Dutch Barns
Dutch barns will be the topic of the next Grafton Historical Society meeting on September 17, at 7 pm at the Grafton Town Hall on Route 2. Presented by Everett Rau, who describes these barns as monuments to the pioneer days of our ancestors, this program will include some of the tools used to build the barns and some of the tools early settlers used in their everyday lives. The meeting is open to the public.
Everett Rau was born on a farm that has been in his family since 1799 and is an agricultural historian, barn builder and barn restorer. Now in his retirement, he grows hand sown wheat, harvests it with an 1885 binder and threshes it with an 1885 wooden thresher.
Historical Coloring Books
The Grafton Historical Society donated a coloring book to each child in the Grafton Summer Arts and Crafts Program. The coloring book shows historic and prominent buildings in Grafton. The pictures were drawn by Joan Gundrum of Petersburgh. The coloring book was created to answer a request from Kathy Mason-Wagar for community input to the summer program and to meet the mission statement of the Grafton Historical Society, which is to collect, preserve, interpret and share information and artifacts of Grafton and its environs with the people of the community.
Wedding Display At Town Hall
Wedding pictures and wedding announcements of Grafton residents are now on display at the Grafton Town Hall. The display, entitled “Fashions and Weddings of Yesteryear” shows many Town residents through the years in their wedding finery. This display was created by Grafton Historical Society members Hilda Goyer and Pat Niebuhr.
Wine And Cheese
The Grafton Historical Society’s annual Wine and Cheese Festival will be held on Saturday, October 18, from 4 to 6 pm at the historic Grafton Inn on Route 2 in Grafton. A wide variety of state and international wines and many cheeses and other appetizers will be available for sampling. There will be a raffle and door prizes will be awarded. A limited number of tickets are available for this popular event. Contact 658-3737 for information.