Remembering Roger Blake
Jeff Brand2023-01-12T15:18:20-07:00Roger Blake A life in service to the public good January 5, 2023: We mourn the tragic loss of our long-term friend, mentor, and volunteer at Norwich Historical Society, Roger [...]
Hillside Cemetery
Jeff Brand2023-01-10T07:27:27-07:00The Hillside-Loveland Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Norwich with over 2,000 sites. This land was previously owned by the Loveland family, hence the name, and the cemetery was [...]
Norwich Historic Landmarks
Jeff Brand2022-12-01T13:12:10-07:00Norwich Pool Tracy Hall St. Francis of Assisi Church The Loveland House Marion Cross School The Lewis House [...]
Feast from the Farms
Jeff Brand2023-01-05T09:12:38-07:00October 8, 2022 A driving and bicycle tour to the working valley farms and historic hill farms of Norwich. A fundraiser for Norwich Historical Society Join us by bicycle [...]
Foraging in the Fields and Forests of Norwich
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T08:05:06-07:00Foraging in the Fields and Forests of Norwich Presented by Brie Swenson, Norwich Recreation Department and Craig Layne, Norwich Conservation Commission. Originally presented on February 24, 2022. [...]
Joseph Smith’s Family in Norwich
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T08:03:30-07:00Vermont’s Poor Laws During a Disastrous Year of Climate Change: The Story of Joseph Smith’s Family Presented by Mark Staker, Master Curator, Historic Sites Division, The Church of Jesus Christ [...]
From Norwich to the Winter Olympics
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T07:25:32-07:00Have you ever wondered about how skiing became so popular in Norwich? Did you know that Norwich athletes have brought home 3 olympic medals and since 1984 has put an athlete on [...]
Annual Meeting and Talk
Jeff Brand2023-03-24T13:37:07-07:00February 23, 6:00pm (on zoom-and free) Register by clicking here What a year it has been! Join us for our 2023 Annual Meeting. We will have a brief meeting [...]
Comic Books
Jeff Brand2022-01-05T12:02:41-07:00Becoming Norwich: The Early Years explores the story of the Connecticut settlers as they came up the river, met the local Abenaki community, and began to build homes [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Family (#8)
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T11:18:00-07:00Who were the important people in Ella Sargent's life? We see some names repeated frequently in Ella's diaries. Who were they? 1938 photograph of Ella Sargent, two years before [...]