By Erik Pekar, Town Historian There were many advertisers in the Oct. 16, 1941, issue of the Sentinel. The names of the advertisers may be familiar to some in the…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The Autumn Leaves Car Show was held on Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Granville Little League complex off of Glen Street in the Village of…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian Farms in Washington County were faring well in 1960, and better than most farms in the mid-Atlantic states, according to a report in the Sept.…
An artist’s rendering of the Telescope campus – highlighted by the 140-foot-tall water tower – circa 1955. The tower was built in 1949. (Courtesy of Telescope Casual Furniture) By Erik…
The Telescope factory is shown under construction in 1921. The company then was known as the Telescope Cot Bed & Novelty Co. (Courtesy of Telescope Casual Furniture) May 1921: Relocation…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian Summer is over in the Granville area. The leaves on the trees have begun to change their colors. The corn in the fields is now…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The Slate Valley Chapter No. 122, Order of the Eastern Star, reaches its 125th anniversary this year. Prior to the formation of the present chapter,…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The Telescope parking lot project has finished. This was the third improvement project begun at Telescope within the past couple of years, after the mural…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The Granville Masons celebrated the 225th anniversary of the chartering of their lodge at a ceremony on Aug. 7 on the grounds of the Slate…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian At the turn of the 20th century, the lodge rooms of the Granville Lodge No. 55, F. & A.M., were on the third floor of…
