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.  This month features pictures of the new space being built out for a new "digitization station".  You can go visit here.

 What's Happening Next at NCCHP:
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                                     HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 

Many thanks to all the NCCHP members, friends, family and visitors​ who supported the museum in 2018.  From the annual ice harvest in February, the monthly living history series events in May - October, to the 37th annual Granville Harvest Fair weekend we enjoyed seeing many familiar faces and meeting new visitors as well.  We appreciate all your support for "Keeping The Drumbeat of History"​ alive.

                           
                               MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

We've got 9" of beautiful ice and the temp on Saturday will be a "balmy" 30 degrees...perfect weather for enjoying the ice harvest...it is on!!

Saturday, 2/2 - noon - 3:00 for the 11th annual Ice Harvest on the shop pond.

Dennis Picard, former director of Storrowton Village Museum, will organize the harvest and invite visitors to join him on the ice (conditions permitting) to use the ice saw and other antique tools to experience life before the days of refrigeration.

During the ice harvest 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 farm communities and industrial villages that were common in most of New England.  Come see and participate in this fascinating "living history" program.

There is no charge for the ice harvest event, but donations will be gratefully accepted.  This living history presentation is supported in part by grants from the Granville Cultural Council, the Suffield Historical Society and the Suffield Land Conservancy.

Hope to see you and your families at 42 Water Street on 2/2!
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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
      

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​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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