After the Diary
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:29-07:00When we last left Mary, she was deeply upset over her father's punishment which forbid James and Mary from ever seeing each other again. Although Mary ended her diary after [...]
Vietnam Veteran Interviews
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:09:31-07:00In winter 2018-2019 Marion Cross 6th graders interviewed six local Vietnam veterans who shared their stories of courage, determination, duty, and empathy. The Vietnam Memorial outside Tracy Hall honors the [...]
Digitizing the Albert Nye Diary
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:01-07:00Ella Lubell joined us as a volunteer this summer to transcribe and research the diary of Albert B. Nye. She wrote a series of blog posts to share her research [...]
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
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:22-07:00Thanks to grants from the Norwich Women's Club, we hired Kevin Hybels to begin digitizing our photograph collection. Kevin is a Norwich resident and a history major at Cornell University. [...]
Cycles of Change: Farming in Norwich
David Morin2020-10-05T12:10:59-07:00A 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. The [...]