Archival Collections
Our archival holdings include both municipal and private collections covering the history of Grey County.
Highlights of the collection:
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Municipal records for former & current townships
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Over 80 Grey County Women's Institute branch collections
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Index to Vital Statistics microfilm for Ontario and registration reels for Grey County 1869-dates of restriction
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1851 (index only), 1861, 1871, 1881, & 1901 censuses
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Cemetery transcriptions
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Agnes Campbell Macphail Information
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Information on local industries, particularly the William Kennedy & Sons Foundry from Owen Sound
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Land Copy Books, circa 1850-1956
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Local newspapers
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Maps
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Township histories (many are available for purchase in our Gift Shop)
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Bruce and Grey Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Surname Collection: local newspaper birth, death and marriage clippings covering most of the 20th century (also contains family histories)
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Historic photographs
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Information on Grey County's African-Canadian pioneers
