You can learn a lot about Norwich just by taking a walk and looking closely. Try this Architecture Scavenger Hunt. Don't forget to download the answer key to bring along. [...]
Here are some other things you can do to explore Norwich history: Download the Becoming Norwich Comic Book to print at home or Read it Online Explore Norwich Architecture You [...]
Have fun investigating Norwich River History! If you haven’t had the chance, try the Rivers & Mills podcast driving tour! Want to learn more about glaciers? Check out these National Geographic [...]
Have fun investigating Norwich schoolhouse history! If you haven't had the chance, try the schoolhouse podcast driving tour! NOW: How do you get to school today? Drive from your house [...]
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Want to get out and explore Norwich? HIKING HISTORIES Off for a summer hike? Here are some histories behind the trails you love (check back in, we're adding a few [...]
Meet Lauren Pidgeon, a Hanover High student from Norwich who is interested in our community’s history. She is exploring the world of Mary Slack, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who kept a [...]
Mary writes about many family members in her diary. It became clear that not all of her siblings were living at home. The 1860 census shows that the Slacks were [...]
Have you read Little Women? Louisa May Alcott published it over the course of 1868 and 1869, just three years after Mary kept her diary! Little Women is a story [...]
As a teenage girl in 1865, Mary's days at school were coming to an end. As I wrote in my last post, most girls Mary's age were heading to the [...]