Historic Footnotes
A Society of Volunteers
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Originally published May 1987: If the words “Historical Society” evoke an image of grim reverential silence and dull stodgy people—you have not visited the Salmon Brook Historical on a Thursday morning.
Historic Footnotes
Granby’s Oak
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Carol Laun wrote many articles about the iconic Granby Oak, also referred to as the Granby-Dewey Oak. Three of her columns, spanning several decades, combine to commemorate Arbor Day, celebrated on April 29.
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Taxation in early Granby: A first class fireplace in 1813 burned a lot of money
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From The Archives: Historic Footnotes by the late Carol Laun (1934 – 2021)
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Thanksgiving celebrations through the years
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A day set aside for giving thanks has been a part of New England tradition since 1621, when the Plymouth Colony survivors celebrated their first harvest.
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Granby Heritage – The Granby Fair, Part II
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In 1900, Emma Reed Huggins of West Granby wrote her sister a letter describing the Granby Fair. “We are all well and for a wonder I went to the Granby fair yesterday.”
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Granby Heritage—The Granby Fair
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For any agricultural town, the harvest is the culmination of the year. Along with the harvest comes the annual Agricultural Fair, a time of excitement and exhilaration for the hardworking farm families.
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The Elusive Academy in North Granby
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Hunting history is a mixture of research, detective work and luck. A search for an elusive academy in North Granby resulted in finding not one, but at least four of them.
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A George Tuffin Adventure
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Many Granby residents will remember the late George Tuffin. He had something to say at every Town Meeting.
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Purges, Plasters and Phlebotomy
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Medical care in the small towns of Connecticut during the late 17th to early 19th centuries was chancy. Few physicians attended a medical school, and those who did were severely limited by the appalling lack of accurate medical knowledge.
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30 Acres in Granby Center
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For many years, the only building on the main intersection in Granby was the Meeting House built in 1736 on the northwest corner hill, which once was much closer to the corner. The cemetery was established around the Meeting House.