EVERY THURSDAY IN FEBRUARY!
6:30 p.m. on Zoom; by donation
Discover Norwich is a fundraiser for Norwich Historical Society. Donations are optional, but encouraged as this is our winter fundraiser. Register for all programs or register individually. After you register, a zoom link will be sent to you.

February 5: Norwich & Hanover in the American Revolution

The years of the American Revolution brought challenges to this frontier town. The men and women who lived here during those years encountered dilemmas that echo through time and the around the world.

Learn about the decisions people in Norwich had to make, how they protected their families, and how they became true revolutionaries.

Norwich Grangers installing street signs

February 12: Why did they call it that? The origins of Norwich’s street and place names

Have you ever wondered whether or not Turnpike Road was actually a turnpike? Or how Hopson Road got its name? And who was Brigham Hill named after? Norwich’s place names come from legends, actual people, and the land itself. You can probably imagine how Brook Road got its name, for example!

Join us for a slide show that will take you up and down the streets of Norwich and connect you just that much more with the world around you.

February 19: Was your house once under water? Norwich during the Ice Age

Richmond Middle School teacher, Greg Stott, will discuss his documentary film, The Last Ice, and share photographs and drone footage of evidence from Norwich and the Upper Valley’s glacial past.

Beaver Meadow, by Paul Sample. Collection, Hood Museum of Art

February 26: Paul Sample’s Beaver Meadow: Stories within the Painting

Paul Sample’s Beaver Meadow painting is considered one of his finest works. We’ll explore the history and people of Beaver Meadow through Paul Sample’s eyes.