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The topic of August meeting of the Grafton Historical Society is the history of the wedding dress. Although styles and church regulations about the all important dress have changed over the years, one thing has not – the desire for the bride to look her best on her wedding day. Come see what that has meant through the years.
The program will include a review of wedding dress customs as well as examples of wedding dresses – antique, vintage and contemporary from members of the Society and from people of the town. In addition, old wedding pictures, wedding albums and wedding announcements will be included. See what your mother or grandmother might have worn, or even your great-grandmother.
If any one has an item they would like to share, they can bring it with them that evening or loan it to the Society for the program. Dresses maybe modeled or displayed. If you would like to be a model or know of someone who would, please contact Anne at 279-3051.
The meeting will be held on August 19 at 7 pm at Grafton Town Hall. There will be a business meeting, and refreshments will be served. The meeting is free, and the public is invited.
Cemetery Seminar
The Grafton Historical Society Cemetery Committee is sponsoring its annual seminar on cemetery restoration. It will be held on August 22, from 9 am to 3 pm. The location will be announced closer to the event. A rain date has been set for August 29.
These seminars are hands on – you will get dirty. Those of you who have attended our seminars before will learn more techniques in resetting stones, cleaning techniques and adhesive repair.
The class is free but donations are welcome at your discretion. Lunch will be provided.
Contact Dorothy Surprise at 279-3298 or email the Historical Society at historicgrafton@aol.com with your name, address, email address, phone number and the number of persons attending.
The presenter will be Joe Ferrannini of Grave Stone Matters of Hoosick Falls. Ferrannini has attended many seminars on the subject of cemetery restoration, preservation and conservation in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maryland. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies and Chairman of the Abandoned Cemetery Committee for the Town of Pittstown.