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Main Road 1442, c. 1741: Daniel Rose, Lt. Jacob Baldwin, Rev. Joel Baker, Gibb, Bearse, Pendrake, Sattler, Phelon Place, PART 4
(Continued from Part 3) 1985 pre-restoration photos of the Daniel Rose House, commissioned by Ernie Sattler.This is Part 4 in a series of 5 parts about this house and its occupants.Links to the other Parts in this series:PART 1 features old photos of…
Main Road 1442, c. 1741: Daniel Rose, Lt. Jacob Baldwin, Rev. Joel Baker, Gibb, Bearse, Pendrake, Sattler, Phelon Place, PART 3
Photos taken in 1985 in preparation for the restoration of the Daniel Rose House at 1442 Main Road, Granville, Massachusetts. Photos commissioned by Ernie Sattler.This is Part 3 in a series of 5 parts about the Daniel Rose House and its…
Barlow Property Cards, Granville, Massachusetts
Handwritten cards recording Barlow land transactions in Granville, Massachusetts.
These cards were created by William Heino, a local land surveyor, and donated to the Mabel Root Henry Historical Museum.
Disclaimer: Because the cards were copied…
These cards were created by William Heino, a local land surveyor, and donated to the Mabel Root Henry Historical Museum.
Disclaimer: Because the cards were copied…
Samuel B. Spelman and Laura Seymour: Granville's Rockefeller Connection
A newspaper article dated April 13, 1979 describing the lineage of Laura Celestia Spelman, who married John D. Rockefeller. Her grandparents were Samuel B. Spelman and Laura Seymour, both of whom came from old Granville families. Rockefeller said of…
Blandford Road 0032 Degano House and Pond
Degano house, built 1910 (per town property card) and pond. Photo date unknown. Notes indicate it was owned by the Deganos. Sheriff Manning later rented. Owned by Ed Jensen in the late 1980's.
Harvest Fair, 1985
Photo donated to the Library Club in 1988 by Barbara Horlor showing the Library Club stand at the 1985 Granville Harvest Fair. Items being sold included vinyl records for $1.00 each, and used books.
Harvest Fair, 1984
A collection of photos from the 1984 Granville Harvest Fair, donated to the Library Club by Barbara Horlor in 1988.
This writer recalls driving past the 1984 Harvest Fair late in the day after a long leaf-peeping drive, wandering aimlessly through…
This writer recalls driving past the 1984 Harvest Fair late in the day after a long leaf-peeping drive, wandering aimlessly through…
Granville Sun Newspaper, 1880-1881
IMPORTANT: The full text of all editions is available at THIS LINK to the Granville Public Library page on Internet Archive. Please click on the link to view the newspapers in full. You may want to use the "+" feature on the page to enlarge the print…
Fred Clark's House, Hartland Hollow, Granville, Massachusetts
Thanks to Kathleen Bracken for solving the mystery of this house. It belonged to Fred Beers Clark (1864- ?) and was located across the river (Valley Brook, aka Great Valley Brook) from his father, Benjamin Clark, Sr.The second photo is of the…
The Jolly Eight, 1923
In 1923 Granville brothers Herb and Ralph Hiers were part of a group known as "The Jolly Eight" who crossed the United States in their automobiles.The chronicles of the group were recorded in a book which was published under the title, "The Jolly…
Seven Granville Women, Tintype Photo
An old tintype photo of:
Back Row L-R: Laura Seymore (Seymur?), Fannie Root Wackerbarth, Mabel Lloyd
Front Row Seated L-R: Myrtie Hunt, Lottie White, Grace Hunt, Ida Goodrich
Date and place are unknown but this would be a very late tintype based…
Back Row L-R: Laura Seymore (Seymur?), Fannie Root Wackerbarth, Mabel Lloyd
Front Row Seated L-R: Myrtie Hunt, Lottie White, Grace Hunt, Ida Goodrich
Date and place are unknown but this would be a very late tintype based…