Exhibits

Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas - COMING SOON!

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Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas is a thrilling, family-friendly exhibit that takes you beyond the bones to uncover what dinosaurs were really like. Featuring life-sized models, fossil casts, and jaw-dropping animations, this interactive experience brings the latest scientific discoveries to life. Opening Saturday May 17th!
Model of Tyranosaurus Rex skeleton against black background

Going Out in Style

January 22nd, 2025 - May 7th, 2025
Going Out in Style, a Grey Roots original exhibit, presents a fascinating glimpse into funerary customs across diverse cultures, with a specific focus on the Victorian era.
Three black and white images of Victorian era women in mourning clothes.

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.

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.
Voices of Grey Banner

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