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The Granville Historical Society, in Granville, Ohio, welcomes you to its website. Please use the information and resources presented here to enhance your knowledge of the history of the Granville community.

The mural in the Granville Post Office, painted in 1938 by Wendell Jones, depicts the first Sabbath Service held by the 1805 settlers.

What's New

A new book, Jacob Little's History of Granville, has been published, December, 2009, by the Granville Historical Society and is available for sale at the Reader's Garden Bookstore in Granville for $27, tax included.  The book, hard-bound, 8 1/2 by 11, with 294 pages, may also be purchased by mail from the Society at the address below with a personal check for $27 plus $5 shipping.

Jacob Little, the pastor of the Granville Congregational Church, wrote as far as we know the first historical narrative history of the Village of Granville.  Little arrived in Granville in 1827 and spent the next thirty-eight years as the shepard of his flock.  Little would have known some of the original settlers who arrived in 1805 from New England.  The text is both a chronological narrative together with an account of individual events that Little deemed important for the story of Granville.

The text has been supplemented with drawings, maps, and pictures from local archives and with numerous content boxes written by local authors.  The introduction written by Dr. Richard Shiels, Associate Professor of History, The Ohio State University at Newark, provides the reader with a general understanding of the "Second Great Awakening" of religious interest occurring nationally at the time of Granville's early development and with an insightful perspective for evaluating Little's discussion of local Granville issues.

Click here for a PDF file containing the Table of Contents, Preface, Dr. Sheil's Introduction, and a list of local contributing authors.

Docent Program Training Check out the new Docent Program button on the left-hand menu bar.  Learn about the Granville Museum Consortium and its Docent Training Program with a calendar of events for 2009 - 2010.

Purpose of the Society:

The Granville Historical Society was founded in 1885 to promote an understanding of the history of the Granville community, to collect and preserve materials relating to Granville's history, to encourage the education of children in this history and to make these materials available to the public. The Society maintains a museum with displays that include many pioneer artifacts and those from the later 19th and from the 20th century. The rich archives of the Society hold original documents and images ranging from the minutes of the company who settled Granville in 1805 to contemporary organizations.

Programs and Events Sponsored by the Society:

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Museum at 115 East Broadway, Granville, Ohio.  The museum is closed for the season and will re-open in mid-April.

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Publication and distribution of The Historical Times, a quarterly newsletter with features on Granville history.

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An Oral History project that documents the recent history of Granville through the eyes of its citizens.

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Sponsorship of special interest groups such as Welsh History and Culture.

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Educational programs and tours, as announced.

Contact us:

If you would like to become a member, donate historical items, or obtain information, please contact us at::

   Granville Historical Society
   115 East Broadway
   PO Box 129
   Granville OH  43023
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Email:
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740-587-3951
office@granvillehistory.org
www.granvillehistory.org

If you wish to visit the Museum or take advantage of Museum programs and activities, please go to the Museum page.

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