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- Their grandparents Ildia and Wilfred Sheffield (Gran and Pop) worked together as cooks on Great Lakes ships. They saved their money and bought property in the Collingwood area.
www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/black-history-is-canadian-history-say-founders-of-local-museum-2083159'Black history is Canadian history,' say founders of local ...
Feb 13, 2021 · As original 'homesteaders' in Collingwood, the Sheffield's family history is as local as it gets. Ildia Sheffield and her husband Wilfred (grandparents to Carolynn and Sylvia) were cooks on several Great Lakes Ships during the 1930s and 40s, and they opened Sheffield's Cedar Inn Restaurant in Collingwood.
Feb 10, 2020 · Their grandparents Ildia and Wilfred Sheffield (Gran and Pop) worked together as cooks on Great Lakes ships. They saved their money and bought property in the Collingwood area. The first, along Highway 26 where Admiral’s Gate condominiums now stand, was an inn and restaurant opened in the 1950s.
Feb 15, 2022 · The Sheffield Park Black History Museum was founded in 1990 by their uncle, Howard Sheffield, and is now operated by the two sisters. The museum has a host of artifacts which tell the story of Black people in Canada, and specifically the stories of local Black families. “The story needs to be told,” Sylvia said.
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
Feb 14, 2008 · As North America celebrate Black History Month, one of Collingwood's best-known black historians has died.
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It was the dream of Howard Sheffield to gather and preserve the history of his ancestors and share with the family. Community friends also became interested in the history of the black pioneers and settlers of Collingwood and the surrounding areas.
