Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation

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42 Water Street
Granville, MA 01034 Get Directions
(413) 357-6321
www.ncchp.org

“Keeping The Drumbeat of History” alive.

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.

For 164 years Noble & Cooley has made toy drums and drums for the Civil War as well as other important rallies and events. Come see how drums are still made today using the techniques and equipment from the mid-1800’s.

museum tour hours:

12:00 – 3:00 on 2nd and 4th Sundays each month.

$5 for adults
$3 for children (6 – 12)
Museum admission is free for NCCHP members and children under age 5.

The Gift Shop at NCCHP

Our gift shop features a variety of products made by Granville artisans and vendors. Items include: watercolors, wood carvings, pottery, maple syrup, and – of course – toy drums!

The gift shop is open from 8am – 4pm, Monday – Friday and on any special event days that the museum is open.

Toy drums, guitars, colonial drum items as well as a wonderful selection of hand crafted items by Granville artists.

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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. You can go visit here.
Here’s a quick list of online resources so you can add them to your “Favorites” for future reference. The quarterly newsletter will also provide the links at the end of future issues:
NCCHP Web Site: Info on future events, membership, general information, photos, links, etc.
NCCHP Facebook Page: An easy way to keep up with what’s going on.
NCCHP Blog: Ongoing news and stories about NCCHP, Granville people and history, etc. The blog explores topics in geater depth than this newsletter, for those who enjoy reading the whole story.
NCCHP Online Collections: Our growing collection of historic images.
Internet Archive Collection: NCCHP’s new page in the Internet Archive, which includes historic books and catalogs scanned as part of the Archives Project.
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Noble & Cooley Center & Annual Granville Harvest Fair

Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation 42 Water Street, Granville, MA

The three day Harvest Fair is celebrated each October in Granville and is a big deal for our little town.  Vendors, artisans and food are located at the school, on the town Green (and at the church and library), and at the drum shop. The Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation museum and Gift Shop will…

Noble & Cooley Center, Open

Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation 42 Water Street, Granville, MA

Back by popular demand!  The NCCHP Museum will again be participating in the Tri-Town History Trail with the Westfield and Southwick museums for a day of free tours from 10AM - 4PM.  The theme of the Trail this year is "Pictures of the Past" Welcome To NCCHP! The NCCHP museum was founded in 2007 to…

Noble & Cooley Center, Living History

Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation 42 Water Street, Granville, MA

Dennis Picard presents "Father Philander's Providence Panacea and Vegetable Elixir of Life" Local historian Dennis Picard presents interesting facts and stories of popular "cure all" remedies of the 19th century.  Learn what they were made from, used for and what happened to some of the companies that made them...Patent Medicines. You won't believe it! All…