https://vimeo.com/330338888 Patriots' Paths recovers the lost stories of how our towns made history immediately before, during and in the wake of the American Revolution.Farmers, widows, Loyalists, spies, local merchants, youth – all had a view and a voice in the growing struggle to articulate individual rights...
https://vimeo.com/75909259 Joshua Vollmar, one of our outstanding student interns, gave a talk on Bancroft based on his research and paper, “Major General William A. Bancroft: Groton’s Gilded Age Tycoon”.After Joshua’s talk and accompanying exhibit, we drove over to Gibbet Hill and hiked up to the “castle”. More...
https://vimeo.com/808727744?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci An oral history with Roy Johnson in 2011 in which he speaks about some farming and other industries of Groton's past: pig farming, haying, ice harvesting, charcoal, poultry, and greenhouses. More Essays and Lectures...
https://vimeo.com/728535289 Jeffrey Boutwell returns to Groton and speaks about George Boutwell’s role in ending slavery. In the spring and summer of 1862, George Boutwell was Abraham Lincoln’s point man in advocating for emancipation, both as a moral duty and a military necessity, at a time when...
https://vimeo.com/519067024 Jeffrey H. Boutwell, Ph.D., giving an online presentation for the Groton History Center on February 28, 2021.A key figure in American politics from 1840 to 1905, George S. Boutwell sought to ‘redeem America’s promise’ of racial equality, economic equity, and a humane foreign policy, issues...
Groton native Dr. Samuel Green (1830–1918) was a Civil War surgeon, physician, historian, and public servant who served as Boston's City Physician and Mayor.Born in Groton, Green graduated from Lawrence Academy in 1847 and from Harvard College in 1851 before earning his medical degree. During...
https://vimeo.com/929141029 Groton History Center’s Executive Director Kara Fossey gave an illustrated presentation on the life and legacy of Georgianna Adelia Boutwell, daughter of Gov. George S. Boutwell. More Essays and Lectures...
https://vimeo.com/188719443 Join Nicolas Langhart for a Walking Tour to examine the variety of architectural styles of Groton’s historic homes located in the town’s center. Mr. Langhart is the director of the Forbush Memorial Library in Westminster, holds an MA in historic preservation from Cornell University and...
By Kara Fossey, House Consultant 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...
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...