Significant Weather Event Declared - Saturday March 29, 2025

The Municipality of Grey Highlands has declared a significant weather event as of March 29, 2025 at 8:30 am due to forecasted and/or observed weather conditions. Visit greyhighlands.ca/roads for more information.

Significant Weather Event Declared - Saturday March 29, 2025

The Municipality of Grey Highlands has declared a significant weather event as of March 29, 2025 at 8:30 am due to forecasted and/or observed weather conditions. Visit greyhighlands.ca/roads for more information.

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Since 1974, the South Grey Museum has been a community hub for heritage and culture. We work with wonderful people to put on events, tell stories and bring Grey Highlands together. Our Museum has a collection of local artefacts, archival records, photographs, and an eclectic library of publications for you to explore.

In 2023, the museum's name was changed to the Grey Highlands Museum to reflect the collection and area more accurately.

We have a casual, welcoming atmosphere and are always happy to assist residents and visitors alike to find their own stories and begin their own adventures in Grey Highlands. We love providing programs for students and community groups, and we strive to nurture cohesion and understanding in the community.

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With the last (knock on wood) winter storm tearing through Ontario this weekend, we thought we’d take a moment to announce that our new Grey Highlands Museum “Expanded Summer Hours” will be announced next week. Hopefully, the anticipation will warm your heart while the freezing rain does its best to ruin our weekend. #StayWarm #StaySafe #PlanAhead #HistoryLivesHerePosted: 2d

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Museum Monday: Happy Birthday to Agnes Macphail. The Grey Highlands Museum shines a spotlight on Agnes Macphail''s life with a detailed display in our main gallery. Brilliantly researched by local historian Barry Penhale, we’ve taken the liberty of attaching a few paragraphs from his work that describe the unique events that led her to become the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons. •••• While teaching in East Gwillimbury, Agnes wrote a letter to the editor of the Farmers’ Sun in support of farming families who provided accommodation for rural teachers. The editor, having recognized Macphail’s potential as an effective voice for the farming community, invited the young teacher to join the emerging political organization known as the United Farmers of Ontario. Her first public speech only lasted ten minutes, but Agnes was encouraged by the attention she received from her audience and went on to become an in-demand speaker not to be missed! As the UFO gained ground, so did her profile and popularity. Women who were British citizens or wives of military personnel won the right to vote in 1918. By 1919, they could run for election. Agnes Macphail’s political future lay ahead. That summer, she resigned from teaching and returned home to live with her grandmother. While she maintained that her move had nothing to do with politics, Agnes began making pro-UFO speeches in her local township. Her popularity surged. Before long, Charles Rammage, publisher of the Durham Review, suggested Agnes Macphail would make an excellent UFO Independent Labour candidate for South-East Grey. •••• We invite you to visit the Grey Highlands Museum and explore the history and heritage of Grey Highlands and the amazing people who call it home… including the incomparable Agnes Campbell Macphail. #HistoryLivesHere #GreyHighlandsMuseum #HappyBirthdayAgnesPosted: 5d

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So much St Patrick''s Day fun at the museum today! #MrLucky #StPatricksDay2025 #GreyHighlandsMuseumPosted: 13d

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Museum Monday: This photo captures George Reid filling a silo on the farm of W.J. Wood in Goring. George owned and operated a gas-driven belt drive that powered a commercial silo filler he called ‘the corn blizzard.’ The filler effortlessly blew corn through an expandable pipe running into the top of the silo, some 20 feet in the air. #HistoryLivesHere #GreyHighlandsMuseum #SpringIsComingPosted: 13d

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Stay safe. #communityGrey Highlands Museum - March 30

With the last (knock on wood) winter storm tearing through Ontario this weekend, we thought we’d take a moment to announce that our new Grey Highlands Museum “Expanded Summer Hours” will be announced next week. Hopeful ...Grey Highlands Museum - March 28

Museum Monday: Happy Birthday to Agnes Macphail. The Grey Highlands Museum shines a spotlight on Agnes Macphail's life with a detailed display in our main gallery. Brilliantly researched by local historian Barry Penha ...Grey Highlands Museum - March 24

#Community #HistoryLivesHereGrey Highlands Museum - March 22

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