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 [...]
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 [...]