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

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

Notes written by Ruth Aldrich based on the brown leather scrapbook of Francena Nelson. Period covered is the late 19th and early 20th century.

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…

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

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…

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…

CLICK HERE to go to the Ben Jones 2.0 ArcGIS Granville History map.This map is an ongoing work in progress. It provides the locations of various historic houses and other sites in Granville, Massachusetts with links to useful information including…

An unidentified house, probably in Granville, Massachusetts. Do you recognize the place?

Thanks to John Zorick and Gordon Sandman for identifying this house and providing the address!

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

A copy of the Stow family notes from the Mabel Root Henry Historical Museum's files.  These notes include a map showing land owned by the first Stow to come to Granville. The map includes reference to the "Stow Cemetery" which is now known as the…