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, [...]
The Underground Railroad
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T06:25:25-07:00By Lauren Pidgeon Did you know that while on your Elm Street stroll, you are probably walking in a path once taken by people escaping enslavement? Just down Elm Street [...]
The Hopson Family
Jeff Brand2021-11-12T06:25:26-07:00By Lauren Pidgeon As the weather becomes warmer and the birds begin to sing, more and more people are walking the Hopson Loop. Have you ever been on the [...]
It’s Sugaring Season!
norwichhistory2021-09-28T13:38:34-07:00"We have made a noble lot of nice sugar" Maple sugaring on Brigham Hill, ca 1940 It's sugaring season. From the news reports, it sounds like this year [...]
Norwich Timeline
norwichhistory2021-03-16T14:01:52-07:00To scroll through the timeline, just click on it and then scroll or swipe. We will be adding the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s in the coming weeks.
Rivers & Mills Comic Book and Podcast for Kids
norwichhistory2025-01-22T09:41:20-07:00If you want the flip book at full-screen, click on the little arrows at the bottom right of the book. Thank you to the Norwich Women's Club [...]
Discover Norwich 2023
norwichhistory2023-12-20T13:27:38-07:00Donations support the security and safety of the Historical Society's historical collection and property and the mental health of our teens 20% of your donation have been directed to [...]
The Circles Project
Jeff Brand2021-11-10T05:06:05-07:00Click here to see all the circles (thanks, Chad Finer) Want to see the "how-to" website? Click here Over 175 Norwich residents contributed to our mural by painting canvas circles [...]
Soldier’s Mail #4: Technological Advancements
Jeff Brand2021-09-28T13:02:03-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon Between May 1918 and June 1919, Garey traveled around England, France, and America with the army and spotted many of the new technological inventions of the time. [...]