Milo Seymour and his ancestors had been active in town matters over many years and through various Town Hall relocations. As a result they ended up with many old town records stored in boxes in the attic.

In the 1950's the house was owned by Max and Dot Stacker, who ran the filling station and a small store across the street. When Max bought the house he cleaned out the attic. Not realizing the importance of the old papers in the boxes, he took them to the town dump where they were burned.

Comments from Facebook discussion, January 2022:

Dan M: "The last building to come down [on the village green] was Dorothy Stacker's house. She was affectionately known as "Ma" Stacker whose store/garage was across the road. I believe that her nickname was derived from the sign over the store that originally had her late husband's name Max C Stacker on it, but the X had worn away showing only "Ma". As a kid I remember hanging out at her store frequently with friends. She knew everyone in town and if you needed any gossip about what was going on, Ma would be the one to see. I'm sure many of you have fond memories of Ma Stacker."

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Ma Stacker and her husband Max moved to Granville in the early 1950's from Hartford, CT. where she had worked at the Royal Typewriter Company.

Many Granville children would buy penny candy and ice cream at Ma Stacker's. The Stackers had no children. In an article written when the station closed she said the "X" was removed from the sign that had said "Max Stacker" by some young people after her husband died in a nod to the woman they came to know as "Ma" Stacker."

The Stackers lived in a house, now gone, across from the store on land that is now part of the Village Green. CLICK HERE to view the Stacker's house.

Comments about the store from a January 2022 Facebook discussion on the Granville-Tolland Community page:

Norman H: "My Father used to play "pitch" with Max while I waited and watched, slowly learning the game. Ma Stacker was famous for giving directions to visitors. She would finish her directions with a reassuring statement "You can't help but miss it". The old buildings across from the store were run down when I was growing up in the 1950's. A Coke, from the soda machine still in the store, was 10 c."]]>
Flood Photos: October, 1955
Time Travel: October 2, 2019
Store Door: March 4, 2000]]>
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Top Photo: Summer 1941, taken by Herbert Hiers. The home of Albert Bateman at that time.]]>
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