Conner Prairie exhibit hopes to bring understanding, inspiration
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Daveyon, left, and Jayden, rising fifth graders, work with their class in their ELA (English Learning Arts) class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising fifth graders work with their class in their ELA (English Learning Arts) class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising third grader Jacarri works on an assignment during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising third grade, Charity, looks at a book during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Candace Davis, left, reads with a rising third grade class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Candace Davis reads with a rising third grade class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising third grader, Kamari, listens as her teacher reads to the class rising third grade during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising third graders participate in class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Candace Davis reads with a rising third grade class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising third graders, from left, JaMyra, Ruth and Durriecs listen as their teacher reads to them during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rising third graders interact during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Candace Davis reads with a rising third grade class during the summer learning session Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Indy Summer Learning Labs are designed to help young students with literacy and other subjects. The new third-grade hold-back law is now in effect for third graders who don't pass IREAD this year. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Liberty Grove Schools Founder and CEO Morrise Harbour talks about helping students succeed in the Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42. Photo taken Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Liberty Grove Schools at Elder W. Diggs School 42 is at 1002 W 25th St. Photo taken Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar
Hamilton Spectator
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‘Pleased as punch': $265K Black history art installation now under construction honours early Oakville entrepreneur
The Town of Oakville has begun construction of a new permanent art installation honouring local Black history. Construction of the installation began in Burnet Park the week of July 14 and is expected to finish by the end of September. Town staff said the installation honours Oakville's Black history, community, heritage and, in particular, entrepreneur Samuel Adams, a free African American from Maryland who moved to the Oakville area around 1855. He came with his wife and young family and set up a successful blacksmith practice in Bronte. According to the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH), Adams would go on to invent equipment used to lift flat stones from the bottom of Lake Ontario so they could be used in construction. The practice would become known as 'stonehooking' and would become a significant industry in Oakville. Adams' invention of stonehooking equipment would make him a wealthy man and he would reportedly use this wealth to help African Americans fleeing slavery in America to make a life for themselves in Upper Canada. The CCAH said Adams also worked with Reverend William Butler to organize a group of devout Black settlers who, in 1891, built the Turner African Methodist Episcopal Church. The church building still stands at 37 Lakeshore Rd. W. Town staff said the art installation will incorporate stones from the foundation of the Adams family home, which stood at 104 Burnet St. until 2017, when it was demolished due to fire damage. There will also be iron benches at the site that call back to Adams' iron work. According to the Town of Oakville, $265,000 has been allocated to this project. Burnet Park remains open to the public during this construction period. 'We're pleased as punch that this is coming to fruition,' said Dionne Downer, CCAH executive director. 'I think this is a wonderful project and we're very pleased as a community by its progression.' Town staff said descendants of the Adams family have worked with the town and the CCAH to ensure the artwork would be designed by Black artists and reflect on and celebrate the contributions of the Black community to Oakville. Design work for the project was completed by a Black-owned architecture practice, the Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA), a Toronto-based architecture and urban design studio. Avion Construction Group Inc., has been retained as the general contractor for construction. A statement on the SOCA website said their design for the installation, which they call a memorial to Adams, commemorates the life and legacy of a remarkable figure whose story embodies resilience, ingenuity, and community leadership. They said the salvaged foundation stones from the 19th century heritage home will anchor the site with authentic material memory. 'These stones are framed by newly constructed rammed earth walls that evoke permanence and craft,' the statement continues. 'Sculptural iron seating gestures to Adams' blacksmithing trade and longer histories of African iron work, while the open, contemplative design invites visitors to connect with a profound local history of migration, invention, and Black community-building. The project honours Adams' legacy not only as a skilled craftsman and entrepreneur, but as a builder of place — whose story continues to shape Oakville's cultural landscape.' Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
