Research Library in the Preservation Barn is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. Research fee $25 per hour.
Museum Store (Enders House) is open on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Items for sale can be viewed on the SBHS website at salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com Merchandise available includes books, maps, mugs, notecards, jigsaw puzzle and many more Granby items.
Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network has scheduled a bus tour for Saturday, April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Named “Lively Lore and Legends: Fact or Fiction?”, the bus tour will travel to the towns of Barkhamsted, Granby and Simsbury. Included with the tour is a pre-tour lecture on Thursday, April 28, goodie bag for the bus and lunch. Cost is $45 per person. Checks should be made out to SBHS and mailed to Historic Sites, PO Box 1491, Avon CT 06001. Call or email Nancy Anstey at 860-680-5298 or nancy.anstey@comcast.net with questions and/or to reserve a seat on the bus.
Spring Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Society’s grounds. Please contact Dave at 860-653-3965 for vendor information. Flea Market donations to the Society will be accepted at the Preservation Barn on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a..m to noon starting April 5 through May 12.
Summer House Tours are expected to return this year starting Sunday, June 5.
Fall Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Society’s grounds.
Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society offers many benefits including free tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, Christmas house tour and wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history. The society welcomes everyone. You do not need to be a Granby native, own an old house or be old. However, you do need to care about the history of Granby. Visit our website or stop by the museum on Thursdays between 9 a.m. and noon for an application.