January 10-12, 2025, in Danvers, MA
2025 NE Leaders Conference
Tag: Grange News
Jefferson Historical Society presented Spirit of America Award by Willow Grange
by Paula Roberts, LCN
reprinted with permission
Willow Grange #366 of Jefferson presented the Jefferson Historical Society with a Spirit of America Award on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The historical society has spent years archiving early photos of Jefferson, gathering history, and preserving early artifacts of the town. One of the group’s more recent projects was gathering pictures of older families in Jefferson.
Members have printed a couple of histories of Jefferson and annually make a calendar with historic photos. They also hold open houses each year to display Jefferson’s historic artifacts.
There were 34 members of the historical society present at the ceremony, including 16 who are also Grange members. President Marilyn Speckman accepted the award on behalf of the Jefferson Historical Society from Willow Grange Master Sharon Morton.
The evening’s program was on the history of the Grange, including its set of five stage curtains. The curtains were a gift in 1906 from Grange member Charles M. Davis. The curtains were made by the renowned L.L. Graham, of Brooklyn, N.Y. The grand drape is a scene of Venice, and the other four curtains include a street scene, a kitchen, a parlor, and a nature scene. The stage also has reversible ears for the wings.
The curtains were restored in 2012.
Valley Grange Dictionary Days
Valley Grange is proud to have handed out close to 250 dictionaries to third-graders this year. That puts us well over 4,000 since starting the program several decades ago. Enjoy some photos of this year’s program.
Dictionary Days are fun because learning is fun!
If your Grange is interested in starting a Words for Thirds Dictionary Program, complete the form below. No obligation!
Tidbits from National Convention
Rebekah Hodgkins from Jonesboro Grange attended the National Grange Convention this year and is now a Seventh Degree Member. She also reports that she won Third Place in the Fair Category of the National Grange Photo Contest, and Kennedy won First and Third Place in the Pet Category.
“The folks I connected with were wonderful humans… it was so nice to be with other Grangers and I felt ‘at home.'”
Rebeka
Excelsior Grange Christmas Craft Fair
November 30, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
CRAFTERS – DOOR PRIZES – RAFFLES – WREATHS AND SWAGS
Chili, chowder, beef stew, and dessert will be available for lunch for $5.00
Excelsior Grange is located at 446 Harris Hill Road in Poland, Maine.
40th Annual St George Grange Christmas Fair
Saturday, December 7, 2024
9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Crafts – Raffles – Food
Enjoy great food, including fresh-baked muffins, cinnamon rolls, and free coffee. Please stop by for lunch when we are serving soups, biscuits, hot dogs, and drinks.
4:45 p.m. Live Nativity
5:00 p.m. Public Supper
Enjoy homemade food with family, friends, and neighbors. Adults are $10, Kids are $5, and children under 10 eat free!
Community Service/FHH – November 2024
By Brenda Dyer, MSG Community Service/FHH Director
(207) 608-9193
The Community Service Committee would like to thank all Grangers (Community Service Chairperson, committee members, individuals, and groups) and non-Grange members (groups, citizens and individuals) for their hours of community service and supporting the Grange.
Community Service Notebooks
These notebooks are a report of the Community Service Projects usually one to two pages (three if absolutely needed) for each project. The 1-2 pages will describe the project, planning involved, advertising for project, pictures of project, recognition and thank you.
Ten notebooks were submitted. A certificate of participation recognition was presented to each Grange. Monetary awards were given to the first four places.
10. Willow Grange #366
9. Evening Star Grange #83
8. Hudson Grange #457
7. Valley Grange #144
6. Maple Grove #148
5. Jonesboro Grange #357
4. Saco Grange #53, $50.00
3. Highland Lake Grange #87, $150.00
2. Lakeside Grange #63, $200.00
1. Enterprise Grange #48,$250.00 (Enterprise Grange Notebook goes on to National Grange, representing Maine State Grange.)
Marilyn Stinson of Enterprise Grange was selected as Granger of the Year. Granger of the Year chooses a cause to receive a $100 donation. Marilyn selected the Home for Little Wanderers.
Highland Lake Grange #87 was awarded $50 as the winner of the FH&H Contest.
For a complete report, see the 2023-24 Community Service Annual Report of winners.
Thank you all for participating in the Community Service Programs! Congratulations to all participating Granges and winners!
Grange Today! 11-14-2024
During the National Grange Convention, Grange Today! is being published daily.
While National Grange continued to publish a daily edition, I realized the “In this Issue” (table of contents) section did not accurately reflect the content of the actual newsletter. Rather than risk confusion, I decided not to post the daily summaries. If you click the “Read the Current Issue” button below, you should have access to all the issues published during the convention. When regular publishing starts, we’ll resume posting the summaries. Thanks for understanding.
Click the button below to read and/or subscribe to Grange Today!
Note that all recent issues are available on the National Grange Website. To save server space, we only post the table of contents on the MSG Website.
Valley Grange Presents Dictionaries
Please note that there is one correction to the story–The Dictionary Project has actually distributed 37,000,000 dictionaries in total!
Grange Today! 11-13-2024
During the National Grange Convention, Grange Today! is being published daily.
Articles in this edition include:
- Stepping back: How to gracefully become a “has been”
- Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors
- Running a Grange Meeting
- Imagine If… Facilitating Brainstorming from a positive place
- Food Safety for Group Meals
- Science of Butter
- Corn & Ag/Job Industry
- Charcuterie Boards
- Fidget Building
- Finding Hidden Potential & Embowering Members
- Regional Seedballs & Pollinators
- Finding History in the Mystery of the Grange
- Escape Rooms
- Bedtime & Stories & Homework time
Click the button below to read and/or subscribe to Grange Today!
Note that all recent issues are available on the National Grange Website. To save server space, we only post the table of contents on the MSG Website.