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

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   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 ...

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

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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.

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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.

4. www.destinationontario.com › en-ca › articlesBlack History - Destination Ontario

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   Apr 26, 2024 · The museum creates awareness of Black History in Canada. Howard Sheffield’s nieces Sylvia and Carolynn Wilson continue their late uncle’s legacy as curators of the museum. Members of their community have donated various cultural artifacts to the museum.

5. www.sheffieldparkblackhistory.comSheffield Park Black History Museum

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

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

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   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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   Who created the Sheffield Park Black History Museum?

   • 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.

   'Black history is Canadian history,' say founders of local museum

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   Why should you visit Sheffield Park Black History Museum?

   • "It is like a trip back in time. It's a journey every one should embark on at least once in their life to remind us of where we came from. and where we are going. UNREAL!" Sheffield Park Black History Museum includes pioneer life and times, the social networking of a community and the preservation of past generations.

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   What happened to Sheffield Park Museum?

   • Interest increased and various cultural artifacts were donated to Howard's project. 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.

   Sheffield Park Black History Museum About Us

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   Who owns Sheffield Park Museum?

   • Sheffield Park Museum was established by Howard Sheffield, whose family tree goes back many generations in Canada, and continues to educate: The museum creates awareness of Black History in Canada. Howard Sheffield’s nieces Sylvia and Carolynn Wilson continue their late uncle’s legacy as curators of the museum.

   Black History | Destination Ontario

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   What is Sheffield Museum?

   • Sheffield Museum is the telling of a community life, of whites and blacks co-existing from Africa to America, from slavery to freedom, from the past to the future. We are the link. Come, walk with me through time, reach out and touch history. You will never experience anything like Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum!

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   Who is Howard Sheffield?

   • Howard Sheffield is the co-founder of the Sheffield Park Black History Museum. The museum, now located in Clarksburg and run by his nieces, Carolynn and Sylvia Wilson, is featured in CollingwoodToday for Black History Month.

   Howard Sheffield's family story helped him begin the work

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

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   The Black pioneers (1839-1865) who cleared the land and established the Queen's Bush settlement in that section of unsurveyed land where present-day Waterloo and Wellington counties meet, near Hawkesville, are the focus of this extensively researched book.