Welcome To NCCHP!

NCCHP is a new museum created to preserve & incorporate the rich history of Granville and the surrounding areas. The museum is housed within the historic buildings of the Noble & Cooley drum factory. The buildings & original equipment at the site offer a unique opportunity to experience "Yankee Ingenuity" as it impacted manufacturing from the mid-1800's forward.  

Check Out The NCCHP Research Library

Dick and Tom have been working very hard on cleaning, sorting, and archiving over 150 years worth of treasures.  Check out the blog  that showcases some of their amazing finds.  This month features pictures of the new space being built out for a new "digitization station".  You can go visit here.

 What's Happening at NCCHP:  
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ICE HARVEST UPDATE!  It's on for Feb. 3 !
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 With 9" of ice and a weather forecast for partly cloudy skies and temps in the mid 20's it will be a perfect day for the 10th annual ice harvest this Saturday.  Wear boots, dress warm and prepare to be wowed!  Living history is so cool!  

Mark your calendars!  The 10th annual Ice Harvest at the shop pond will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3rd from 12 – 3.  Dennis Picard, former director of Storrowton Village Museum, will organize the harvest and invites visitors to join him on the ice to use the ice saw and other tools to experience life before the days of refrigeration.  A video on ice harvesting in New England will also be shown continuously in the NCCHP Museum.  

The museum will be open for tours that focus on Yankee Ingenuity from the 1850’s to current day. We hope to bring people together to rekindle the community spirit of the farm communities and industrial villages that were common in most of New England. The Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation invites everyone with an interest in “living history” to join us at the museum. 
​The ice harvest event is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.  

NCCHP is Associated with:

​° Noble & Cooley
° New England Museum Association
° American Association of Museums
° Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
° Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce
° Granby, CT Chamber of Commerce
° Hartland Historical Society
° 2 Left Feet Blues Festival
      

Contribute to NCCHP When You Shop Amazon - At No Cost To You!

 If you plan to use Amazon to do any of your holiday shopping and are not yet using Amazon's charity benefit program PLEASE KEEP READING because you can easily benefit NCCHP at no additional cost to you.

​When you use AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate a portion of the sale amount to the eligible non-profit organization of your choice.  They will charge you the same price for your purchase whether or not you use the charity feature, so why not help the Noble& Cooley Center For Historic Preservation while you shop?  It's free for you and good for NCCHP.

​Although the donation amount may seem small, when enough people participate it can really add up because it is applied to every eligible purchase made on AmazonSmile throughout the year, not just at the holidays.

​A few NCCHP museum supporters are already signed up and their experience has been simple and trouble-free. The sign-up process is also simple and one-time.  Please consider signing up for the program so NCCHP can benefit from Amazon's generosity to non-profits.

​For more information and to select Noble & Cooley Center For Historic Preservation as your AmazonSmile non-profit of choice, please go to:  AmazonSmile Information .

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Thanks For Your Generosity During Valley Gives Day

​WHAT A SUCCESS!  Your generous donations and membership renewals on 5/2/17 were more than double last years giving campaign amount.  An amazing result!

​In addition, NCCHP was awarded a $500 Golden Ticket and a $250 random drawing prize....for a combined total of over $4200!

​Thank you one and all for your contributions and helping the museum participate and benefit during this annual day of philanthropy in the Pioneer Valley.   Special kudos to The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, founder and host for Valley Gives, for working to improve the quality of life for everyone in the three counties of the valley.  

​Your continued support and belief in the NCCHP mission "Keeping The Drumbeat of History"​ alive is truly appreciated.