Story: Ward Neighbourhood and Holly Martelle

story: The American fugitive slave from Kentucky, who died in 1909, was outlived by the foundation of her red-brick home in Toronto, along with a white porcelain pin box found at the residence and other personal items, according to Toronto Star. While the Louisville native is no longer around to share her tale of being owned at birth by a prominent white family, her escape to freedom via Niagara Falls and her new life in Toronto's St. W. and University Ave., her belongings and her story were sealed in the pavement. John's Ward neighbourhood, researchers Karolyn Smardz Frost and Holly Martelle are reviving her story.A two-day event, A Freedom-Seeker's Toronto, runs Wednesday and Thursday at George Brown College and includes art, music and the display of artifacts from a piece of Toronto's rich multicultural history. Article Continued Below These stories are all relatable. For us to move forward, it is important to learn about our past and know who we were, said Nikki Clarke, president of the Ontario Black History Society, which, along with George Brown College, is hosting the event. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.