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New addition to website on the way

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Coming soon…NHS board member Michael Cummings Kelly, will be sharing his writings about some of the more influential and interesting Norfolkians who have come through our little town.  With a population around 1600 residents for the last 150 years you will be surprised at some of the folks who called Norfolk home…whether summer or full … Read more

NHS Wins Award of Merit

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We are pleased to announce that our 2017 exhibition, Norfolk in the Great War, has received an Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations.  The CLHO’s annual awards are given to history organizations across the state who go above and beyond to make history come alive.  The official letter states: “The committee was … Read more

Cake Auction List 2018

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Cake Auction Bid List 2018 Click the above to view a complete listing of all the wonderful offerings at this years Annual Cake Auction.  If you would like to help support our fundraiser but cannot attend in person, please call 860-318-1907 or email us at norfolk.ct.historical.org.  Tell us what item you would like to bid … Read more

Labor Day Weekend Walk

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Join us for an enlightening tour of some of Norfolk’s war memorials and sites related to World War I, in conjunction with our 2017 exhibition Norfolk in the Great War.   The approximately one-hour tour will leave from the Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green, on Saturday, September 2, at 10 am.  Free admission as always!

Posters An Important Medium

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The posters now on display at the Historical Society Museum exhibition, Norfolk in the Great War, are part of an important graphic arts form that had just begun to develop when they were used for propaganda in World War I: Many Avenues to Travel Via Vintage Posters

Norfolk Historical Society celebrates WIN 2017

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At the Historical Society’s booth at the Farmer’s Market during Weekend in Norfolk, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first market on the lawn of Town Hall, visitors saw a price list from the first farmer’s market in 1917, and how food was used to help win World War I for the allied powers. The Salisbury Band’s Senior … Read more

Songs of the Great War Program

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Songs of World War I at the Norfolk Library In conjunction with the Norfolk Historical Society’s exhibition Norfolk in the Great War, on Sunday, July 23, at 5:00, Doug Schmolze, singer and guitarist, will present a variety of songs from the 19teens, both patriotic and otherwise, in a centennial retrospective. With anecdotes and historical notes … Read more