After the Diary
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:29-07:00When we last left Mary, she was deeply upset over her father's punishment which forbid James and Mary from ever seeing each other again. Although Mary ended her diary after [...]
Historic Driving Tour Podcast: Early Settlement
norwichhistory2025-01-22T09:28:26-07:00Listen HereListen on your iPhone with Apple PodcastsIf you are on your phone, go to the Apple Podcasts app and search for "Norwich Historical Driving Tours." [...]
Online Exhibit: Norwich Women Crafting the Future
norwichhistory2025-04-06T09:59:18-07:00200 Years of Women's Activism For 200 years Norwich women have advocated for change, taken a stand, and contributed to our community. Abolition, temperance, and the right to vote [...]
Historic Driving Tour Podcast: Norwich Schools
norwichhistory2025-01-22T09:30:01-07:00Listen HereListen on your iPhone with Apple PodcastsIf you are on your phone, go to the Apple Podcasts app and search for "Norwich Historical Driving Tours." If you are already [...]
Vietnam Veteran Interviews
norwichhistory2023-01-23T09:26:21-07:00In winter 2018-2019 Marion Cross 6th graders interviewed six local Vietnam veterans who shared their stories of courage, determination, duty, and empathy. The Vietnam Memorial outside Tracy Hall honors the [...]
Norwich A-Z: Z is for Zadock Thompson
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:31-07:00Zadock Thompson was the first person to write about Vermont history and natural sciences. His books include Gazetteer of the State of Vermont (1824), History of the State of Vermont [...]
Norwich A-Z: Y is for Yearbook
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:32-07:00The oldest Hanover High School yearbook in our collection is Vol. II, No. 1, dated December, 1919. It includes a list of teachers and a variety of short stories, poems, [...]
Norwich A-Z: X is for Exam
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:32-07:00Do you have boxes of your children's schoolwork? We have a big collection of John and Catherine Killoran's school work from the 1930s and 1940s including report cards, essays, and [...]
Norwich A-Z: W is for Warmer
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:32-07:00I think people in the past must have generally had a higher tolerance for cold than we might today. Imagine attending church in the unheated Norwich meetinghouse, or going to [...]