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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
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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. |
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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::
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Granville Historical
Society
115 East Broadway
PO Box 129
Granville OH
43023
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Phone:
Email:
Web:
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740-587-3951
office@granvillehistory.org
www.granvillehistory.org
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If you wish to visit the Museum or take advantage of Museum programs and
activities, please go to the Museum page.
This page has been opened
times.
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