Exhibits

In addition to the furniture, textiles, toys, decorative arts, and paintings that adorn the interior of the Boutwell House, rotating themed exhibits are installed in our exhibit gallery.

Currently on Display

• Selected Works by Edmund Tarbell
• Carved Birds of Harvey Sargisson
• Portraits from the GHC Collection

A Sampling of Past Exhibits

• Early Groton Business & Industry – NEW! Check out the exhibit online
• Sense of Place
• Destination Groton: A History of Travel & Lodging
• George S. Boutwell and the Andrew Johnson Impeachment
• Groton: A Photographic History
• Pre-Revolutionary Groton
• Groton and the Civil War
• The Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture
• Building Groton: 150 Years of Domestic Architecture
• Groton at 350
• Victorian Foodstuffs

There are things we remember about people, places, and times–things that stay with us because they comforted us, challenged us, or changed us. Our food memories are no exception: a favorite family tradition, a stubborn recipe, and a return to locally-sourced goods.

While this exhibit focuses heavily on the tools that were used in New England kitchens in the 19th Century, it’s actually much more about the food. In fact, it’s all about the food: what was available, how it was prepared, how it was stored, how it dictated the design of the tools used to work it, and how its uses changed with advances in technology and increased commercialization. Despite these developments, the very action of sharing, communing, and connecting around food remains a constant.

— Kara Fossey, GHS Exhibits Consultant

Groton Public Library

The Groton History Center has an exhibit case on the top floor of the library near the front entrance.  Currently featured is a display commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Groton Garden Club.