Letters to Norwich
norwichhistory2024-02-12T10:03:27-07:00In this digital history project, we are sharing letters from the collection. Community members have narrated the letters to make the stories come alive. The letters range from [...]
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 [...]
Hillside Cemetery
Jeff Brand2023-01-10T07:27:27-07:00The Hillside-Loveland Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Norwich with over 2,000 sites. This land was previously owned by the Loveland family, hence the name, and the cemetery was [...]
Norwich Historic Landmarks
Jeff Brand2022-12-01T13:12:10-07:00Norwich Pool Tracy Hall St. Francis of Assisi Church The Loveland House Marion Cross School The Lewis House [...]
Soldier’s Mail: The World War 1 Letters of Garey Waterman
Jeff Brand2023-01-23T08:13:26-07:00About the Project James Eiler, Lauren Pidgeon and Hank Trimble are Hanover High students who worked at home throughout the spring of 2020 during the pandemic, transcribing letters written [...]
It’s Sugaring Season!
norwichhistory2021-09-28T13:38:34-07:00"We have made a noble lot of nice sugar" Maple sugaring on Brigham Hill, ca 1940 It's sugaring season. From the news reports, it sounds like this year [...]
Norwich Timeline
norwichhistory2021-03-16T14:01:52-07:00To scroll through the timeline, just click on it and then scroll or swipe. We will be adding the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s in the coming weeks.
Quilt Stories
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:17-07:00In 1976 the Norwich Women's Club members pieced a quilt in recognition of the country's bicentennial. Each week this fall we will be sharing photographs and stories related to the quilt [...]
Street Smarts
norwichhistory2021-09-28T12:38:29-07:00Favorite street photographs and short history essays from Kevin Hybels. Click on the links in the sidebar to the right to read the essays. Thanks to grants from the Norwich [...]
Cycles of Change: Farming in Norwich
David Morin2023-01-23T09:44:55-07:00A story of our rich agricultural heritage Cycles of Change: Farming in Norwich was a project of the Norwich Historic Preservation Commission in collaboration with the Norwich Historical Society. [...]