Welcome! This site is a joint project of the Mabel Root Henry Historical Museum (the Historical Room at the Granville Library) and the Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP), located in Granville, Massachusetts. Our goal is to digitally preserve and share Granville history.
Please look at the Useful Tips link to the left, or dive right in. USE THE SITE SEARCH FUNCTION when looking for people, places, events and so on. Note that search may not identify every instance of a term, especially in handwritten documents, notes, and non-searchable files.
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Mountain Laurel Lake, Granville, MA.Mountain Laurel Lake at Copper Beech Estate, Granville, Massachusetts, in Spring
The landscape design of Mountain Laurel Lake at Copper Beech…
Toys For Tots Event, December 3, 2017Photo 1: Granville police cruiser, taken in front of Town Hall, 03 Dec 2017, at Toys For Tots event.
Photo 2: Police cruiser "Rudolph"
Granville and the Shot Heard 'Round the WorldThe April 2025 issue of "Granville's Country Caller" included an article describing Granville's response to the April 19, 1775 battles of Lexington,…
Almira Parsons (Mrs. James Cooley) 1787-Photo from the Hayes album. Almira Parsons, daughter of Israel Parsons and Mary/Polly Marvin. Born 30 Dec 1787. Married James Cooley 13 Jan…
Battistoni Sawmill on the Road to Granville, Southwick, MA, June 9, 1934This image was featured on the Granville History page (Facebook) on Jan. 12, 2025 to see if anyone has more information about this sawmill.Thanks to…
Hatch Family Property NotesThe Historical Room has a collection of cards created by Bill Heino, a Granville surveyor. They were donated to the Historical Room and provide useful…