It’s Sugaring Season!
norwichhistory2021-04-09T05:17:40-07:00"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 [...]
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.
Soldier’s Mail #4: Technological Advancements
Jeff Brand2020-11-09T12:38:10-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon Between May 1918 and June 1919, Garey traveled around England, France, and America with the army and spotted many of the new technological inventions of the time. [...]
Soldier’s Mail #6: Coming Home
norwichhistory2020-11-09T12:36:13-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon After the Armistice in November, Garey was convinced he would be home in a few weeks. As time went on, Garey's superiors made matters worse by telling [...]
Soldier’s Mail #5: Waiting to Go Home
norwichhistory2020-11-09T12:34:54-07:00By Lauren Pidgeon Between November 1918 to June 1919, Garey and the remaining US troops had a lot of free time. The army tried to keep them all occupied [...]
Soldier’s Mail #3: Celebrating the End of the War
norwichhistory2020-11-09T12:05:01-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon On November 11th, 1918, the Axis powers surrendered and the Armistice was signed. Some of the American troops went into Paris to celebrate. November 12th, 1918 Last [...]
Soldier’s Mail #2: Heading off to France
Jeff Brand2020-11-09T12:05:44-07:00by Lauren Pidgeon Before heading off to France there were a few chores to do. At the top of Garey's list was getting his picture taken and making a list [...]
Soldier’s Mail #1
Jeff Brand2020-11-09T12:06:20-07:00About the Project James Eiler, Lauren Pidgeon and Hank Trimble are Hanover High students who worked at home throughout the spring, transcribing letters written by Garey Waterman home to his [...]
Mary Slack’s World: The Diary of Mary Slack
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:27-07:00Meet Lauren Pidgeon, a Hanover High student from Norwich who is interested in our community’s history. She is exploring the world of Mary Slack, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who kept a [...]
Mary’s Sibling’s World
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:27-07:00Mary writes about many family members in her diary. It became clear that not all of her siblings were living at home. The 1860 census shows that the Slacks were [...]