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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:

2023 Living History Events

Deborah Sampson - A Revolution of Her Own

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!

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).

2023 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 2023 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!

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 .