Back from the Dead

Dead men and women told tales of their lives, many real, some fictional, during a recent presentation at the Grafton Historical meeting and potluck dinner.

Society members re-enacted the characters they portrayed at their popular cemetery tour held at Riverside Cemetery in September. The event was held at the

The actors and the characters they portrayed were:

June Lufkin as Annie Nelson Wesson, wife of Charles Nelson, owner of the Nelson Shoe Factory in North Grafton.

Jane Nozzolillo as a fictionalized Grafton Inn maid in the early 1800s.

Joe Schilke as fictional character Peter Wiggleman.

Skip Michniewicz as Perley Goddard, a local farmer who fought in the Civil War.

Theresa Michniewicz as Ella Fisher, wife of George Fisher, owner of the Fisherville Mill.

Noelle Scarlett as Ellen Gertrude Whitney, a young woman who lived in Grafton center during the first half of the 20th century.

Jean Deschenes as Esek Saunders, owner of the Saunders Cotton Factory in South Grafton.