From Slavery to Freedom: Niagara’s Freedom Trail

Explore Niagara’s Freedom Trail – a network of important heritage sites, significant events, and notable Black figures all connected to the story of freedom and the Underground Railroad throughout Niagara.

Rochelle Bush is a descendant of African American freedom seekers who settled in St. Catharines where she was born. Rochelle is a Trustee and the resident historian of the Salem Chapel, BME Church, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Sites, and the owner and operator of Tubman Tours Canada. Rochelle is a Historical Society of St. Catharines Board Director, a past Board Member of the St. Catharines Museum, a certified Niagara Tourism Ambassador, and a registered Niagara Parks tour guide.

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