This event comes highly recommended and promises to be one of the high points of the 2023 Living History season. Please see the flyer below for full details.
Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP)
NCCHP was created to preserve and present the rich history of Granville (Massachusetts) and the Pioneer Valley area. The museum is housed within the historic buildings of the Noble & Cooley drum factory. The buildings, collections and original manufacturing equipment offer a unique opportunity to experience "Yankee Ingenuity" as it impacted the Granville community and manufacturing from the mid-1800's forward. For more information on the NCCHP museum visit www.ncchp.org
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Thursday, August 24, 2023
NCCHP FEATURED IN "HISTORY ON THE GO!" BROCHURE AND TRI-TOWN HISTORY TRAIL OCT. 14, 2023
The Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP) will be featured during the Tri-Town History Trail tour scheduled for October 14, 2023. See the brochure below for details. The summer 2023 program is presented by the Pioneer Valley History Network.
Mark your calendar for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023 for NCCHP and the Tri-Town History Trail event. Expect peak fall foliage colors as an added attraction. Come to Granville and enjoy the museum tour and a wonderful day in classic, colorful small town New England.
P.S.- Do you recognize the place on the brochure cover? It's the church in West Granville, c. 1910. When you visit Granville be sure to take the scenic drive west on Route 57, past Granville's historic houses and the old church.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
NCCHP LIVING HISTORY EVENT TODAY (8/16/23): "Are We There Yet? Songs of American Transportation"
LAST CALL to catch today's Living History event at NCCHP, 42 Water Street, Granville, MA. The event begins at 6:30 PM!
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Friday, October 7, 2022
THIS WEEKEND! THE GRANVILLE HARVEST FAIR, SATURDAY THRU MONDAY (OCT. 8-10, 2022)
NCCHP will be hosting tours of the historic Noble & Cooley drum shop and the NCCHP museum, with a whole lot more going on at other Harvest Fair locations nearby! Come and say hello, browse the fair, and enjoy a classic New England fall weekend.
For you fans of old vehicles, NCCHP will also bring out out the Noble & Cooley Model T truck; "Wilson's T" (was recently donated to NCCHP); the 1946 Ford American LaFrance fire engine; the Model A rumble seat coupe; and the Ferguson tractor.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
LIVING HISTORY EVENT: "NOW AND THEN: A RETROSPECTIVE" SEPT. 14, 2022
NOW AND THEN: A RETROSPECTIVE
September 14 at 6:30 PM, 42 Water Street, Granville, MA.
The Noble & Cooley Company was founded as a toy drum company in 1854 by Silas Noble and James P. Cooley. Fast forward 168 years to learn the history of the company as told by 6th generation descendants of Mr. Cooley.
The program combines video, diary entries, family stories and a look back at the highlights of Granville history over the last 200 years.
This is Living History at its best. Come join the fun!
This NCCHP Living History event is free to museum members and open to all. Free will donations from non-members of $5 - $10 to offset expenses are appreciated.
Light refreshments will be served after the program.
NCCHP's Living History programs are made possible in part by grants from the Granville Cultural Council and donations from members and friends of the museum. Thanks in advance for your support to keep history alive!
Visit www.ncchp.org for more information or call 413-357-6321.
Sixth generation descendants of N&C co-founder James P. Cooley: L-R: Matt Jones, Liz Smith, Jay Jones |
Thursday, July 7, 2022
NOBLE & COOLEY VIDEO TOPS 1 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS!
The Noble & Cooley "Business Insider" video was posted on October 24, 2021. Since then the video has had over 1.1 million views. Do we hear 2 million??
One has to wonder what co-founders Silas Noble and James P. Cooley would have to say about their little company that began in a Granville farmhouse kitchen way back in 1854.
Nearly 170 years later- still here, making the world's best drums.
Scroll down this page for a link to the YouTube video.