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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 ...
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.
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.
Feb 3, 2022 · This month, to mark Black History Month, the Simcoe County Museum is hosting a virtual lecture series with one of the talks led by Collingwood residents Carolynn and Sylvia Wilson. The Wilson sisters are co-owners of the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum, started by their family.
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.
Jan 5, 2024 · The preservation of local Black history was a lifelong dream of Howard Sheffield, founder of Sheffield Park Black History & Cultural Museum. Today his vision is carried on by his nieces Carolynn and Sylvia Wilson—direct descendants of early Black settlers in Southern Georgian Bay.
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Feb 7, 2022 · 00:04:42. This Black History Month, two local women hope to shed light on the stories of Black people before they were slaves. Sylvia Wilson, who co-owns and operates the Sheffield Park Black History Museum in Clarksburg with her sister Carolynn Wilson, has been posting stories of Black Pharaohs and Queens this week for the museum’s Facebook ...
