The Major Nelson place on West Hartland Road, West Granville, now torn down. See "Comments" for more information.This house was likely constructed by Isaac and Ruth Chapman some time prior to 1778. He was born in 1747 in Old Saybrook, CT, and she was…
George Aldrich photos of trees near the Nelson farm on West Hartland Road, West Granville.
Photo 1: George Aldrich standing next to fallen ash tree.
Photo 2: Ice storm.
Photo 3: Elm tree
This house was on the left (west) side of West Hartland Road. It was the next house after the Nelson/Aldrich farm heading south. Both houses are now gone and the land is now State Forest.
Former owners include George Atkins and Lester Sattler.…
George Aldrich was likely Granville's most prolific photographer. He possessed a wonderful eye for nature and for seeing the beauty in commonplace life. He is remembered by his descendants as a kind, humorous, true gentleman.Thanks to George and his…
The family of John Brodrib (1860-1913) and Alice (Winterholder) Brodrib (1862-1943), who owned a farm on West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts.
The Brodribs were born in England and arrived in America in 1887. After owning the farm in…
Harold T. Nelson, Jr. (1924-1980) and the Nelson family dog Jack. About 1936, at the Nelson/Aldrich family farm on West Hartland Road, West Granville, Massachusetts.
Harold Nelson was a veteran who served in the Army during World War II.