{"id":608,"date":"2021-02-24T16:40:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grindstoneisland.org\/history\/?page_id=608"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:31:58","slug":"grindstone-island-heritage-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/grindstoneisland.org\/history\/grindstone-island-heritage-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Grindstone Island Heritage Museum – Grand Opening July 23, 2022!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Grindstone Island Research and Heritage Center<\/a> is excited to announce the establishment of the new Grindstone Island Heritage Museum. The museum will showcase the rich history of the island and its people and provide a tangible experience for visitors to enjoy various aspects of Island life. We anticipate a grand opening by the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

The Heritage Center has been fortunate to purchase the Lower Schoolhouse District #1, built in 1880, at the corner of Cross-Island Road and Schoolhouse Road. We are in the process of renovating the interior which will become an attractive exhibit space.<\/p>\n

The museum will present rotating exhibits providing new material every two years, creating a fresh experience for museum visitors.<\/p>\n

Future exhibit highlights:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Photo and video histories of early island families
\n\u2022 Archival photo and video displays featuring the schools, farms and farming, fishing, horse racing, and Victorian summer homes in the early years
\n\u2022 Live programs featuring tales of early experiences from some of our islanders
\n\u2022 Drone flights over the island showing views of the beautiful topography and homes
\n\u2022 Collections of interesting artifacts, tools, art and crafts owned by native Americans and island families
\n\u2022 Programs and discussions about the culture, history and geographical features of Grindstone<\/p>\n

Help the Heritage Center launch our first exhibit in the new Heritage Museum in 2022!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Grindstone Island Research and Heritage Center is gathering materials for the first exhibit at the Grindstone Island Heritage Museum, to open next year in the Lower Schoolhouse.<\/p>\n

The focus of the exhibit will be \u201cThe First and the Last\u2014the Story of the One-room Schoolhouses of Grindstone Island.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 The exhibit will also include a timeline of the history of Grindstone Island around the perimeter of the exhibition room.<\/p>\n

We would like to borrow old photos and artifacts related to the schoolhouses, which we will return to the lenders, or receive scanned photos, for this exhibit.<\/p>\n

Do you have any of the following related to either the Upper Schoolhouse (District #15)\u00a0 or the Lower (District #1)?<\/p>\n