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January 2012

Articles Include:  Georgetown's Paul Revere bell, the history of the Adams-Kimball barn on Central Street, the Boston Post Cane, and other articles relating to the activities and research being done by the Society. 

Sept 2011

Articles Include:  A New Civil War Exhibit, GHS Board Member deploys to Afghanistan, GHS Summer Intern Activity, Trails and Sails Weekends, Cemetary Tours, and much more!

May 2011

Articles include: A Tribute to Homer Tapin, Hickory Tree Wild Animal Farm, "What's in a Name?" 


Oct & Dec 2010

Articles include: Veterans Day Newsletter honoring Georgetown's past residents who proudly served their country; GHS acquires a new "Rush Light" collection; Digital Archive program.

July 2010

Articles include: Vanishing local history - buildings being lost due to progress or neglect. 3rd Graders from Penn Brook Elementary visit the Brocklebank.

April 2010

Articles include: Brocklebank Museum gets a new walking path thanks to the Eagle Scouts; Georgetown's renouned major league baseball player, George Tenney; Sinners!; A toppled tree unearths a mysterious gravestone.

January 2010

Articles include: Brocklebank Museum gets a new roof; Thank you to Joe and Beverly Knapp - retiring from GHS; Old Civil War Diary excerpt; Union Cemetary Documents Discovered; History of the Baker Chocolate Company; Annual Business Meeting; 2010 Officers and Boark Members Voted In.

October 2009

Articles include: Summary of summer events - Old Fashioned Baseball, Georgetown Days, Scanvenger Hunt, Ice Cream Social, Burial Ground Tours, Cataloging the items at the Museum; Curators Corner - Restored Photographs; Too Many Tears - Throat distemper epedemic of 1735-37 claims 48 children; Upcoming events.

July 2009

Articles include: Harry Murch Park reopens in time for Memorial Day; Original diaries and documents found pertaining to Col. Joseph Kimball, local Colonel in the state militia; 140 3rd Graders from Penn Brook visit Brocklebank; Cuffe Dole back in the news - earliest known document mention an African American sold in New York; What's it?; Upcoming events and museum hours.

March 2009

Articles include: 2009 plan; new fence and reproduction of "White Horse Tavern" sign for the Brocklebank museum; Homer Tapin presents on "Old Georgetown School Days; Civil War Rifles on display at the Peabody Library; Upcoming events and museum hours.

 

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