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2023 09 20 Deborah Sampson Flyer.jpg
A flyer for the upcoming (or past, depending on when you read this) Living History event at the Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP) on September 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM, 42 Water Street, Granville, MA.

This performance comes highly…

Mary Harkins Frisbie Grandmother Stories Number 3.pdf
"A biographical sketch of an unfortunate city waif, early made a ward of the State of Massachusetts: yet who became in time a noble mother and New England housewife, skilled and respected by her many descendants, and a proper example for all who…

WG Church Sermon 1888 01 08.JPG
Thomas Osborne Rice was the pastor of the West Granville Congregational Church from 1885 until his death on August 15, 1888. In 1879 he was pastor in Chiltonville, a small village in Plymouth, MA., where it appears he originally delivered the two…

Black Scrapbook 1880s Jones or Nelson.pdf
Notes written by Ruth Aldrich based on a black scrapbook from approx. the 1880's, belonging to either the Jones or Nelson family.

Anna Nelsons Old Brown Ledger Scrapbook.pdf
Notes written by Ruth Aldrich based on Anna Nelson's scrapbook, which used an old ledger book to paste in items of interest.

Jones Ben with large tree-283.jpg
According to the note on the back of this photo it is Ben Jones, standing next to a very large tree. However the gentleman also resembles George Aldrich, who probably took the photo or posed in the photo and had someone else take it. The note on the…

West_Granville 4-H 1983 ish.jpg
Contributed by Deborah Boulanger: "West Granville 4-H Club that my Mom was the Leader. We called ourselves the West Granville Highlanders."

liningup1.jpg
Photos of the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Granville (1754-2004), contributed by the West Granville Congregational Church.

First photo shows the people who built the float:

Marty and Deborah Boulanger
Susan Adams…

Peter Gibbons Letter p1-093.jpg
A letter written by Peter Gibbons of Granville, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1820 addressed to his grandchildren. It is believed he wrote several of these letters, addressing each letter to a different grandchild. It must have been a major effort for…

Unknown House-8853.jpg
An unidentified house, probably in Granville, Massachusetts. Do you recognize the place?

Unknown Farm-8852.jpg
Thanks to John Zorick and Gordon Sandman for identifying this house and providing the address!

Unknown Farm-8851.jpg
An unidentified farm , probably in Granville, Massachusetts. The house and structures are very distinctive. Do you recognize this farm?
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