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GRANBY Land Trust NEWSLETTER G RANBY EWSLETTER Land Trust N Preserving Granby’s Natural Heritage GranbyLandTrust.org C PO Box 23 C Granby, Connecticut 06035 C Spring 2017 Seth and Lucy Holcombe Donate 152 Acres hen newlyweds Seth and WLucy Holcombe moved to Simsbury in 1959, Simsbury was a rural town, its geography dominated by horse properties, farmland and forest. Over the 15 years that they lived there, however, the population nearly doubled and the traffic on their road became significant. In addition, there was a dramatic increase in air traffic, with a flight path directly over their house. Seth and Lucy decided this rural town wasn’t quite rural enough for them anymore, and went looking for a place in the country. Seth and Lucy Holcombe enjoy their property with their horse Allen Ash. continued on page 3 Ann Pelka Donates 143 Acres uring her life, transport her to the gro- DAnn Pelka mostly cery, hair salon, church kept to herself, living or doctor, but when she primitively on her farm died in January of 2016, in North Granby. Not her extraordinary gift to many in town knew of the Granby Land Trust her. She did not drive a earned her a place in car, depending on the Granby history. largesse of neighbors to continued on page 7 Pelka farmland in North Granby. 5 If you would like to explore making a land gift to the Granby Land Trust, please contact a GLT Board Member. 5 Board Members Granby Land Trust Officers Rick Orluk, President 653-7095 Dear Granby Land Trust Members and Friends, Rod Dimock, Vice President As outlined in our two lead articles in this newsletter, 2016 was a truly 651-0376 incredible year for the Land Trust and for Granby. - Dave Russell, Treasurer Lucy and Seth Holcombe and Ann Pelka loved their land and this commu 653-7441 nity so much that they chose to donate their North Granby properties (almost Leslie Judge, Secretary 300 acres total) to the Land Trust so that others, for generations to come, will 653-4733 be able to enjoy these beautiful properties as well. Board I find both gifts humbling and inspiring. Fran Armentano - Seth and Lucy Holcombe were involved with the Land Trust from the early 1970s 653-0631 until they passed away. They helped lay the foundation for the Land Trust by donat ing a conservation easement on their Silver Street property when we were just getting Put Brown our feet under us, by regularly attending GLT functions, and by encouraging, in 653-7557 - their quiet way, Town and Land Trust leaders to work to preserve our natural assets. Dave Emery When they passed away, they donated more than 150 acres – along with a steward 653-3746 ship fund for managing the property – to the GLT. Full of carefully manicured trails, their property stretches from Silver Street to the Crag Mountain ridge line. In time, Els Fonteyne the Land Trust will open these trails to the general public and everyone will be able 413-9709 to enjoy these woodlands, dotted with fields and views. What a legacy to leave! Jamie Gamble Ann Pelka had a special connection to the land. The Pelka Family farmed their 653-9495 143-acre North Granby property for more than a century; and Ann lived on the farm Paula Johnson until her death in 2016. The farmland is comprised of four parcels, ranging from a beautiful open field with frontage on Granville Road to another that immediately 653-3132 abuts the new Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve on Silver Street. Ann could easily Lowell Kahn have sold one or all of these properties and lived a more comfortable life. Instead, she 653-4911 made sacrifices and kept close watch over the farmland she loved. She lived frugally, Eric Lukingbeal maintained a vigilant watch over her land, and eventually left every single acre to the Land Trust. 653-4239 Mike Mooney I find these gifts humbling because Seth and Lucy Holcombe and Ann Pelka had choices, and they chose others over themselves. I find them inspiring because of 413-9150 the examples these remarkable people have set. We all benefit from their sacrifices Shirley Murtha and their generosity. I am reminded of the genuine goodness in others; and I have 653-7607 a renewed drive to preserve Granby’s natural places; to pay this generosity forward. Once you’ve read the two articles in this newsletter, I think you’ll feel the same. Dave Schupp 653-2168 Respectfully, Mark Wetzel 653-9125 Rick Orluk GLT NEWSLETTER GLT President Editors: Rick Orluk Trish Percival Contributors: Shirley Murtha c2 Peter Dinella Holcombe Donation (continued from cover) Both Holcombes knew some- to sell. For the Holcombes, for thing about Granby. Seth’s