Item 2021.54 - Baby Point Plaque

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Baby Point Plaque

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CA ON00428 2021.54

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1 Replica Plaque : corrugated plastic, metal wire stand ; 45 x 59 cm

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The item was donated to Heritage York by Joy Cohnstaedt in 2020. Three plaques, two at the entrance to Baby Point and one by the Club House grounds, were posted on City property in August 2020. The two plaques at the Baby Point Gates disappeared soon after while the third one remained for a longer period before removal. Shortly after the first ones disappeared a member of the Etobicoke Historical Society called Joy Cohnstaedt to say they had received a call from a resident living near the Chester TTC Subway stop. She had seen one of the two missing plaques in the garbage. The subject was not within the collection mandate of EHS, and he wondered if the Baby Point Heritage Foundation would like the Plaque. Joy Cohnstaedt, a member of the Board of BPHF, picked up the Chester TTC site plaque from a nearby residence. The Baby Point Heritage Foundation considered keeping the plaque, but in the absence of an established collection, declined. As Baby Point is within the geographical and historical area of interest of Heritage York Joy Cohnstaedt, a member of the HY Board, delivered the plaque Heritage York at Lambton House where it is now held.

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Item is one temporary plaque made of corrugated plastic. The design of the plaque replicates other heritage plaques around the city of Toronto that detail local history. Titled “Baby Point Crescent, Baby Point Road, Baby Point Terrace”, the contents of the sign explains the history of Jacques “James” Baby, who the area is named after. It highlights the Baby family’s ties to slavery, citing they were responsible for enslaving at least 17 Black and Indigneous people. The creator of the sign is unknown, it is one of several signs placed around Toronto to draw attention to the involvment of prominent historical figures in slavery.

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Item was donated to Heritage York for display at Lambton House by Joy Cohnstaedt in 2020.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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ON00428

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  • English

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  • Latin

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