Virtual Exhibits
Take a look at our virtual exhibits!
For Home and Country: The Women''s Institutes of Grey County
Tweedsmuir History Books, compiled by local branches of the Women's Institute, are a valuable resource for genealogists, historians, students, teachers and anyone with an interest in local history.
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Mary Williams Trout: Diaries of a Small Town Lady
What was life like in Grey County at the turn of the 20th century? Find out from someone who was there. This collection of 26 diaries, spanning from 1867 to 1920, was written by Mary Williams Trout, a school teacher turned housewife from Meaford.
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A Canadian Nursing Sister
The story of a woman who finds herself in the middle of the Great War is told at the Grey County Archives. Read her touching letters written home to a friend.
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Grey Battalions
A tribute to the boys of Grey who served in the Great War, 1914-1918, with a special focus on the 147th and 248th Battalions.
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Black History in Grey
Find out about these pioneers in the virtual exhibit based on our award winning exhibit From Slavery to Freedom: African-Canadians of Grey County.
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A Backwoods Preacher
Find out about the life of an Anglican Reverend who served in Grey County. See his sermons and journal at the Grey County Archives.
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The Kennedy Empire
Discover more about this fascinating industry once located in Owen Sound. Find out what types of material is available to see, first hand at the Grey County Archives.
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Grey County Luminaries
Find out about figures who have shaped our fair County, or whom you may know, but may not know that they have Grey County connections.
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Home on the Range: The Meaford Tank Range Story
A virtual exhibit to compliment our popular community-based exhibit of the same name.
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A Century of Service: Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, a Canadian institution, was founded as an organization dedicated to education, patriotism, and charity.
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The Orange in Grey
“Protestant, Patriotic, Fraternal and Benevolent” - Learn about the complex history of Orangeism in Grey County.
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Women''s Christian Temperance Union
The Women's Christian Temperance Union was an anti-liquor lobby group, aiming to improve society by restricting addictive substance use.
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A Home Child in Grey
Part of a massive child migration movement, many British children were plucked from their childhood homes and brought to Canada as indentured labourers.
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Rural Telephone Companies in Grey
The beginnings and the downfall of most of the Rural Telephone Companies of the area.
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A Pioneer Woman of Indomitable Spirit: Esther Silverthorn McNaught
The journey of a Pioneer Woman and her struggle with the legal system to fight for what is rightfully hers.
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John Frost
The history of the John Frost family by Ruth Cathcart, Local Historian and Grey Roots Member.
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