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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A medieval joust! The first-ever Fort Malden Medieval Faire came to Amherstburg last weekend with two days of events, activities and a vendor market on the grounds of Fort Malden National HIstoric Site of Canada. One of the highlights of the festival was jousting, with riders in suits of armor having a friendly battle with each other on horseback. There were four times where the jousting was held, two on Saturday afternoon and two more on Sunday afternoon. For more information, please turn to Page 3. More photos are posted to the River Town Times’ social media pages.
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“Ribs & Ragtime” includes street designation By Ron Giofu The popular Amherstburg Freedom Museum fundraiser “Ribs & Ragtime” returned on the weekend, this one having a special meaning. This year’s event was presented during the 50th anniversary for the museum, and was Saturday night outdoors in front of the buildings. As part of the evening’s festivities, the formal dedication and sign unveiling for a portion of King St. was held. The block between Gore St. and Simcoe St. will have the additional honorary designation of “Mac Simpson Way.” Monty Logan, the museum’s board chair, said he was excited to see the crowd that gathered for the fundraiser. Logan said he not only thanked the people who attended last Saturday night, but also those who came to the museum for tours and other public events. “Every year, you guys show up,” Logan told the crowd. Many faces come year-after-year to museum events such as “Ribs & Ragtime,” but Logan acknowledged newcomers to the event and encouraged them to come back.
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Amherstburg Freedom Museum board chair Monty Logan (left), Mayor Michael Prue and the town’s manager of roads and fleet Eric Chamberlain unveil new signage for “Mac Simpson Way.”
“This is family,” he said. “This is home.” The Amherstburg Freedom Museum has to fundraise regularly and count on donations, Logan stated, as
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they receive less than ten per cent of their revenue from government sources. “We have to work for everything we get,” he said. According to the museum’s statistics, Logan said approximately 55 per cent of their visitors come from more than 100 kilometres away. The museum has spent the last five decades remembering the journeys of freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad who came to Canada and their lives after they arrived here. “Our ancestors fought hard to get here. The work they put in to get here and find freedom is not an insignificant issue,” he said. “We share the stories of our ancestors and, when they got here, the contributions they made. We survive, we thrive, we contribute to society.” The idea for the museum dates back to 1960, when Melvin “Mac” Simpson wanted to tell the story of Black people in a dignified way. Simpson founded the museum with wife Betty. After finding temporary locations, the museum was incorporated in 1975 as the North American Black Historical Museum.
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