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History of Granville in Three Volumes Published in 2005.

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	Granville History in Three Volumes 2005 Order Form in Microsoft Word file
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Granville Bicentennial Books Vol. III and Vols. I and II boxed set. Photo by Bill Holloway

This three-volume work isentitled "Granville, Ohio: A Study in Continuity and Change. In 1996, a group of members of the Granville Historical Society gathered to plan a publication honoring Granville's Bicentennial in 2005. The planners noted that almost a half-century had elapsed since publication of the last significant Granville history – “Granville, An Ohio Village”, written by William T. Utter for the village's 1955 sesquicentennial.

The group decided to produce three volumes for the 2005 celebration: a comprehensive history arranged chronologically, a collection of essays on various themes, and a pictorial volume featuring photographs, drawings, and other graphics from Granville's history.

Volume I

Volume I is subtitled "A Purpose, A Plan, A Place." Edited by Tony Lisska and Louis Middleman, it features an introduction and six sections focusing sequentially on Granville's prehistory (including Native American mound-builders), Yankee settlement, the Civil War era, World War I, World War II, and post WWII through the contemporary period. The authors are nine local historians and scholars with expertise in these eras.

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Title page and table of contents.

Volume I Title Thru Preface.pdf*, 308 kb

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Volume II

The second volume, "Reflections and Impressions," comprises a series of essays on various topics, such as "The Literary Culture of Granville," "Food in Granville," and 'The Granville Public Schools." It also includes significant reprints from the newsletter of the Granville Historical Society, The Historical Times. Volume II features about 20 authors and was edited by Clarke Wilhelm.

Title page and table of contents with Introduction by Clarke L. Wilhelm:

Volume II, Title Thru Introduction.pdf, 138 kb

Volume III

Volume III, Chapter 1 title page.

Volume III, "Images: Past and Present," was created by Florence Hoffman and Theresa Overholser. Pictorial in content with extensive captions, the volume features photos and drawings of bygone eras as well as the recent past. The collection draws heavily on the archives of the Granville Historical Society and on important institutional and individual sources.

Title page and table of contents with Introduction by Theresa S. Overholser and Florence W. Hoffman

Vol III Introduction.pdf, 174 kb

The three-volume set has received many positive reviews. Historian Lorle Porter of Muskingum College has commented that "Granville is lucky to have such a wealth of talent [for] this project... In many ways these books set standards for other local histories." And Buck Niehoff, president of the Cincinnati Museum Center, observes of the project, "It is much more than just the history of an Ohio town. It is the story of American Life, a history of America tracing the way the country grew."

How to order

Purchase options for the history volumes are listed on the order form. The form can be downloaded using the links at the top of this page.

Questions? Call the Granville Historical Society at (740)-587-3951 and leave your name, address, and telephone number.

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