Norwich A-Z: V is for Voting Box
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:33-07:00We're cheating a bit. This little box should really be called a ballot box. We have several such boxes in our collection and they are important reminders of Norwich's [...]
Norwich A-Z: U is for Uniform
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:33-07:00This Brownie uniform was given to us by Rose Ladd Bender. It was made for her by her mother around 1941. Rose recalls: "In 1941 when I was about 6 [...]
Norwich A-Z: T is for Tank
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:34-07:00This "Indian Tank" once belonged to the Norwich Fire Department. It could be worn as a backpack and used out in the field. The 5-gallon tank of water is connected [...]
Norwich A-Z: S is for Sampler
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:34-07:00Emeline Gilkey crafted this small (7.5” x 8”) sampler in 1823 at the age of ten. Samplers were educational tools, much like horn books or slates, used to develop a [...]
Norwich A-Z: R is for Rake
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:35-07:00This hay rake might be my favorite artifact in the collection. There is nothing that says summer more than the sweet smell of freshly cut hay, drying in the fields. [...]
Norwich A-Z: Q is for Quilt
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:35-07:00Last summer we received a beautiful quilt and silhouette for our collection. The quilt is said to have been made by Mary Eaton, here in Norwich, in the mid-nineteenth [...]
Norwich A-Z: P is for Printing Press
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:35-07:00In 1856, 12-year old George Converse, set out into the barn in the back of the first red brick house as you come in to Norwich to build [...]
2019 Norwich University Exhibit
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:36-07:00Norwich University turns 200 this year. Our exhibit examines the impact of having a military university located in the center of Norwich. Imagine cadets marching up and down the street, [...]
2019 Schooling Exhibit
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:36-07:00In the 19th century, the Norwich Landscape was dotted with one-room schoolhouses. They were a testament to the dispersed nature of settlement and to the value placed on education. [...]
Norwich A-Z: O is for Ornament
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:37-07:00Ornamental Wreath, made with locks of hair, in the Norwich Historical Society Collection Do you have little envelopes containing locks of hair from your child's first haircut? If so, your [...]