Exhibits

Saukiing Anishnaabekiing presents: Our Stories

This beautiful exhibit, created by celebrated Indigenous artist Nyle Miigizi Johnston, invokes Anishnaabe creation stories, while driving home the massive impact the treaty process had and continues to have on First Nations communities.
Anishinaabe pictograph style human figures against a vibrant colourful background.

Abundance

Grey County is distinct for its natural richness – its land, forest and water have sustained and protected the many people who have called this region home and continue to do so. Abundance explores the above using artefacts, photographs, archival records and (soon to come) play-based interactives relating to the subthemes of Forests, Agriculture, and Water.
An image of a mossy green forest.

Sacred Splendor

In Sacred Splendor, viewers are presented with a series of beautifully detailed, strikingly lit stained-glass windows. Originally installed in the Desboro United Church in 1949, the windows served local parishioners for decades before their removal and subsequent transfer to the Grey Roots artefact collection.
Close cropped photo of a brightly lit, stained-glass window. The window features a hand holding a torch and text stating "The Lord Is My Light".

Voices of Grey

The central exhibit in our Grey County Gallery shares the stories of Grey County through the words of past and present citizens.
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Nels Maher Print Shop

Our Print Shop is named in the memory of a friend to Grey Roots, Nelson Maher. Nels worked for what added up to hundreds of hours - first to restore the equipment, then to set it up so that it could be viewed, and finally in giving tours, interviews and demonstrations.
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Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases: The Spanish Flu in Grey County - Online Exhibit

In this online only exhibit we have a highly contagious disease spreading around the globe. Citizens are wearing masks, keeping a safe physical distance from others and isolating when sick. Frequent hand washing and disinfecting. Schools and businesses closed, social gatherings prohibited. But the year… 1918. And the dreaded disease? The Spanish Flu.
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Bringing History to Life: WWI Project by JDSS Students

We are excited to showcase an innovative project from École John Diefenbaker Senior School in Hanover, ON. Every year, grade 10 history students at JDSS trace the life of a local soldier from the West Grey area who enlisted during WWI. This year, the project took a modern twist with the integration of GIS mapping technology, transforming the learning experience into something even more dynamic and impactful.
Map showing lines criss crossing from points in Canada to Europe