The Weather Diaries: Finding Ebenezer
norwichhistory2023-02-23T14:30:42-07:00Finding Ebenezer By Sarah Rooker with Doug Hardy Doug Hardy has been helping us to figure out exactly where Ebenezer lived and farmed. We began by looking [...]
History & Behind the Scenes at the Norwich Inn
norwichhistory2023-02-10T12:08:07-07:00Behind the Scenes at the Norwich Inn Presented with Joe Lavin, owner of the Norwich Inn, and Dave Burtonbush, Innkeeper Did you know there has been a tavern or inn [...]
Uncovering Norwich’s Vandalized Bible
norwichhistory2023-02-03T09:08:57-07:00The Discovery of Norwich's Vandalized Bible: A Message from the Past Presented by Sarah Rooker, Director of Norwich Historical Society; Presented on January 26, 2023 Just before Covid, volunteers at [...]
Backyard Farming: All about Chickens
norwichhistory2023-02-03T09:10:17-07:00Backyard Farming in Norwich: All about chickens Presented with Norwich Recreation Department on Feb 2, 2023 Have you always wanted to keep chickens, but weren't sure where to begin? This [...]
The Weather Diaries: January
norwichhistory2023-02-20T14:08:37-07:00In January Ebenezer tracks the temperature, noting the days as pleasant even in the deep cold of winter. He notes traveling to “the River,” which was the Connecticut River [...]
The Weather Diaries
norwichhistory2024-04-24T11:47:04-07:00The Weather Diaries: 1873 - 2023 Ebenezer Brown lived on Beaver Meadow Road in Norwich from 1806 - 1874. Between 1867 and 1874 he kept a daily [...]
Lessons from Norwich’s Schoolhouses
norwichhistory2023-01-23T09:39:47-07:00Read about the Root Schoolhouse Read about the Beaver Meadow Schoolhouse
Norwich Village Stories
norwichhistory2023-01-23T09:07:13-07:00Over the years there have been many businesses in downtown Norwich. In this clip Norwich resident Richard Barrett talks about his memories of various businesses along Main Street. One [...]
Winter Work in Norwich
norwichhistory2023-01-23T09:15:14-07:00Two important tasks that many people have done over the years in winter in Norwich are collecting maple syrup and harvesting ice. "This sap bucket comes from our [...]
Farming in Norwich
norwichhistory2023-01-23T09:11:30-07:00For many years most people in Norwich lived on farms. Because of this, it is not surprising that one of the most commonly discussed topics in the video and [...]