Proceeds benefit the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Approximately 130 golfers hit the links at Coachwood Golf and Country Club in McGregor Aug. 8. The tournament is an annual fundraiser for the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. An estimated 130 golfers teed up Saturday morning for the 11th Annual Walter Perry Emancipation Charity Golf Classic. Hosted by the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, it is one of the local historic organization’s largest fundraisers. “I think this is my third one. My

The Amherstburg Freedom Museum is putting a new twist on its annual Emancipation Gala. The museum has dubbed this year’s version a “No-Show Emancipation Gala” and will be presenting a virtual program. There will be in-person events in Windsor that the museum will be involved in, though. “We decided to pivot to a different kind of fundraising event this year in order to give our supporters some relief from the usual fancy galas we often ask them to attend, especially after las

Anthony Cohen made the Amherstburg Freedom Museum the final stop on his Walk to Freedom, much as he did 30 years ago. He was accompanied by Wesley Wofford’s “The Journey to Freedom” sculpture this time. Anthony Cohen walked an Underground Railroad route to Canada three decades ago and has done so again. Cohen completed his first Freedom Walk 30 years ago, stemming from a university paper he wrote that he put into practice. He walked from Maryland, starting about 20 miles nort