By Joshua Vollmar 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...
By C. David Gordon No one has left a more enduring footprint or indelible mark on the town of Groton than William Pickman Whar-ton (1880-1976), though few people are alive today who knew him during his 70 years as a Groton resident. Known to his friends...
By Jeffrey Boutwell It was blustery cold in Boston on March 8, 1850, when Groton’s George Boutwell walked down the steps of the Massachusetts State House and into history.Strolling through Boston Common with fellow legislators Henry Wilson and NathanielBanks, Boutwell was just beginning a campaign that...
https://vimeo.com/324370585?fl=sm&fe=ec Joshua Vollmar, an expert on the Boutwell house and biography, gives a tour through the Boutwell House in Groton, MA.The Boutwell house serves as the headquarters for the Groton Historical Society. More Essays and Lectures...
By Sanford Johnson “In conformity to a Resolve of the Legislature of said Commonwealth passed March 1st, A.D. 1830” *The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in an effort to take stock of community resources in the form of mills, schools, geologic features, roads and other aspects of the...