Norwich Historic Landmarks
Jeff Brand2022-08-15T09:32:39-07:00Norwich Pool Norwich Post Office The Norwich Inn Tracy Hall The Loveland House St. Barnabas [...]
Feast from the Farms
Jeff Brand2022-07-14T13:39:12-07:00October 8, 2022 A driving and bicycle tour to the working valley farms and historic hill farms of Norwich. A fundraiser for Norwich Historical Society and a chance to support [...]
Foraging in the Fields and Forests of Norwich
Jeff Brand2022-02-25T11:52:41-07:00February 24: Foraging in the Fields and Forests of Norwich Presented by Brie Swenson, Norwich Recreation Department and Craig Layne, Norwich Conservation Commission
The Story of Joseph Smith’s Family in Norwich
Jeff Brand2022-02-11T09:41:38-07:00February 10: Vermont’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 [...]
From Norwich to the Winter Olympics
Jeff Brand2022-02-04T07:49:12-07:00Have 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 Brand2022-03-23T05:00:33-07:00January 30, 3:00pm (on zoom-and free) Register by clicking here What a year it has been! Join us for our 2022 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 [...]
Paul Sample’s Ski Jump
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T06:33:16-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon This is Eleanor Fitzgerald teaching a Ford Sayre skiing lesson. The Altow Ski Area was a popular place during the winters of the 1940s [...]
Norwich Christmas Pageant
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T06:17:29-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon Betty Booth and the Christmas Pageant Up Elm Street and to the right was once Betty Booth's house. Betty moved to Norwich in 1950 and lived here [...]