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The Norwich Historical Society seeks to preserve, protect and promote the rich history of Norwich, CT.

NHS operates the Norwich Heritage & Regional Visitors' Center seasonally and created the Walk Norwich Trail system accessible via walknorwich.org.

05/09/2026

We are so proud to be a part of this event and incredibly thankful the rain held off.

04/30/2026

Thank you to everyone who came by on Tuesday! We loved seeing all the cool projects, which included a traveling loom. We did find a water bottle at the end of the night. If it's yours, please let us know. The schoolhouse will be open this Saturday for pick up!

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, Please Consider a Contribution to Our Annual Appeal!

Thank you to those who have supported and continue to support the efforts of the Norwich Historical Society! Your contributions have helped us make great progress in 2025, and will support some big plans for the upcoming years.

It’s been a busy year for the Norwich Historical Society. Renovations for the lower level event space at the David Greenleaf House have completed. The plans for the site work are ready, and that work will begin in the spring. The site work at the David Greenleaf House will make the new event space accessible, and will unite the Leffingwell House and David Greenleaf House as part of a single, coherent campus. We hosted a fun and well attended trivia event following our annual Light’s Out for Bennedict Arnold in front of Norwich City Hall, and welcomed local author and historian Dayne Rugh to discuss his book on John Durkee to a full house at this year’s Annual Meeting. This year’s Antient Ghosts of the Revolution tour during Walktober was our best yet!

The next few years will also be very important for the Norwich Historical Society, and for our partners in the city. We are eagerly anticipating the fully renovated David Greenleaf House, and we are actively planning for the future of our organization. We are very excited to be supporting local events to celebrate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution in 2026. Additionally, it is crucial that we raise salary funds for staff so that we may continue our mission of protecting and promoting the rich history of Norwich.

Please support our work by making a tax-deductible contribution to either our general fund or endowment.

Your donations help us raise awareness of Norwich’s fascinating history and cultural destinations. Thank you very much for your support!

https://www.memberplanet.com/s/norwichhistoricalsociety/annualappeal2025

10/24/2025

We are here in the Green waiting for you for the Antient Ghosts of Norwich tours. There is still some availability at the 6:20 tour, if you want to come on down. Grab some dinner at The Grill by Kay Catering, make a witch’s hat or decorate a pumpkin for $5 and pick up some The Norwich Historical Society swag to lend support.

10/10/2025

Join Uncas Leap Heritage Park for this Walktober Walking Tour!

06/23/2025

TONIGHT! Uncover Norwich’s forgotten past.

Come hear the story of Primus and Job — a father and son who lived through the horrors of slavery and the hope of freedom, right here in Norwich.

06/17/2025

Who was Primus? Who was Job? Why should we remember?

Local historian John Mills has spent years piecing together the stories of Norwich’s early Black residents. His talk will focus on one family’s journey through slavery, war, and ultimately, freedom.

This is history we weren’t taught — and it’s time we listen.

06/12/2025

He fought for freedom… and returned enslaved.

In 1778, Job, son of Primus, came home from the Revolutionary War — only to be sold again. His powerful story is one of injustice, resilience, and the complicated history of freedom in early America.

Don’t miss historian John Mills as he brings this story to life.

🗓️ Monday, June 23 🕕 5:30PM

06/07/2025

Spend an evening uncovering the past…
Join historian John Mills as he shares the remarkable, little-known story of Primus, a boy taken from Africa in the early 1700s and brought to Norwich, CT in bo***ge — and of his son Job, a soldier in the Revolutionary War who returned from service still enslaved.

Help us shine a light on Norwich’s hidden history.

06/04/2025

Mark your calendars and spend an evening with historian, John Mills as he talks about Primus, his family and his connection to Norwich, Connecticut.

In the early 1700's, a young boy was torn from the bedside of his sick mother in Africa and taken to a slave ship. On the ship, he discovered his father had been captured as well. His name was Primus.
Primus was enslaved to Ebenezer Lathrop of Norwich.

In 1752, Primus had a son named Job. During the Revolutionary War, Job served... but when he returned, he was still enslaved. In 1778, Job was sold to Caleb Huntington who freed him.

Address

69 East Town Street
Norwich, CT
06360

Telephone

+18608861776

Website

http://www.norwichhistoricalsociety.org/

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