Salmon Brook Historical Society
Research Library (Preservation Barn) is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. Research fee is $25 per hour.
Museum Store (Enders House) is open on Tuesdays (Preservation Barn) and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Items for sale can be viewed on our website at salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com Merchandise available include books, maps, mugs, notecards, jigsaw puzzle and many more Granby items.
The Spring Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, May 20 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 on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon through May 16.
Summer House Tours will begin on Sunday, June 4.
Fall Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday Oct. 14 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.
The Salmon Brook Historical Society is located at 208 Salmon Brook Street, Granby CT.
Image editing is topic for March Camera Club
The Granby Camera Club meeting on Monday, March 6 at 7p.m. will be a Zoom meeting. If you would like an invitation to this meeting, please contact pjgranby38@gmail.com for your Zoom invitation. Image editing will be the program for the meeting. The Scavenger Hunt words for February are: Smile, Black and White, and Favorite. There will be an uploading opportunity so we can share these during our Zoom meeting.
Granby Civic Club
The Granby Civic Club will meet on Thursday, March 16, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. The guest speaker will be Sandra Yost, Granby Director of Human Services. She will be discussing the challenges of caring for people during Covid as well as providing an update on current economic needs. Refreshments will be served. Guests and new members always welcome!
Women’s Breakfast Hosts Singing Group
On March 1st the Granby Women’s Breakfast Club will host the 25-member Intonation Singing Group that has been delighting their audiences in the Farmington Valley for over the past 25 years. Over time they have established a repertoire of over 100 songs. The group will perform in the Community Room at the Granby Senior Center under the direction of Greg Babel, a professor at the Hartt School of Music. Register early for this event to enjoy not only the musical event but a great breakfast that will begin at 8:30 a.m. followed by the performance. Call the Senior Center at 860 844-5350 or log into the Schedule icon on the Granby Senior Website to register. Cost is $5.
Men’s Breakfast is March 10
The next Granby Men’s Breakfast will be Friday morning March 10, at 8:30, at the Granby Senior Center. Our speaker is Dave Emery, Granby Land Trust board member, presenting the history of our Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve and its current status.
Please register by calling the Granby Senior Center 860- 844-5352. A $5 fee for the hot breakfast will be collected at the door.
Last month Sally Flagg presented on Granby’s own Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen. Granby Men’s Breakfast raised $328 for them at this event
Please arrive at the Center between 8 and 8:30 AM for check-in, pay $5, get your badge, find a table, hear announcements, and have coffee before breakfast.
Let your friends and new neighbors know that men (of any age) interested in joining the Granby Men’s Breakfast should send their contact information to gmensbkfst@gmail.com and they will be added to the email notification list.