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Granby, CT History Brought to Life –
Salmon Brook Historical Society
The Salmon Brook Historical Society's purpose "is to preserve documents and artifacts for future generations." We now know that is not enough.
Preserving and cataloging are very important, but sharing Granby's stories with the community is also a vital piece of the Society's mission. With that in mind, the Society is creating permanent signs that are available every day so visitors can get a taste of the stories even when the campus is not open for visitors. This sign is the first in a series.
For wonderful Granby stories and tours of the houses and museum, visit the campus on Sunday afternoons from June through September.
The Beginning
The Society was established in 1946 by Ethel Linell, Ever Green and Judge Theodore O. Case. Linell was the first Curator with the assistance of Green. When Green died in 1955, Linell continued alone until 1958, when Eva Dewey joined her. Dewey took over in 1959. Carol Laun was Assistant Curator from 1977 to 1986 and then Curator from 1986 until her death in 2021. Early on, records were stored in the basement of the Granby library, which was in the building now used by the VNA, in 1946.
01
Rowe House, circa 1732
In 1966, Mildred Colton Nathan and Carolyn Colton Avery donated the Rowe House and some land to the Society. In 1976, they donated the rest of the land and the Tobacco Barn to SBHS.
02
Cooley School House, circa 1870
In 1972, SBHS acquired the Cooley School House and its outhouse but did not move the buildings onto the campus until 1980. The outhouse was actually just across the state line in Southwick, Massachusetts.
03
Weed-Enders House, circa 1790
The state of Connecticut offered the Weed-Enders house to the Society. It was moved from West Granby in 1974. It is still owned by the state but maintained by SBHS.
04
Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn, circa 1914
Although the barn was donated in 1976, it was not until 1984 that the Society began to raise money for a barn museum. It was opened to the public in 1994.
05
Bushy Hill Road Mail Hut
The building was donated in 1986. It originally stood in the middle of Barn Door Hills Road intersecting Route 20. The mail hut was used until 1947 or 1948. Later, before Granby had their high school, it was used as a bus shelter for students attending Simsbury High School.
06
Daunor-Mazuk Milk Shed
This small building was donated in 1997 and moved to the campus in 1998. It was originally located on Salmon Brook Street on the Daunor Farm, across from Chatsworth Village.
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07
Preservation Barn, 2007
Although the barn was donated in 1976, it was not until 1984 that the Society began to raise money for a barn museum. It was opened to the public in 1994.
08
Captain Sadoce Wilcox house, circa 1800
The Wilcox house is located in West Granby on Simsbury Road. The Granby Land Trust gifted the house and barn to the SBHS. The Land Trust bought the house, barn and 45 acres from Steven Wilcox Hastings who wanted to preserve his family's property. The house, barn and land had been in the Wilcox family from 1800 – 2019.
