Nov 23, 2021, 8:06pmUpdated 1h ago<\/p>\n
By: News 12 Staff<\/p>\n
A local woman is resurrecting an important landmark and piece of history in her town.<\/p>\n
The Redding Grange has been dormant for years. Granges were used back in the 1860s as a place for farmers and their families to get together.<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Jensen says she was able to gather a small group of about 13 volunteers to get the grange back off the ground. She got the charter reinstated, which goes back to 1906.<\/p>\n
She says she just had the dedication Nov. 6. <\/p>\n
\"So, to me the grange is already doing what it was meant to do in terms of bringing community together, which I thought was really terrific,\" said Jensen.<\/p>\n
Jensen says people need a place to get together, even to have a cup of coffee or a laugh.<\/p>\n
She says she's hoping in the future that the grange will also serve as a farmers market.<\/p>\n
There are over 60 local grange chapters in Connecticut. They're committed to bettering communities through service projects and family-oriented activities.<\/p>\n
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