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 [...]
Mechanic Street
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T06:19:56-07:00by 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. [...]
Blood Brook
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T06:18:27-07:00It'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 [...]
About the Norwich Historic Preservation Commission
Jeff Brand2022-01-04T12:08:43-07:00The 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 [...]
Online Exhibit: Norwich’s Vandalized Bible-Mending the Spaces Between
Jeff Brand2023-01-27T14:48:41-07:00Prompted 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 [...]
The Cut Bible: Test page
Jeff Brand2021-11-05T13:43:38-07:00Norwich 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 [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Summer Fun (#7)
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T11:14:44-07:00Where 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 [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Old-Time Religion (#6)
Jeff Brand2021-11-01T11:58:27-07:00What 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 [...]