Black Samaritan Website Launch: Celebrating Union United Church’s Archives

For the exhibition To All the Unnamed Women, the Museum invites you to celebrate the launch of the Black Samaritan website. The fruit of several years’ work by Michaëlle Sergile and Nancy Oliver MacKenzie, the platform will showcase the actors of Montreal’s Black communities, as well as the archives of the Union United Church.

About Union United Church

Founded in 1907 in Little Burgundy, Union United Church (UUC) is a cornerstone of the Black community. As the first Black church in Montreal, it played a key role in creating a network of solidarity and mutual aid, and became a focal point for the English-speaking Black community. The UUC is still active more than a century later, reflecting the community’s deep roots within the city’s history.

Program

• Guided tour of To All the Unnamed Women with Michaëlle Sergile
• Presentation of the Black Samaritan project and launch of the website with Nancy Oliver MacKenzie and Michaëlle Sergile (live display)
• Community meal

If you have personal archival documents related to Union United Church, bring them to the Museum for the celebration. They will be digitized on-site to enrich the Black Samaritan website.

Information

• Free activity, in French, on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 4 to 7 p.m.
  Space is limited, reservation required. Registration coming soon
• Location: J. Armand Bombardier Theatre at the Museum

Is the activity you’re interested in fully booked? Show up 15 minutes early to get on the waiting list. Places may become available before the start of the activity.