Oberlin venue named for former slave who became family's indispensable caretaker BlackHistoryMonth BHM
OBERLIN, Ohio — As News 5 prepares to close out Black History Month, we head to Oberlin. During slavery, the town was known as a safe haven for those on the Underground Railroad trying to make it to freedom.
"That's a little unclear for many people born into slavery. They did not have solid dates about when they were born, unfortunately," said Liz Schultz, Director of The Oberlin Heritage Center. The year was about 1886 when Henry began working for the Oberlin family. According to census records, that relationship lasted decades.
"They stored all the carriages, and the horses, the hay. And this is where they were taken care of," Ziemnik said.Tragedy struck in 1899 when Albert Johnson was killed in a train crash. Years later, Rebecca eventually sold the Oberlin estate and it was later gifted to Oberlin College, who turned the house into a dorm. But the barn sat decaying.
Ziemnik said it was an"opportunity to kind of give it a fresh start. The history of Henry and what he did with the family, all the care that he put into the horses, the carriages, and the estate."
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