Students try their hand at shearing, spinning, and weaving to gain an understanding of Norwich’s agricultural history. Students connect agriculture to changing land use and environmental issues, gaining an understanding [...]
What was village life like in Norwich after settlement? What did they do for food, clothing, and shelter? How and where did they travel? The James Whitelaw maps of 1796 and [...]
Focusing Question 1: Who first lived in the area we now call Vermont and New Hampshire? Abenaki Place Names Focusing Question 2: Where did the first European settlers come from? [...]
Overview In this lesson students examine an 18th century map to identify some of the first buildings in their community. Focusing Questions What were some of the first needs of [...]
Overview In 1765 John and Lydia Mann set off from their home in Hebron, CT, to settle in Orford, NH. They traveled by horseback along the Connecticut River, stopping to [...]
Background Essay for Settlement Lessons Euro-American settlement and town formation in the Connecticut River Valley and throughout what would become Vermont was a relatively orderly process. The people who migrated [...]
Overview In 1765 John and Lydia Mann set off from their home in Hebron, CT, to settle in Orford, NH. They traveled by horseback along the Connecticut River, stopping to [...]
Overview: In this lesson students connect the names of towns in the Connecticut River Valley to towns in Connecticut. From their observations, they conclude that our region was settled by [...]
Overview: In this lesson students connect the names of towns in Connecticut or Massachusetts to towns in England. From their observations, they conclude that New England was settled by people [...]
Norwich’s Town Charter: PROVINCE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE. GEORGE the THIRD, By the Grace of GOD, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all [...]