They Walked in London
They Walked in London
Celebrating 15000 Years of History
Indigenous peoples. African-American freedom seekers. Immigrants from Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Writers. Artists. Doctors. Economists. Shopkeepers. Tavern owners. Families of all shapes and sizes. From its beginnings as Indigenous villages to its current 384,000 metropolitan population, London, Ontario has been home to many fascinating historical characters. Come discover the individuals and communities that have helped shape the London we know today.
About The Project
This project was initially conceived by Ann Lindsay. Ann approached three Western University students in the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH) who had researched her house in a first-year video project named "Who Called the Corner House Home?" After listening to Ann's idea about a narrative history project, involving the personal stories of people who had either lived in London or shaped the city in some way, one of the students, Dessa Hayes, decided to spearhead the project. She named it, as Ann had originally suggested, "They Walked in London."
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Due to time constraints, Dessa focused her research on only two characters: Colonel Thomas Talbot and Anna Jameson. However, the They Walked in London team is actively seeking new material in order to explore the lives of more historical individuals and groups. Please see our "Contributions" page for more details.