Grey Roots is closed to the public today, Tuesday January 21, due to weather.
![Paterson House, Owen Sound, [1900] - [1910]](/sites/default/files/styles/2_1_crop/public/2023-04/PF223S1F1I1%20Paterson%20House%2C%20Owen%20Sound%2C%20%5B1900%5D%20-%20%5B1910%5D_0.jpg?itok=c7wpacsA "PF223S1F1I1 Paterson House, Owen Sound, [1900] - [1910]")
This pamphlet, circa 1895 – 1900, serves as an advertisement for both the Paterson House hotel and for Owen Sound as a whole, highlighting the town’s natural attractions as they were at the start of the 20th century. It describes Owen Sound as the “cheapest, prettiest, coolest, and healthiest” spot for a summer vacation, and claims that a drink of the region’s water is “one of the greatest treats imaginable.” The Paterson House itself is described in similarly superlative terms, noting that it carries the best wines and finest cigars. Also included are several photographs of “Paterson House Park”, today known as Harrison Park.
The story of a woman who finds herself in the middle of the Great War is told at the Grey County Archives. Luella Euphemia Denton volunteered her services as a nurse in the First World War. It is through her letters to a friend and neighbour from Annan, that her story is told.
As the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer 2015 begin to fade into memory and the cool crisp days of autumn take centre stage, it is once again time to celebrate our Irish Heritage and the much loved potato, as Grey Roots Museum & Archives presents our annual Pratie Oaten Iris
In mid-November, Grey Roots Museum and Archives will present its winter/spring collections-based exhibition, I Made It Myself – Folk Art of Grey County.
When deciding whether or not to offer a family heirloom to a local, provincial or national museum, many people think long and hard about the pros and cons of doing so. If something of great personal value is going to leave the possession of a family, the potential donor and any other people
When a 19th-century low-post bedstead was offered to Grey Roots this year, and we heard about its tragic story, the Collections department at the museum took it into the collection without hesitation.
For over one hundred years, summer and baseball have gone hand and hand in Grey County, with the first men’s baseball league organised by E.W. Bishop, circa 1882, in Owen Sound [1].
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.