ancestors Granby, and for the Granby Land lived in Granby for five generations Trust, this was a fortuitous turn of before moving to New Hartford events, indeed. and then Hartford. [Many other Seth and Lucy purchased the 89- descendants of Joshua Holcomb, in- acre property and in July of 1974 cluding Tudor and Laura Holcomb they moved into their new home. (of Holcomb Farm) stayed in No one knew then what a truly Granby; and many Holcombs still indelible mark they would make Seth and Lucy Holcombe. live here today.] upon this little town. The Gunnery, before graduating Trinity College, where he majored in the Classics. Lucy, born in 1924, was a tom- boy. Growing up near Elizabeth Park, Lucy would run home after school to change into her long pants so she could go play outside. She loved all animals, especially horses. Her favorite book was Black Beauty, and she was so sensitive to the plight of the horse that she burst into tears anytime the book was mentioned. Lucy was proud to tell of her father, William Spalding Eaton, who had ridden with the U.S. Cavalry in the Mexican Border War. A family vaca- Lucy Eaton Holcombe works in harness with her horse, Echo. tion to a dude ranch solidified Lucy’s Lucy had visited Granby as a Early Life love of horses. Lucy attended the child, going to a friend’s house “at Oxford School, then Connecticut her home on a dirt road that is now Both Seth and Lucy grew up in College. After graduation, she Route 20” (said Lucy in the Granby Hartford, not far from one another; worked at Connecticut General, Senior Center publication, From both descended from old New but she soon switched to teaching Acorn to Oak. Stories of the Town of England families; and both loved first grade so she could earn enough Granby). Lucy also had long been horses. money to buy a horse. a member of the Hampstead Hill Seth, born in 1918, lived a block Before long, Lucy bought Echo, a Club, a private swim club in West west of Union Station, and as a Morgan horse, and began working Granby. (Back then, Club member- boy was a train aficionado. Seth’s with him “in harness” (see photo). ship consisted of urbanites looking father was a skilled horseman, and The following excerpt from the July for fresh air and a place to cool off.) Seth grew up riding. He boarded 1958 issue of The Morgan Horse Seth and Lucy knew that Granby his horse, Hightop, at a stable in magazine portrays the world in had the kind of open space and rural Bishops Corner. His family had which Seth and Lucy lived during setting that they desired. However, a summer home in Marlborough their courtship: “Miss Eaton bought when the realtor began showing and they spent time there with Towne-Ayr Echo as a two-year old them houses, nothing quite suited their horses. (Seth even told of from the Wolcotts. He was well them. Then, one afternoon, as they riding their horses from Hartford to along in harness by that time and drove up Silver Street, they saw open Marlborough, across the Bulkeley though Miss Eaton was quite new fields. The land was not for sale, but Bridge!) Seth attended Kingswood to the horse world, Echo’s gentle it turned out the owner was willing School, The Loomis School, and disposition was just the thing for continued on page 4 c3 Holcombe Donation (continued from page 3) “Their gift of land and her and now the two of them make as president of the New England stewardship funds will have a pretty sight driving over the wood- Morgan Horse Association. Lucy ed trails of Bloomfield. They are just also served as secretary of the New a lasting impact on the Land beginning to work under saddle and England Morgan Horse Association Trust and the community they he is proving to be the same quiet for a time. treasured. It is the Land Trust’s boy he is in harness. Soon after they moved to North “Seth Holcombe purchased Granby, Seth and Lucy stopped intention to create the Seth and Viganita from Mrs. Ela as a three showing horses and began breeding Lucy Holcombe Preserve, which them, instead. They named their farm will be open for use by the public, Thorne Bay Hill, after so that others may enjoy and one of their favorite horses, Baythorne. experience the land “Seth and Lucy were they so loved.” true horsemen,” says Harry Werner, VMD, who cared for the occasions together. Holcombes’ horses and Seth was extremely well-read and was a very close friend. a wonderful conversationalist. “He “There are lots of horse was the best extemporaneous speaker owners out there, but you’ve ever heard,” said his nephew, GLT board members join members of the Holcombe Family few true horsemen.
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