Aunt Ella’s Diary: Transportation (#5)
Jeff Brand2021-11-01T11:56:52-07:00How did Ella Get Around? Ella's diaries between 1884 and 1922 mention the various forms of transportation that she and her neighbors used in Norwich and [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Summer Meals on the Farm (#4)
Jeff Brand2021-11-01T11:55:12-07:00In Ella's time there was no running to Dan and Whit's to grab supper. Just about everything they ate came off the farm. Cooking was on [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Haying (#3)
Jeff Brand2021-11-01T11:54:27-07:00This week’s diary excerpts include Ella’s observations about haying. Ella didn’t participate, but was a keen observer of the weather. Her entries mention a number of [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Planting and Berry Picking (#2)
Jeff Brand2021-11-01T11:52:48-07:00Planting and Berry Picking Early summer on Ella’s farm was always busy. A wide variety of crops were planted every year. Ella had help from her [...]
Aunt Ella’s Diary: Introduction
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T08:11:25-07:00Introducing “Aunt Ella” Sargent Ella Sargent (1855-1940) lived most of her life in the same Norford Lake home until she moved in with a niece the last 9 years [...]
Early Settlement Comic Book for Families and Kids
Jeff Brand2025-04-06T10:00:11-07:00Early Settlement Comic Book for Families and Kids Read in the flip book below or click the button below to download and print at home. If you want the flip [...]
The Diary of Mary Slack
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T08:12:29-07:00In this series of posts, Lauren Pidgeon, a Hanover High student from Norwich, explores the world of Mary Slack, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who kept a diary here in Norwich [...]
Soldier’s Mail: The World War 1 Letters of Garey Waterman
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T08:13:26-07:00About the Project James Eiler, Lauren Pidgeon and Hank Trimble are Hanover High students who worked at home throughout the spring of 2020 during the pandemic, transcribing letters written [...]
Community Resource Fair
Jeff Brand2024-11-21T09:31:38-07:00Norwich Community Resource Fair Saturday, September 21 (rain date is September 22) 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Free Outside on the Norwich Historical Society Lawn, 277 Main Street Have you [...]
Feast from the Farms
Jeff Brand2021-06-16T09:42:43-07:00A fundraiser for the Norwich Historical Society organized by Norwich Recreation Department A self-guided adventure to visit the working valley farms and historic hill farms of Norwich. A map, [...]