden pews line the white-painted floorboards in the background.

Photo by Gabriela Sealy, Dresden, Ontario, October 2024

Inside the historic church at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, a richly carved wooden pulpit stands on a raised platform, its Gothic-inspired details carefully preserved. To the side, a small wooden stand holds a metal lantern, bringing us back to a time before electricity. Painted wooden pews line the room, and the worn floorboards reflect the layered history of the space, a place once filled with sermons, song, culture, freedom, and community gathering.