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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.
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.
Uncle Howard saw the need to keep this history alive for generations to come, so that it will never be hidden nor forgotten. 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.
Jan 29, 2018 · This story is about a man who’s dream was to preserve the history of his ancestors; early black pioneers who settled in Simcoe and Grey Counties. 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.
Feb 14, 2008 · As North America celebrate Black History Month, one of Collingwood's best-known black historians has died.
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 ...
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Feb 20, 2022 · The museum, founded by the sisters' uncle, Howard Sheffield, in 1990, contains an extensive collection spread over 16 buildings that showcases the history of Black settlers in Grey and...
