Across the River to Freedom: Early Black History in Sandwich, Ontario

The University of Windsor and the Essex County Black Historical Research Society have partnered to create a web resource entitled Across the River to Freedom: Early Black History in Sandwich, Ontario. The website provides access to short films, contextual essays, oral history transcripts and a historical resource gallery, in addition to audio-guided walking tours that help users explore the places that feature the history of Black heritage in Sandwich. The project team used digital preservation policies and metadata tagging to ensure that stories and legacies are preserved and can be shared in meaningful ways, while people explore the spaces and places where these stories took place.