Granville Heritage Society

08/13/2021

The Granville Heritage Society became defunct for years out of lack of interest. People stopped showing up for meetings. People stopped participating. When the second Quaker house was demolished to make way for a Dunkin'Donut parking lot (which never materialized - the only relic left from that is a pedestrian crossing now going to an empty lot!), the people of Granville were so outraged, so motivated to have an organization that would monitor the possibility of such a horror from reoccurring, that the original president of the Granville Heritage Society felt moved to reinstate the organization. To update it, this page was created. Membership wasn't overwhelming, but enough to make a good start. Right from the beginning, however, the members began to not show up every month, and attendance declined to nothing, very quickly. The day he was the only person to come to a meeting, he knew that even the highly charged emotions following that Quaker House destruction couldn't be maintained to sustain this organization.

The former president no longer lives in Granville. If anyone else is interested in reinstating the GHS, please post something about it, here. Someone who would be willing to take a leadership role is an absolute necessity. Anyone with ideas for how membership could be built up and maintained would also be important. This organization has a lot of support in theory, but actual attendance and participation has been lacking.

I urge and encourage anyone with serious interest in reviving the GHS to bring their ideas, and their willingness to participate, to these pages!

05/29/2014

Does having a public presence mean we exist? If that's true, then we do by virtue of our public stand in Veteran's Park at the Granville Town-Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. If you don't believe it, come to our meetings! Join the group, or just come a watch, or bring your thoughts and comments! Everyone is welcome! Keep your eyes on the Sentinel for dates & times.

05/13/2014

We will be at the Granville Town-Wide Yard Sale on Sat., May 17 at Veterans' Park. We will have our new T-shirts for sale, as well as a historical map, and DVD's of the History of Granville. We may even have some free brochures! Look for us under the green-and-white striped canopy!

05/08/2014

04/10/2014

We found this photo of the Pember with storm doors. Does anybody remember storm doors on the building? Can you tell what year?

Thanks for any help. ☺

04/05/2014

Reproduction of 1853 map of Washington County available at the Pember Library ~ Only $5.00
Approximate size 22" x 28"

Contact us for details if you would like one mailed to you.

03/30/2014

Color illustration of the Pember Library & Museum, circa 1917. SVM collection.

03/30/2014

From the Post Star
March 25, 2014 11:00 am • By Bill Toscano

The building, originally erected in 1891, is the former Farmer’s National Bank and W.H. Hughes Slate Co. office, and was a major part of the growth of the slate quarrying industry, which spurred local growth. It was twice expanded, with new additions. The original section, two stories high and erected above a full basement, was built on a rectangular plan and oriented to face south toward Main Street.

The Farmer’s National Bank & W.H. Hughes Slate Company Office, Granville – today the Granville Town Hall, has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places (COURTESY PHOTO)

03/25/2014

The History of Granville from 1737-1878 now on CD.
This is a digital copy of the Granville section of the "History of Washington Co., New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers" by Crisfield Johnson. Available for $10 from the Slate Valley Museum or the Pember Library.

03/16/2014

2014-02-24 Meeting of the Granville Heritage Society

03/16/2014

The Granville Heritage Society meets every other month at the Slate Valley Museum. Dates and times to be posted, and can also be found in the Sentinel. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!