Grafton, Vermont · Home  · Museum   · Publications   · Programs   · Feature   · Genealogy   · Contact Us   Home The Grafton Historical Society, an organization of over four hundred members, creates and staffs a museum in the historic Stowell/Mead house on Main Street. The exhibits present a fresh thematic face each year as objects are rotated for conservation and "rest".   Houghtonville School, 1901 The Old Tavern, c 1866 Permanent exhibits include outstanding collections of soapstone objects (most of the stone was quarried in Grafton), writing implements, needlework, toys, quilts, musical instruments, photographs, farm-related tools, carpenters' tools, early fire engines and much more.   The society board members also work on such diverse projects as presenting entertaining and educational programs biannually, taping oral history, keeping files on historic houses, computerizing accession records, tracing genealogies, mapping cellar holes and old roads, working with teachers and elementary students, and publishing books and pamphlets.   Shopping on Main Street, 1883   Copyright 2001-2004   Grafton Historical Society     Website created by Barbara Autio     Officers President: Thelma Zak Vice President: Phil Rowley Treasurer: Keith Hermiz Secretary: Barbara Williams       Membership Information       Board of Directors Dottie Cannon Dick Desrochers Karen Hall Linda Hughes Tom Kott Eli Prouty, curator Phil Rowley Bill Toomey Rosie Wilson, registrar