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Last Update: January 2006

TITLE	AUTHOR	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
A TEMPEST IN A SMALL TOWN	Mark Williams	The Myth and Reality of Country Life, Granby, Connecticut 1680 - 1940 [For a full description, click on the title.]	$45.00 * $75.00 **
THE HOLCOMB COLLECTION	Carol Laun	This publication has stories about some of the Granby Holcombs. Stories gleaned from Old account books, newspaper clippings, faded letters, official documents, tiny scribbled diaries, and memorabilia. A Genealogy Page can be found at the end of the book. 122 Pages. [For more details click on the title.]	$20.00
BENEATH THESE STONES	Carol Laun	A book featuring all of the smaller cemeteries in the town (not including the Granby Center Cemetery which has already been published). Three of the cemeteries have disappeared completely and three are on private property and not accessible without permission.	$40.00
BURIALS in the GRANBY CENTER CEMETERY	Compiled by Carol Laun	This book contains burials in Granby Center Cemetery from 1740 to 1997. It includes all sections except the new C and D areas. You will find a map of the entire cemetery and of each section. 187 Pages. [For more details click on the title.] Burials in the Granby Center Cemetery - Revised 2004 $40, has 12 pages of additions and corrections, , more and clearer photos of selected gravestones and a plastic protective cover over the new blue cover - there are limited copies of the first edition available for the sale price of $20.	$40.00
HERITAGE OF GRANBY	Eva Dewey and Helen Dean	Granby history published 1965. Each chapter covers a different aspect of Granby history, Early Settlement, Government, Roads, Schools, Churches, War, Industry, Cemeteries, Mail, Farmington Canal, Houses, Inns, Indians, and Genealogy. 180 pages.	$20.00
GRANBY, CONNECTICUT A Brief History 1786 -1986	Mark Williams and Carol Laun	A chronological history of Granby, with selected quotes from historic local documents. Contents include 100 old Granby photographs. 90 pages.	$15.00
GRANBY TOWN RECORDS 1786 - 1853	Mark Williams Carol Laun Seth Holcombe	Volume I and II of Granby Town Records, put in chronological order and indexed. Also includes genealogical index. 300 pages.	$25.00
GRANBY BICENTENNIAL QUILT	Carol Laun Artist, Sally Markey	Booklet has artist's sketches and historical description of an exquisite quilt, now on permanent display in the Granby Town Hall. Color postcards and photos of quilt are also available.	$5.00
COSSITT LIBRARY CENTENNIAL 1891-1991	Carol Laun and Gladys Godard	The history of the first public library in Granby; includes information on the Cossitt and Godard families and a history of North Granby.	$8.00
New! Granby Cookery	Compiled by Christine Hanauer and Members of the SBHS	This book includes a chapter of unusual historical receipts most with a Granby history well as a collection of modern recipes from SBHS members."	$10
ORIGINAL GRANBY TOWN REPORTS		Original Granby Town Reports from 1900 to 1935 some years are limited - while they last. Each year's report is sold separately.	$2

COLLECTIONS Volume I		Research papers on Granby history. "Taxation and Public Services in 19th Century Granby."	$6.00
COLLECTIONS Volume II		"Religion in Early Granby."	$6.00
COLLECTIONS Volume III		History of "the Wedge" in North Granby, and Article on Samuel Hayes.	$6.00
COLLECTIONS Volume IV	Carol Laun	History of West Granby. A collection of 19 articles about people and events in West Granby. This book also contains photographs.	$8.00
COLLECTIONS Volume V	Granby High School juniors and seniors	Papers written by Granby high school juniors and seniors, all winning papers of the SBHS history Prize Competition. The papers are about Schools, Medicine, Civil War, Women, Granby Hospital, War Memorials, Messenger Family, and Creamery Hill Road history.	$8.00
My Grandmother Nancy		“My Grandmother Nancy” compiled by the late Seth P. Holcombe, contains transcripts of letters written to James Huggins Holcomb (1806-1889) by his mother, Nancy Smith (Huggins) Holcomb Mills (1784-1872) over a period of twenty years. The 78 page, hardcover books may be purchased from the Salmon Brook Historical Society, P. O. Box 840, Granby, CT 06035 for $18 postpaid. The Holcomb line of descent for this family is Thomas 1, Nathaniel 2, 3, David 4, Reuben 5, Phineas 6, 7 and James Huggins Holcomb 8. The Huggins line of descent is John 1, James 2 and Nancy Smith Huggins 3. The letters from a loving mother, first to a son away at school and later to a grown man, allow a glimpse of family relationships in the 1800s, as well as the importance of religion in their lives.	$18.00

OTHER GIFT ITEMS:

ITEM	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
ANTIQUE POST CARDS	Nine different postcard views of Granby from 1914. Guaranteed to be from 1914. May be purchased individually or as a complete set.	$5.00 each $35.00 for a set of 9
GRANBY MAPS	Granby map reproductions - with names of home owners. 1. 1855 22 by 17 2. 1869 14 1/2 by 17 1/2 3. 1869 14 1/2 by 17 1/2 (colored)	1. $10.00 each 2. $10.00 each 3. $25.00 each
Pottery Items of Granby	Salmon Brook Historical Society Collector Mugs Salmon Pottery	1. $8 2. $12
ANTIQUE DOLLS POSTCARD	Color postcard of antique dolls.	$.50

* Hard cover book, 559 pages ** Special numbered edition leather bound

All prices include postage and handling. To order any of these publications or other gift items, send a check payable to Salmon Brook Historical Society and mail to: P.O. Box 840,
Salmon Brook Historical Society Granby, Connecticut 06035

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