In 2016 Norwich Historical Society asked eight local poets to browse through our collections, find something that captured their imagination and compose a poem about it. The results are as [...]
Gail Spencer Torkelson and Liz Julian Tuggle have been named Norwich Historical Society’s volunteers of the year for 2016. Gail and Liz own Spencer Julian Antiques and bring their knowledge [...]
Date: Sunday, October 1, 2017 Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Location: Hanover Inn Ballroom Registration Fee: $100 refundable deposit to secure your space What we provide: Print and on-line [...]
For many families living in Norwich during the 1930s farming was a way of life. After moving from Hartford, VT to Norwich in 1901, Otis and Hattie (Dutton) Metcalf settled [...]
Winter Workshops and Programs Register for Programs Here Sunday, February 5, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Finding Your Roots with Ancestry.com with Dan Collison $15 NHS Members; $20 Non-Members This workshop [...]
Free illustrated talk by Polly Forcier November 6, 1:30 p.m. Norwich Historical Society 277 Main Street A brief history of Rufus Porter--artist, musician and inventor. Featuring walls from Maine, New [...]
Judy Brown, our gracious and capable Director for the past five years, has retired from NHS. Her contributions to the organization are far too numerous to recount. Suffice it say [...]
A Retrospective of the Historical Decorative Art of Polly Forcier CURRENTLY ON EXHIBIT AT THE NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Through October 31 The Society is pleased to present a retrospective of [...]
In addition to maintaining regular hours at the Lewis House, where you can view our changing exhibits and make research inquiries, NHS offers a full year of activities for 2017. [...]