Honouring the BME Church, Salem Chapel – A Historic Church & Heritage Site in St. Catharines Niagara

Join in an Online Tribute to this Great Places, this Thursday, April 22^nd at 7:30 p.m. – Details Below

An Invite to All of Us from the Historical Society of St. Catharines

Posted April 19^th, 2021 on Niagara At Large

On Thursdsay , April 22 at 7:30 p.m., the Historical Society of St. Catharines will have the pleasure of hosting Rochelle Bush speaking on the BME Church, Salem Chapel in St. Catharines.

Designated a National Historic Site, the Church was built to accommodate African American individuals and families fleeing slavery in the United States notably including Harriet Tubman. The Salem Chapel remains an active congregation today. Rochelle is a Church Historian and Trustee.

This will be the Historical Society’s sixth “Virtual Meeting” conducted via ZOOM. To join this meeting on April, 22nd, enter this link in your computer’s web browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199692774 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199692774>

Or, download the Zoom app on your mobile device and scan this QR Code:

We hope to see you at the meeting!  And if you miss the meeting, look for a recording of the presentation shortly afterward on the Society’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8cBEw5dhnuFSGSNLlbSbA <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8cBEw5dhnuFSGSNLlbSbA>.

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