Heritage society preserves the Black Loyalist legacy of a historic N.S schoolhouse
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A one-room schoolhouse in Birchtown, N.S., that functioned from the 1800s until 1961 is now being used by the Black Loyalist Heritage Society as a museum.
Tucked hundreds of kilometres away from Halifax lies an old schoolhouse in Birchtown, N.S.
It was constructed in the 1800s and remained open until 1961.
“In that time that I was here it was about six classes, but years ago it was 10 classes in here with one teacher,” says Darrell Acker, a former student at the school.
Nowadays, Acker works to maintain the school’s property and says its a great tourist attraction with important historical roots.
“It tells about the history and the struggles that went on here years ago and things like that.”
The one-room schoolhouse was acquired by the Black Loyalist Heritage Society. It’s now a museum, showcasing stories of the Black Loyalists.
“I have noticed that everyone that comes here, white or Black or otherwise, always wants to learn more,” says Andrea Davis, the executive director of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society.
Davis is an eighth generation descendant of the Black Loyalists.
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