Update: Meeting cancelled and will be rescheduled due to weather.
February GHS Monthly Meeting - The Story of Richard Pierpoint by Donna Ford
7:30-9pm - Grimsby Town Hall Council Chambers 160 Livingston Ave., Grimsby
Donna Ford, President of Central Ontario Network for Black History, will speak about Richard Pierpoint. The story of Richard Pierpoint encompasses his life as a child slave brought from Senegal, West Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States and fought in the War of 1812 in Canada. In the latter stages of his life, he was a leader in the community.