60 Year Anniversary

The society was organized on August 2, 1962.  In 1963  the museum building was opened in the small old post office building on lower Main Street.  In 1978 with the collectons growing and more space needed the museum was moved to the Stowell/Mead house just up the road on Main Street.   (in the picture to the left, you can see the small building on the right,  that housed the 1st museum).  The Windham Foundation, owners of the Stowell/Mead house, rented the society the building and also rebuilt the attached barn to further expand new space for exhibits. Today, the society owns the building and continues to collect and manage the collections.

Samuel and Helen Pettengill were early volunteers of the museum as well as helping to found the society.  For many years the society has relied on a board of trustees and all the many volunteeers to keep the society what it is today.  Throughout 2022 we will continue to share some unique Grafton history to highlight our 60th Anniversary. 

The Grafton Historical Society welcomes Seth Pajcic to our board of directors.  He will join Mario Kenyon-Hernandez and Michele Kramer who have recently joined our board.  We extend our thanks to Maryanne Donald for continuing to serve on the board until the end of 2021.  We will miss her, but are very happy she will continue to volunteer.  We are currently seeking interest in board members who would like to not only work on the museum but the Brick Meetinghouse as well. 

Plans are underway for our fundraising events for 2022.  Our Fall Sale and Tractor Show plans will include a bigger and better event, not to be missed, on Labor Day weekend.  Watch for updates on our March "to go" dinner, summer BBQ, and much more.  If you would like to volunteer to help with any aspect, let us know.