![Paterson House, Owen Sound, [1900] - [1910]](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_scale_600_x_400/public/2023-04/PF223S1F1I1%20Paterson%20House%2C%20Owen%20Sound%2C%20%5B1900%5D%20-%20%5B1910%5D_0.jpg?itok=pxBDZH1w "PF223S1F1I1 Paterson House, Owen Sound, [1900] - [1910]")
![Oct. 4, 1915 page from Guest Register, Paul’s Hotel, Meaford, Ont., Gus. [Gustave] A. Paul, Proprietor](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_scale_600_x_400/public/2022-06/Oct.%204%2C%201915%20page%20from%20PF101S2F5I3%20Guest%20Register%2C%20Paul%E2%80%99s%20Hotel%2C%20Meaford%2C%20Ont.%2C%20Gus.%20%5BGustave%5D%20A.%20Paul%2C%20Proprietor.jpg?itok=6_XJsZPc "Oct. 4, 1915 page from PF101S2F5I3 Guest Register, Paul’s Hotel, Meaford, Ont., Gus. [Gustave] A. Paul, Proprietor")
A long-standing family business, Meaford Hotel / Paul’s Hotel was opened by John and Salome (Ufland) Paul, circa 1870 -1871, located at the corner of Sykes and Trowbridge streets.
On May 12,1920, the Province of Ontario enacted a bill to incorporate the City of Owen Sound. The Town of Owen Sound instead became a city.
Peter Trout lived at Trout Hollow in Bighead River near Meaford, Ontario. He worked at his family's sawmill and rake factory, which was owned by his older brother William Trout and Charles Jay.
A panels feature from the Grey Roots original exhibit, Pearls and Politics: Grey County's Women of Distinction, that highlights the service of women in politics from suffrage to the present.
Numbered streets and avenues have been in place in Owen Sound for well over 100 years, even before Owen Sound became a City.
![Thomas Henry Miller, Father Miller, [between 1905 and 1910]](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_scale_600_x_400/public/2022-07/Father%20Miller%20cropped.jpg?itok=4f4Mux_N "Thomas Henry Miller, Father Miller, [between 1905 and 1910]")
The compelling story of a small town lady, Mary Williams Trout (1847 – 1922) of Meaford, is told through 26 of her personal diaries (from the Grey County Archives Collection), spanning from 1867 to
Great Britain declared war against Germany on August 4, 1914. The Dominion of Canada was a colony of the British Empire. As such, Canada was also at war.
Your membership will grant you access not only to Grey Roots, but also to our partner museums!
Volunteers participate in learning workshops and seminars, meet new people and make new friends, and receive many benefits.
We rent our multi-media theatre and Delton Becker Room to the community. The 75 seat theatre is an excellent venue to host films, lectures and other events.
