Welcome To NCCHP!
The NCCHP museum was founded in 2007 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...and more! This month features pictures of the newly "restored" 1924 Model T truck that made it's debut in the Granville 4th of July parade. You can see at the museum when you come for a tour. Check out all the cool stuff on the blog here.
What's Happening Next at NCCHP
Living History presentations resume in August! Mark your calendars!
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"Appleseeds: From History to Historical Fiction"
Thursday, August 1st at 6:30 PM
Join local author and historian, Melissa Cybulski, to learn how she used real history to inspire her book about Johnny Appleseed's childhood in Western Massachusetts.
Johnny Chapman will grow up to be a legend...but first needs to climb down from that tree, find his little brother, learn perfect cursive, and remember to put on his shoes before he leaves his house! Inspired by new research using primary resources from the archives of the town he grew up in, Appleseeds: A Boy Named Johnny Chapman imagines for the first time the story of the boy who grows up to be the famous orchardist, Johnny Appleseed.
Books will be available for purchase for $10 at the event.
Melissa M. Cybulski lives in Longmeadow, MA with her husband, two children and two pugs. She loves learning and writing about history, especially the lives of women and children in early New England. This book about Johnny Chapman, who would one day be known as Johnny Appleseed, grew out of her work with the Longmeadow Historical Society. When not researching and writing, she works as a guide at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA.
All NCCHP Living History events are free to museum members and donations from others of $5 - $10 are appreciated to help defray appearance fees. Light refreshments will be served.
NCCHP monthly programs are supported in part by the MA and Granville Cultural Council grants and donations from members and friends of the museum.
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"Father Philander's Providence Panacea & Vegetable Elixir of Life"
Thursday, August 15th at 6:30 PM
Local historian Dennis Picard presents interesting facts and stories of popular "cure all" remedies of the 19th century. Learn what they were made from, used for and what happened to some of the companies that made them...Patent Medicines. You won't believe it!
All NCCHP Living History events are free to museum members and donations from others of $5 - $10 are appreciated to help defray appearance fees. Light refreshments will be served. NCCHP Monthly programs are supported in part by the MA and Granville Cultural Council grants and donations from members and friends of the museum.
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REMINDER: The September Living History event will be on Thursday, 9/5 at 6:30 PM.
Be sure to save the date - it's going to be awesome. Details to be released soon!
REMINDER: The September Living History event will be on Thursday, 9/5 at 6:30 PM.
Be sure to save the date - it's going to be awesome. Details to be released soon!
We Got a Facelift! |
With grants from Granville's CPC, and your support, the museum building got a much needed facelift. We are a National Historic registered building and had the clapboards replaced and painted to match the original facade. Check out pictures below!
We were only able to budget doing the front of the building in 2023. With your help we can fully refinish the sides of the building as well. To help contribute to the project click here to donate to the cause.
We were only able to budget doing the front of the building in 2023. With your help we can fully refinish the sides of the building as well. To help contribute to the project click here to donate to the cause.
We need your help keeping living history alive and relevant at NCCHP. If you have a suggestion for a program, topic or artist, please email us.
Note: All NCCHP living history events are free to museum members and free will donations from others of $5 - $10 to offset appearance fees are appreciated. Light refreshments will be served after the program.
Our monthly programs are made possible in part by grants from the Massachusetts and Granville Cultural Councils and donations from members and friends of the museum. Thanks in advance for your support to keep the drumbeat of history alive!
Mark your calendars and join the fun!
Note: All NCCHP living history events are free to museum members and free will donations from others of $5 - $10 to offset appearance fees are appreciated. Light refreshments will be served after the program.
Our monthly programs are made possible in part by grants from the Massachusetts and Granville Cultural Councils and donations from members and friends of the museum. Thanks in advance for your support to keep the drumbeat of history alive!
Mark your calendars and join the fun!
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Come Visit US
Reminder: The museum is open for tours on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from noon to 3:00 through mid-October. Museum tours are $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. If you have a group of 8 or more and our Sunday schedule doesn't fit your needs, please email us. We will do our best to accommodate you (minimum charge $40).
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NCCHP Membership Update
NCCHP is looking forward to welcoming our friends, members and volunteers to take a step back in time again for tours and monthly living history events at the museum.
We appreciate the support many of you provided during the COVID years when we were closed in 2020 and 2021. The annual membership drives were paused during the pandemic when finances were so tight for so many people. If you are currently in a position to donate or pay 2024 membership dues at this time it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for keeping the museum and its mission alive. Hope to see you and your families at 42 Water Street in the near future!
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