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 [...]
Who 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 [...]
by 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 [...]
by 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 [...]
by Kevin Hybels Where was Mechanic Street? The historical society frequently gets questions from people wanting to know more about the history of their house, street, or neighborhood. [...]
It's obligatory to stop on the Blood Brook bridge while on a Hopson Loop walk. Top and look over the bridge. You are gazing at the Paleozoic era. These are [...]
The Norwich Historic Preservation Commission (NHPC) is a municipal commission that seeks to raise appreciation of the Town's historic landscapes, sites, structures, and people from all cultures. We champion the [...]
Prompted by the discovery of a vandalized Bible in the Norwich Historical Society’s collection, 22 artists and poets respond to the theme “Mending the Spaces Between.” Their work responds [...]
Norwich Historical Society Exhibition Call for Entries Norwich Historical Society is seeking submissions of art that expresses the theme of Mending the Spaces Between for a [...]
Where did Ella and her family go for entertainment? Ella writes about summer outings. Ella's diary entries had a sameness to them most days. "A pleasant morn" was [...]
What did religion mean for Ella and her relatives? Funeral services were held for Ella Lodisa Sargent in 1940 at the Norwich Congregational Church. However, earlier [...]