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Photo: Original window frame from "Little Zion" Chapel. A log structure used as the BME church 1865 - 1911
Your financial support will enable us to restore this historically important building.
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Fundraising Events - come out and support us !
Please join us Sept 15th at 2pm
Please join us Sept 15th at 2pm
Please join us Sept 15th at 2pm
We will have our information booth and donation table at this years Decoration Service. Join us to remember those early Black settlers of the Old Durham Rd. Meet some decendants of those families who came to Grey County in search of Freedom.
Canadian Black History Lives here.
August 24, 2024 10 AM - 4 PM
Please join us Sept 15th at 2pm
Please join us Sept 15th at 2pm
Join us at 245 11th St W. Owen Sound
at the Historical BME Church. Learn the history of this building, and the Cultural contributions it has provided to the Owen Sound community for 135 years.
August Civic Weekend - 2024
Please join us Sept 15th at 2pm
August Civic Weekend - 2024
Join us at the 2024 Owen Sound Emancipation Festival:
Fri. Aug 2 " Speaker's Corner" - held at Grey Roots Museum 6-9PM
Sat. Aug 3 "Annual Picnic" - held at Harrison Park 10AM to 6PM
Sun. Aug 4th "Gospel Event" - held at Grey Roots Museum 11 AM - 1 PM
Canada Day Weekend
June 1, 2024 1-3pm Grey Roots
August Civic Weekend - 2024
Join us down at the waterfront Festival, for some Canada Day family fun
June 1, 2024 1-3pm Grey Roots
June 1, 2024 1-3pm Grey Roots
June 1, 2024 1-3pm Grey Roots
Launch of the Northern Terminus Journal.
Program shares various community groups sharing Grey County's Black history.
We share the BME restoration news.
Free event - refreshments
2024 DONATION TABLE
June 1, 2024 1-3pm Grey Roots
June 1, 2024 1-3pm Grey Roots
LOOK FOR OUR DONATION TABLE SET UP AT FUTURE LOCATIONS
We appreciate your financial support.
cash or cheques accepted.
April 27, 2024 - Gael and Ben
Sat. April 20, 2024 - Bobby Dean and the Blackburn Brothers
Sat. April 20, 2024 - Bobby Dean and the Blackburn Brothers
Join us for a great afternoon with Gael ( descendant of the Co founder of The BME Church ) and Nancy ( descendant of early settlers of Negro Creek Rd ).
History Lives Here !
Sat. April 20, 2024 - Bobby Dean and the Blackburn Brothers
Sat. April 20, 2024 - Bobby Dean and the Blackburn Brothers
Sat. April 20, 2024 - Bobby Dean and the Blackburn Brothers
Get your tickets before it sells out !
Silent Auction, Photo Both, Donation Box
March 7th 6:30pm An evening with Tony Miller
Sat. April 20, 2024 - Bobby Dean and the Blackburn Brothers
Friday March 1, 2024 Speaking engagement with Valerie Jerome
Join us at the Library for an interesting and entertaining evening with Tony
Friday March 1, 2024 Speaking engagement with Valerie Jerome
Attack Hockey Organization - Black History Month - Feb '24 home games
Friday March 1, 2024 Speaking engagement with Valerie Jerome
Join us at the Owen Sound Library - Memoir Series with author Valerie Jerome
A tale of courage and conviction, Races is the difficult, yet inspiring story of the Jerome family: what propelled them in life, and on the track.
Attack Hockey Organization - Black History Month - Feb '24 home games
Attack Hockey Organization - Black History Month - Feb '24 home games
Attack Hockey Organization - Black History Month - Feb '24 home games
We have been asked by the Attack Hockey organization to participate in their Black History month events. During the month of Feb 2024, we will have a donation table set up on the second floor. Stop by, and support Owen Sounds only Designated Black Heritage site.
Restoration of the BME Church of Owen Sound - Grace Centre
The Restoration Committee's mission is to raise funds to restore this Designated Ontario Heritage site.
Introducing the Restoration Committee of the BME Church of Owen Sound - Grace Centre
Please view our Photo Gallery
Rev Cosmos singing with Liberty Silver at the OSEF Gospel event 2024
James Morton and Cathryn Harris fundraising at the Gospel Event at Grey Roots Museum
Steve and Cathryn Harris at the Emancipation day picnic in Harrison Park Aug 2024
Lorraine Thomson fundraising at the OSEF picnic Aug. 2024
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