Blog Archives

A Student’s Sense of Place

If you’ve noticed some exceptional sports photography in the Groton Herald this spring, that’s Ellie Petros’ work. Ellie, a sophomore at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School, started interning at the newspaper, capturing her classmates on the playing fields…..READ MORE

Boutwell Garden

For the past two years, members of the Groton History Center, working with the Groton Business Association (GBA), have been steadily implementing a design plan to landscape the back of the Boutwell property…..READ MORE

William Wharton

No one has left a more enduring footprint or indelible mark on the town of Groton than William Pickman Wharton (1880-1976). Known to his friends as “Billy,” he was deeply committed to forest conservation…..READ MORE

General Bancroft

Major General William Amos Bancroft, a notable 19-century native of Groton, was born on April 26, 1855, and died on March 11, 1922). He achieved great success elsewhere in business, politics, and the army, but retained a love for his hometown and hoped to retire there….READ MORE

Marketing Internship

This summer I have been focused on revamping the Groton History Center’s various social media pages! There is something so cool about sharing history through modern platforms like Facebook and Instagram…READ MORE

Collections & Curatorial Internship

For the past several weeks, I have been working on several projects as part of my collections and curatorial internship which have been equally challenging and rewarding. My first project, which is currently ongoing, has been to catalogue and sort through documents, dating between the 1760s and the 1830s,…READ MORE

Centuries-Old Weathervane Conjures Town’s Past

Under the auspices of the Old Groton Meetinghouse Advisory Committee, whose members come from the Groton Historical Society and the town as well as First Parish Church, Groton’s 1755 Meetinghouse is being stabilized and dressed up from its foundation to the weathervane on top of its iconic white steeple…READ MORE

Five Handmade Quilts Found at Boutwell House

When you spend so much time in the same place with the same surroundings, you tend to become blind to what is right in front of your eyes. Last fall, as we prepared the Boutwell House for new wall and floor treatments, we moved furniture that hadn’t been shifted in years and uncovered treasures…READ MORE

War Effort at Home in Groton

Somewhere in France April 14 [1918]
Dear Friend—Will write you a few lines before going to mess. I got your box Friday and believe me was some pleased with it. Ralph Lawrence says he is going to write you soon. We both thank you and all the Willing Workers for the good things in it. There is not much I can write, but we are having plenty of excitement…READ MORE

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