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Advertising flyer from a local realtor extolling the virtues of country life in West Granville. The goal was to draw would-be "country squire" types from the nearby city of Springfield. The flyer also sings the praises of Joseph Welch, "Honest to a…

A poem written by Martha "Mattie" Morgan (Fenn) Bodurtha.Date unknown.CLICK HERE for a link to photo of Mattie and her family, 1896.

A letter sent to (Elihu) Geer, printer in Hartford, Connecticut from Reverend Timothy M. Cooley in Granville, April 1, 1846.

A hastily written letter by Reverend Cooley to Elihu Geer regarding the printing of his sermon that he delivered in 1845…

A list of students who attended the West Granby academy for the 1856-57 term (11 weeks).

Transcript of an article published in the Evening Citizen, Winsted, Connecticut. Written by Hattie Hall Moore, long-time Tolland historian.

An invitation to the Reception Ball for Russian Grand Duke Alexis, held on 20 Nov 1871 at the Academy of Music, New York City, during the Grand Duke's 1871-71 3 1/2 month visit to the United States. This invitation is from James P. Cooley's papers…

See the cover page of the document for information. James Cooley (1779-1851) was an attorney in Granville. His father, William Cooley, was a Captain during the Revolutionary War and led a company of Granville patriots. His son, James Parsons Cooley…

Portions of the Bible that belonged to Carlos and Almira Gibbons of Granville, MA.For more information about the Gibbons family history in Granville please use the search function to search this site using the name Gibbons. You can also find more…

Before the current Granville Library came into existence thanks to the work of the Library Club, Granville had a series of libraries under various names. One was the Dickinson Library Company and before that the Third Granville Social Library, the…

Original letter followed by transcription.

Original letter followed by transcription.

Edward Lyman Jones (1814-1893) was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. This letter was written in 1850 from Lansing, Michigan to Jones' aunt in Chesterfield. How the letter ended up in Granville is a…

A short letter from Thomas Jefferson to Rev. Timothy Mather Cooley and (?) Parsons.

Parsons and Cooley worked to make sure Granville children and had requested that Jefferson provide a book that could be part of the library collection at the…