Williamsburg Grange #225
WE are YOU!
Just a bunch of regular folk that come together for community.
We don't all live in Williamsburg either. Some members live in Goshen, Holyoke, Easthampton and some even farther away!
Friends:
For many members, the Grange is about friendship and the opportunity to meet and spend time with a variety of interesting people.
Grange members make friends in their community, their state and across the nation.
In the Grange it is easy to make friendships that last a lifetime.
Grange meetings and events always include a social aspect that has friendship as a cornerstone.
Fun:
Having fun is always an important part of any activity or task.
The Grange is an organization that understands the meaning of fun offering a variety of creative and recreational activities for you and your family.
Our meetings are designed to be enjoyable!
In the spirit of friendship, Grangers accomplish great things while having a great time.
Value:
Grange membership has many valuable components.
Members have shared some of the reasons they both joined and retained their membership:
Friendship with people of good character
Family environment
Fun and enjoyment
Leadership Development
Community Service
Grassroots legislative action
Opportunity to make a difference
Just a bunch of regular folk that come together for community.
We don't all live in Williamsburg either. Some members live in Goshen, Holyoke, Easthampton and some even farther away!
Friends:
For many members, the Grange is about friendship and the opportunity to meet and spend time with a variety of interesting people.
Grange members make friends in their community, their state and across the nation.
In the Grange it is easy to make friendships that last a lifetime.
Grange meetings and events always include a social aspect that has friendship as a cornerstone.
Fun:
Having fun is always an important part of any activity or task.
The Grange is an organization that understands the meaning of fun offering a variety of creative and recreational activities for you and your family.
Our meetings are designed to be enjoyable!
In the spirit of friendship, Grangers accomplish great things while having a great time.
Value:
Grange membership has many valuable components.
Members have shared some of the reasons they both joined and retained their membership:
Friendship with people of good character
Family environment
Fun and enjoyment
Leadership Development
Community Service
Grassroots legislative action
Opportunity to make a difference
HISTORY
Williamsburg Grange was established on Nov 1, 1900 with 50 members present. Some of the names on that list may be recognizable to you! Adams, Barrus, Black, Damon, Graves, Hemenway, Loomis, Nash, Shumway, and Warner to name a few! After a short stint at the United Workman's Hall (across from the church) and a longer stint at the Temperance Hall (current site of Florence Bank), we settled into the old school building (current location of the Grange Hall) in the mid 1920s. In 1950, a major overhaul of the old school building created the building that you now see. In 1951, the Grange established the first incarnation of the Veteran's War Memorial. The big maple tree still residing on the NE corner of the park was planted by 2nd generation member Lewis Black from his own tree nursery and rumor has it that the flooring of our main hall was locally sourced and processed. If you know about that story, we'd love to hear more.
The Grange has been a community hub in Williamsburg for 125 years!
The Grange has been a community hub in Williamsburg for 125 years!
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