Eighteen years into its existence, it came time for the Norwich Historical Society to name its first executive director. Deciding to make the move was the hard part. Knowing who to hire was easy. Regan Miner, the society’s paid consultant,…
Benedict Arnold is an historical figure fraught with enmity; his very name being synonymous with the word traitor. Despite Arnold’s damning defection to the British, he was a fierce patriot for the Continental Army and often put himself in the…
Benedict Arnold is an historical figure fraught with enmity; his very name being synonymous with the word traitor. Despite Arnold’s damning defection to the British, he was a fierce patriot for the Continental Army and often put himself in the…
Members of the Colchester Continentals fire and drum corps lead a procession from the Norwich Historical Society’s third annual History Day into the historic Norwichtown Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Samuel Huntington on Sunday, Sept. 30,…
Norwich – The city has all the ingredients to become a thriving center of heritage tourism and should take advantage of it by creating a unifying identity and promoting it with a coordinated marketing efort so it becomes part of…
By John Penney jpenney@norwichbulletin.com, (860) 857-6965 Posted Jan 14, 2018 at 7:08 PM Link for article: Here NORWICH — Biography, said author Eric Lehman, is the art of forgiveness. And when it comes to tackling the subject of Benedict Arnold, the notorious son of Norwich whose…
By Ryan Blessing, rblessing@norwichbulletin.com, (860) 425-4205 At a glance : The Historical Society received $38,951 to perform stabilization work at the 1789 East District Schoolhouse. Work should be completed by October. The society plans to eventually use the space as…
Years ago, when The Bulletin had a staff of lowly copy editors and I was one of them, my car died a swift, lemony death and I took to walking from my apartment on the far end of Greeneville to…
NORWICH — A visit by Benedict Arnold and performances by the Unity of Nations Mohegan Tribe Drummers on Wednesday helped the Norwich Historical Society launch two walking trails that will highlight the city’s historic past. The society celebrated the opening…
NORWICH – Members of the Norwich Historical Society took some time Sunday to look back on what they called a very successful year, while also setting the stage for upcoming programming and events. During the society’s annual meeting inside Norwich…
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