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Welcome to Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum! My name is Carolynn Wilson and I am the curator and co-owner of Sheffield Museum. This is where the history of early Black pioneers and settlers in Simcoe and Grey Counties is preserved, restored and experienced. Since 1990, it has been a family endeavour, working closely with my ...
© 2015 . SHEFFIELD PARK BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURAL MUSEUM. 241 Clark Street Clarksburg, Ontario N0H 1J0 519.599.6226
Sheffield Park Museum now became Sheffield Park Black History & Cultural Museum. The museum includes pioneer life and times, the social networking of a community and the preservation of past generations. Howard Sheffield's dream was to keep the events of the past visible so we, and future generations, would never forget.
THE DOLL HOUSE & BLACK MEMORABILIA. Touch the desks from one of the last segregated Canadian school in Colchester, Ontario, in 1961. Be amazed by the collection of dolls, postcards and memorabilia. Utterly amazing! and so much more.
Feb 10, 2020 · The tin negatives belonged to Howard Sheffield, and they were the beginning of the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum, which is now located on Clark Street in Clarksburg. It was Sheffield’s nieces, Carolynn and Sylvia Wilson, who were inspired by the photos, and their uncle’s passion for oral history and black pioneers to the area.
Come, learn, teach your children about a history of another culture and generation. Open from the May Long Weekend until Thanksgiving weekend in October; Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (gate closes at 3:30 pm). Bring your picnic basket and lawn chairs. Ample free parking for groups and buses. Located on Highway 26, approximately 2 miles west of Collingwood on the shores of Georgian Bay.
Feb 17, 2023 · When Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum is mentioned, the name Howard Sheffield immediately comes to mind. In the 1980s, he, along with his sister Yvonne (Sheffield) Wilson, and family members set up history displays in the Heritage Community Church.
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