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  1. www.sheffieldparkblackhistory.comSheffield Park Black History Museum

    Sheffield Park Black History Museum includes pioneer life and times, the social networking of a community and the preservation of past generations. top of page.

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      Visit the gallery of Sheffield Park Black History Museum

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      THE DOLL HOUSE & BLACK MEMORABILIA. Touch the desks from one...

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      A Personal Acknowledgment of The Early Black Settlers of...

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      In Focus: The Wilson Incident explores black history in the...

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  2. www.sheffieldparkblackhistory.com › aboutusSheffield Park Black History Museum About Us

    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 ...

  3. www.openbookontario.com › explorer-sub › placesSheffield Park Black History & Cultural Museum | The Open ...

    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.

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  5. www.escarpmentmagazine.ca › community › preservingPreserving & Celebrating Black History - Escarpment Magazine

    Jan 5, 2024 · In the early 19th century, nearly 40,000 Black Americans escaped slavery in the southern United States by travelling to Canada through a complex, clandestine network of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. The largest anti-slavery freedom movement in North America, water played a tremendous role in aiding freedom seekers.

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  6. www.sheffieldparkblackhistory.com › projectsExhibits | black-history-museum

    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.

  7. www.simcoe.com › opinion › sheffield-park-blackSheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum welcomes ...

    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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  9. www.collingwoodtoday.ca › local-news › black-history'Black history is Canadian history,' say founders of local museum

    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.