Stories
Paterson House: What You Want and Where to Find It
Paul's Hotel, Meaford
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.
The Luxurious Past of Balmy Beach – The King’s Royal Hotel
Sutton Journals
Poetical Directory for the Town of Owen Sound, printed at the “Comet” office, 1863
From Town to City: 1920 Act to Incorporate the City of Owen Sound
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 L. Trout, Bighead River
Peter Trout lived at Trout Hollow in Bighead River near Meaford, Ontario.
Pearls and Politics: Grey County's Women of Distinction
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.
Owen Sound Street Numbers and Standardized Address Numbering, Introduced 1909
Numbered streets and avenues have been in place in Owen Sound for well over 100 years, even before Owen Sound became a City.
Northern Terminus
Mary Williams Trout: Diaries of a Small Town Lady
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