Nordic Trails in Norwich
norwichhistory2025-02-17T14:06:50-07:00Nordic skiing trails in Norwich and beyond with John Morton, founder of Morton Trails, and the designer of over 100 trail projects across the United States and abroad. Learn [...]
Discover Norwich 2024
norwichhistory2025-02-17T14:07:23-07:00February 1: Tales from the Schoolhouses with Wendy Thompson and Cam Cross, former teachers at Marion Cross. Did you know that at one time Norwich [...]
The Weather Diaries: November
norwichhistory2023-12-01T10:04:19-07:00Two diaries, 150 years apart… For Ebenezer, November brought the return of cold weather, sleighs (and sleigh accidents), and family visits. Winter preparations included butchering, cutting wood, and [...]
The Weather Diaries: August
norwichhistory2023-10-05T08:08:51-07:00Two diaries, 150 years apart… Ebenezer Brown, 1873 2 Hot sunny day…Charles worked for G.M. Slack. I hoed the sweet corn & worked in [...]
The Weather Diaries: September
norwichhistory2023-11-03T11:56:32-07:00Two diaries, 150 years apart... September 2023 brought the first frost, rains, and warm days. The Brown family finished their haying and got in their wheat and oats. Family arrived [...]
Special Event: A Blooming Sanctuary
Jeff Brand2024-02-14T13:52:27-07:00Fifty Years in the Garden Join us for a celebration of fifty years of gardening with Janet FlandersJuly 15 (rain date July 16); and August 19 (rain date [...]
2023 Exhibit: Becoming Norwich
norwichhistory2025-02-06T08:37:47-07:00Norwich Historical Society has collaborated with cartoonist, Emily Zea, to publish a series of illustrated histories about Norwich. These histories feature Norwich’s early years, stories of our rivers and [...]
The Weather Diaries: March
Jeff Brand2023-04-23T06:26:23-07:00In March, Ebenezer and his son Charles attended Town Meeting and the district School Meeting. Charles agreed to have the teacher live with them for the first term of [...]
The Weather Diaries: February
norwichhistory2023-03-03T07:35:39-07:00In February, Ebenezer was not as careful at tracking the temperature. The big events included going to court to a hearing about the insufficient roads (today's Main Street area [...]
All about Norwich: Your Questions Answered
norwichhistory2023-02-23T09:56:23-07:00All about Norwich: Your burning questions, answered Presented by Lucinda Walker, Norwich Public Library and Sarah Rooker, Norwich Historical Society What have you always wondered about Norwich? Lucinda Walker and [...]