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Feb 13, 2021 · 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 Collingwood.
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.
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.
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 3, 2023 · Black residents have played an important role in Collingwood's history
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.
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Howard Sheffield conceived of the museum as a means to “preserve the history of his ancestors”.6 Accordingly, the collection comprises artefacts spanning many generations, for instance, a radio inherited from the Sheffield homestead on Seventh Street in Collingwood from the early 1900s. The
