Karolyn Smardz Frost is a Canadian historian who won the

Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction The Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a non-fiction book written in English. Since 1987 it is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Litera ...

in 2007 for ''I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad''. Smardz Frost is a historian, archaeologist, and professor of history. She has a bachelor's degree in Archaeology, a master's degree in

Classical Studies Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

and a PhD in Canadian History. She was one of the founders of Toronto's Archaeological Resource Centre which provides archaeological education to school children. In 1985, Smardz Frost excavated the home of Thornton and Lucie Blackburn and later told their story in ''I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad''."George Brown College honours black community pioneers"
''Toronto Star'', November 8, 2016. page GT3. Alicia Siekierska.

Works

* ''The underground railroad: next stop, Toronto!'' (2003) with Adrienne L Shadd and Afua Cooper * ''I've got a home in glory land: a lost tale of the underground railroad'' (2007)

References

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