Ode to a Hat
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:29-07:00for K.K. Seet by Chin Woon Ping Black as a widow’s weeds, a collapsed concertina eerily jaunty, trailing a flourish of faux feathers lavish as a Mummers’ parade-- something a [...]
Online Exhibit: Poets and the Past
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:25-07:00In 2016 Norwich Historical Society asked eight local poets to browse through our collections, find something that captured their imagination and compose a poem about it. The results are as [...]
Gail Spencer Torkelson and Liz Julian Tuggle Volunteers of the Year
norwichhistory2021-09-28T11:40:56-07:00Gail Spencer Torkelson and Liz Julian Tuggle have been named Norwich Historical Society’s volunteers of the year for 2016. Gail and Liz own Spencer Julian Antiques and bring their knowledge [...]
Upper Valley Chocolate Festival Vendor Information
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:31-07:00Date: Sunday, October 1, 2017 Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Location: Hanover Inn Ballroom Registration Fee: $100 refundable deposit to secure your space What we provide: Print and on-line [...]
Labors of the Year: The 1934 Diary of Paul Metcalf
norwichhistory2023-01-23T07:46:47-07:00For many families living in Norwich during the 1930s farming was a way of life. After moving from Hartford, VT to Norwich in 1901, Otis and Hattie (Dutton) Metcalf settled [...]
Your History, Your Story
norwichhistory2017-03-27T14:48:15-07:00Winter Workshops and Programs Register for Programs Here Sunday, February 5, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Finding Your Roots with Ancestry.com with Dan Collison $15 NHS Members; $20 Non-Members This workshop [...]
Early American Wall Murals
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:32-07:00Free illustrated talk by Polly Forcier November 6, 1:30 p.m. Norwich Historical Society 277 Main Street A brief history of Rufus Porter--artist, musician and inventor. Featuring walls from Maine, New [...]
NHS in Transition
norwichhistory2017-07-11T06:37:17-07:00Judy Brown, our gracious and capable Director for the past five years, has retired from NHS. Her contributions to the organization are far too numerous to recount. Suffice it say [...]
Early American Decoration
norwichhistory2017-03-04T15:32:42-07:00A Retrospective of the Historical Decorative Art of Polly Forcier CURRENTLY ON EXHIBIT AT THE NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Through October 31 The Society is pleased to present a retrospective of [...]