Historic Footnotes
Two Lost Souls—A Granby Haunting
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Where do spirits go when their home is destroyed? An early 19th century dwelling at 18 East Granby Road was torn down late in 1998.
History
Did you hear THAT?
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Historian Dennis D. Picard reads Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart in North Granby’s Lee Cemetery.
Events
Stroll Through Granby History
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You may have noticed the temporary signs in front of 32 houses from the town green down Salmon Brook Street to just below the Salmon Brook Historical Society.
History
Helen Cossitt Juilliard and the Floating Hospital
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Frederick and Catherine Cossitt had four children. The oldest was Helen Marcellus Cossitt who married Augustus D. Juilliard in 1877.
History
Granby’s first female state representative
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The stone house at 109 West Granby Road is where Helen Green lived all her life. Green was the first woman from Granby to represent the 7th District in the state legislature and she dedicated her life to public service and education.
Events
Take a Stroll Through History
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In this time of the pandemic, the Salmon Brook Historical Society has found a way to stay outdoors while sharing Granby’s history. Stroll Through Granby History is an opportunity to both walk and learn while being appropriately distanced from each other because it is all done outside.
Historic Footnotes
Lemuel Haynes – an eloquent man of God
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Rev. Haynes spent the next 30 years of his ministry in West Rutland, Vt. His congregation was very attached to him and vigorously objected to any disparaging remarks about their “coloured minister.”
History
The hospital on Salmon Brook Street
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From 1921 to 1946, the house at 225 Salmon Brook Street was owned by Dr. Ernest Pendleton. From 1921 to 1928 Dr. Pendleton lived on the first floor with his family and ran a hospital on the second and third floors.
History
Granby’s connection to The Juilliard School
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Granby has an amazing connection with the famous Juilliard School in New York City.
History
Test your knowledge with the Good Things in Granby Great Adventure
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This past summer Granby Public Library and Salmon Brook Historical Society challenged the community to the Good Things in Granby Great Adventure.