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GKS Photo Series

This series contains relatively recent photos taken by GKS members of the GKS museums, GKS events and photos related to other historical museums in Guilford.

GKS Photos - Part 1

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Hearth Cooking class, TGH, 171 Boston St, March 8, 1997. Sandra Rux far left, photographer Alan Haesche

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Cooking class, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, March 8, 1997

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Wedding grown exhibition at Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, 1990s

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Candlelight weekend in the newly painted dining room for weeding of Ruth Dwyer to Andrew Bean, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, 1996

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Archaeological dig conducted by Jim Powers (center, with beard) near old corn crib where original blacksmith shop was possibly located

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Alan Loeb benefactor of ironware,Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, c1995

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Chimney stack on second floor level, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, c1995

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum Left to right Kasha & Edwin Benton, Natalie Heineman, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day parking field, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Wedding gown show Christian Science Church 49 Park St, C1990

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First tea at the Stone House Tavern. Medad Stone Tavern 171 Three Mile Course, April 2002, Edith Nettleton, Sandra Rux, Jan Campaigne, Hannah Brown

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Keeping Room at the Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Outhouse Moving Day Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St. Feb 22, 1997. Kasha Kingbury, Sandra Rux, Edwin Benton

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Nan Brown

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View out Keeping Room window Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Haying field, Vernon Dudley on tractor, c1990s. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Charles Hubbard exhibit. Upstairs northeast room at Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Hearth dinner c1995 at Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Christmas 1996. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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New carpet, downstairs northeast room Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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New carpet, downstairs northeast room Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Medad Stone Tavern, porch south side

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Medad Stone Tavern horse and barn

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Medad Stone Tavern barn

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Guilford Keeping Society plaque on Medad Stone Tavern

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Medad Stone Tavern upstairs hall, “Len Hubbard Corner.”

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Thomas Griswold House, north side

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Thomas Griswold House, red barn

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Thomas Griswold House, Antique Show

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Thomas Griswold House, “Early Guilford Days”

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Hearth Cooking class, TGH, 171 Boston St, March 8, 1997. Sandra Rux 3rd from right, photographer Alan Haesche

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Hearth Cooking class, TGH, 171 Boston St, March 8, 1997. Sandra Rux by fireplace far left, Alvonia Fitzhugh & husband far right, photographer Alan Haesche

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Choir sing, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Dec 1996 Warren Gohsler, harpsichord from Mrs Sperry of Broad St

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Ted Ayres’ Tag Sale to benefit GKS, Guilford Fair Grounds, 1990s

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Second floor, showing old timber, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, c1995

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Janet Chittenden Dudley demonstrating use of a spinning wheel, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Fall 1993

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GKS Open House, Nancy Brown (Curator of TGH) churning butter, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Sept 28 1996

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997, Mark Dudley & his son Evan (in front of Mark) with oxen Far left Stephen Brown, Seth Brown, far right John Kennedy

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum Ted Ayres (red sweater) Joel Helander (far right, holding white papers), 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum Left to right Nancy Brown Janet Chittenden Dudley, Heather Dudley, Sandra Rux, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day Blacksmith Shop, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Wedding gown show Christian Science Church 49 Park St, C1990. Claire in Nancy Brown’s wedding dress

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First tea at the Medad Stone Tavern 171 Three Mile Course, April 2002, Sandra Rux, Edith Nettleton

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Barn at Dudley Farm 2351 Durham Rd. L-R Eric Sandin, Nan Brown, Debbie Peluse Sandra Rux, Carin Small

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Outhouse Moving Day Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St. Feb 22, 1997

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Keeping Room windows Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Vernon Dudley cutting hay. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Vernon Dudley haying field. c1990s. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Sandra Rux’s house, dinner for the public, Nov 11, 1995, 575 Leetes Island Rd, Peletiah Leete I house

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Hearth dinner c1995 at Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St. downstairs northwest room, Tom Black standing

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Christmas, Keeping room, 1996. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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New carpet, downstairs northeast room Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Medad Stone Tavern porch, south side

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Medad Stone Tavern, porch south and west sides

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Medad Stone Tavern barn and garage

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Medad Stone’s canteen found in Medad Stone Tavern

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Road map “Proposed Alteration - 1803” of Three Mile Course

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Photo of old photo of Medad Stone Tavern (HHB)

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Thomas Griswold House, south side

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Thomas Griswold House, spinning demonstration

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Thomas Griswold House, north side

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Thomas Griswold House Blacksmith Shop

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Sandra Rux’ Hearth Cooking class, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, March 8, 1997

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Wedding grown show at Christian Science Church, 49 Park St, c1990, Nancy Pilling (brown dress), Nettleton (blue)

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Restoring dining room, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, 1990s

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Civil War Encampment, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Oct 1992

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GKS Antiques Festival, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, c1995

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Thomas Griswold house west side, 171 Boston St, c1995

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997, Stephen Brown (bearded

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Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps at Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum Winnie Siebert, Nan Brown, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Outhouse Moving Day, Thomas Griswold house museum Left to right Charles & Deborah Peluse, Joanette Goldrich, Natalie Heineman, Sandra Rux, 171 Boston St, Feb 22, 1997

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Corner cupboard, Thomas Griswold house museum, 171 Boston St, 1999

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Colonial Days, Early Guilford Day with 4th graders, Nan Brown, Straw braiding at Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Nan Brown at the Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St cooking in the Keeping Room

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Hannah Brown in black dress was switchel girl, Evan Dudley to her left. Feb 22, 1997 outhouse moving day Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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View looking out Keeping Room windows Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Backyard of Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Vernon Dudley cutting hay. c1990s. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Vernon Dudley haying field. c1990s. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Nan Brown at Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Our tea set on loan to the Griswold house, summer 1990 Nan Brown’s tea set, downstairs northeast room Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Keeping room, 1996. Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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New carpet, downstairs northeast room Thomas Griswold House 171 Boston St

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Medad Stone Tavern, porch south side

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Medad Stone Tavern horse and barn

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Medad Stone Tavern corn crib

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Medad Stone’s gravestone at Westside Cemetery

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Medad Stone Tavern, old kitchen

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Thomas Griswold House Souvenir Shop

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Thomas Griswold House, Keeping Room

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Thomas Griswold House backyard, south

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Thomas Griswold House backyard, south

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