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Feb 10, 2020 · Collingwood residents share their story - and their family's legacy - as founders of the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum. Sylvia and Carolynn Wilson are the owners and operators of Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum. Erika Engel/CollingwoodToday.
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.
Feb 7, 2022 · 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 page.
Feb 17, 2023 · Carolynn and Sylvia Wilson are co-owners of Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum. - Carolynn Wilson photos. When Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum is mentioned, the name Howard Sheffield immediately comes to mind.
Feb 13, 2021 · The preservation of Black history was a lifelong work for Howard Sheffield, a direct descendent of early Black settlers and the co-founder of the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum.
Feb 14, 2023 · They forcibly removed the original Black settlers, many of whom relocated to Collingwood, Owen Sound, Oro Township and elsewhere. The “darky cemetery” fell into disuse and neglect in the 1880s. In the early 1930s, the gravestones were removed.
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Black History Month has been a time identified to celebrate and honour the achievements and contributions of Black Canadians in shaping Canada’s rich cultural heritage and identity. The Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum curated and co-owned by Carolynn Wilson and Sylvia Wilson preserves the history of black pioneers and ...
