Civic Club Begins 110th Year
The Granby Civic Club begins its 110th year by welcoming Amber Wyzik, Granby’s new Director of Library Services, as guest speaker. The group will meet on Thursday, Sept. 21, 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. Refreshments will be provided. Guests and visitors always welcome.
Farmington River Clean-up
Please join the river clean-up on Saturday, Sept. 23, 9–11 a.m. Clean-up sites are located throughout the Valley, including Granby and East Granby. Visit frwa.org to register.
UNICO Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, Sept. 8, is the date for this year’s Granby UNICO Charity Golf Tournament, to be held at Tunxis Country Club in Farmington. The tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. and will feature a continental breakfast, Italian buffet lunch, drink tickets, raffle, silent auction and driving range. Cost for players is $145 in advance, or $150 day of the tournament.
Sponsorships and tee signs are available as well. This year’s Gold Sponsor is State Line Propane/Oil. UNICO is the nation’s largest Italian-American service organization. The Granby chapter began in 2003 and has annually provided scholarships and assistance to needy families in the Granby community plus many local charities. All of the proceeds from this tournament go to charity. For information, please contact Bob Marx at 413-977-6305 or bmarx@lmtours.com
Women’s Breakfast
The Granby Women’s Breakfast Club will meet in Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the Senior Center. Mark Williams will speak about the Legend of West Granby’s Sadoce Wilcox House. Williams has been overseeing renovations to make the house a museum where the public can learn what the house was like during the nineteenth century.
In order to plan an ample breakfast for everyone, please register with the Senior Center on its website or by calling 860-844-5352. Cost is $5. Breakfast will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 45-minute program.
Women of any age may join the group by sending contact information to womensbkfst@gmail.com to be added to the email notification list.
SBHS News
The 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 merchandise includes books, maps, mugs, t-shirts, note cards, jigsaw puzzles and many more Granby items. The store, located in the Enders House, is open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Purchases on Tuesday can be made at the Preservation Barn during Research Library hours, 9 a.m. to noon. Items can also be viewed at salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com
Summer House Tours will be open on Sundays, Sept. 10, 17 and 24. Tours include the Weed-Enders House c. 1790, Abijah Rowe House c.1732, Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn 1914 and Cooley School c. 1870. Admission fees are adults $5, children and seniors $2, family maximum $12 and members are always free.
Granby Open Farm Day is Saturday, Sept. 16. Free tours offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Wilcox campus located at 143 Simsbury Road includes the circa 1800 Wilcox House and 1857 Carriage Barn. Highlights of this tour include the restored pantry and weavers demonstrating the Wilcox family’s 300-year-old loom. The 1914 Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn located at 208 Salmon Brook Street displays a glimpse of Granby life in the past.
Fall Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14 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 Oct. 12.
Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network (farmingtonvalleyctheritage.org) is an association of 10 history related organizations located in eight towns in northwest Connecticut. It works to further the appreciation of the Farmington Valley’s rich history by offering unique tours and programs. Save Sundays, Nov. 5 and 12 for upcoming lectures on immigration. Details will be published in the October Drummer and on the network’s website.
Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society at 208 Salmon Brook Street offers many benefits including summer tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history. Membership dues are students $3, individuals $15, family/group $20, sustaining $30 and life membership $300. Visit the website or stop by the museum on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 9 a.m. and noon for an application.