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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. Sheffield and his sister Yvonne and niece Carolynn Wilson began their work promoting their family's story and preserving Black history in the area with presentations at Heritage Community Church in ...
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.
Feb 10, 2020 · 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. Together the three created the museum. The Wilson sisters, who were born and raised in Collingwood as seventh-generation Canadians, are the owners and operators of the museum.
Jan 29, 2018 · His name was Howard Sheffield and he wanted to celebrate his ancestors contributions and achievements to the community through sports, the business world to military & marines. Howard wanted to keeping events of the past visible so future generations would never forget. 1990 Howard Sheffield’s dream actually became a reality with The Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum in ...
Jan 5, 2024 · Originally established in Collingwood, Sheffield Park was the vision and dream of the sisters’ late uncle Howard Sheffield who sought to gather, preserve, and share the history of their Black ancestors. Today the homespun museum sits on a generous plot of land in The Blue Mountains.
Feb 3, 2023 · Black residents have played an important role in Collingwood's history
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Feb 14, 2008 · As North America celebrate Black History Month, one of Collingwood's best-known black historians has died.
