A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
Meet at Norfolk's Center Cemetery for a walking tour led by Barry Webber, executive director of the Norfolk Historical Society. Webber says, "One of the items we have on exhibit is a draft of the Memorial Day parade route, from 1909, where the Norfolk veterans marched to each grave of a Civil War soldier. We […]
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
Take a guided tour of Whitehouse, formerly the home of Ellen Battell and Carl Stoeckel and now the home of the Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. The Stoeckels built the Music Shed for concerts and Ellen's will left her estate in trust for Yale's use. Tours start at the back door, on […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
In the 1840 presidential election, Thomas Cowles was the first man in Norfolk to openly cast a vote for James G. Birney, the nominee of the abolitionists Liberty Party. Mr. Cowles was applauded by some of his fellow townsmen and friends, and this independent act caused much interest and discussion. A New Birth of Freedom, […]
To usher in the 250th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence, the Norfolk Historical Society is kicking off the year with a small exhibition.The Romance of Worth: The Eldridge Sisters and the Centennial focuses on artifacts from one Norfolk family spanning 200 years. Isabella and Alice Eldridge were in their mid twenties […]
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
To usher in the 250th anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence, the Norfolk Historical Society is kicking off the year with a small exhibition.The Romance of Worth: The Eldridge Sisters and the Centennial focuses on artifacts from one Norfolk family spanning 200 years. Isabella and Alice Eldridge were in their mid twenties […]
Along with the Historical Society's special exhibit, "The Romance of Worth", museum director Barry Webber will conduct a gallery talk describing the process of getting a historic garment ready for exhibit and going over the processes it took to get it there.
Pick up a tour guide to Norfolk’s historic houses and walk around the village to see fine examples of Norfolk’s development over several eras, from Revolutionary days to the Gilded Age of architecture. Brochures are available at the Historical Society museum, the Norfolk Library and the Norfolk Hub.
This exhibition focuses on the lives of Dr. Frank Egler, ecologist, and his wife, the photographer Happy Kitchel Egler, two Connecticut pioneers of natural area preserve conservation. It highlights Aton Forest’s scientific research work and the history of the Egler and Kitchel families’ conservation work in Norfolk and Colebrook, Connecticut. Aton has owned the Egler […]
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
Pick up a tour guide to Norfolk’s historic houses and walk around the village to see fine examples of Norfolk’s development over several eras, from Revolutionary days to the Gilded Age of architecture. Brochures are available at the Historical Society museum, the Norfolk Library and the Norfolk Hub.
This exhibition focuses on the lives of Dr. Frank Egler, ecologist, and his wife, the photographer Happy Kitchel Egler, two Connecticut pioneers of natural area preserve conservation. It highlights Aton Forest’s scientific research work and the history of the Egler and Kitchel families’ conservation work in Norfolk and Colebrook, Connecticut. Aton has owned the Egler […]
The historic Norfolk Library was built in 1888 as a gift to the town by Isabella Eldridge in memory of her parents, and has been added to several times since then. Discover its hidden treasures and explore its unseen spaces with Library Director Ann Havemeyer.
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
The Norfolk Historical Society invites you to join family researcher Laurie Green at the society's museum Saturday and Sunday. Laurie will share her know-how by helping visitors research their family genealogy.
This exhibition at the Norfolk Historical Society museum presents snippets of life in Norfolk in the years before, during and after the Revolutionary War, and the impact of that war on the town’s residents. Well before military engagement, townsfolk gathered to respond to the British blockade of Boston harbor on June 1, 1774. Norfolk took […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
Pick up a tour guide to Norfolk’s historic houses and walk around the village to see fine examples of Norfolk’s development over several eras, from Revolutionary days to the Gilded Age of architecture. Brochures are available at the Historical Society museum, the Norfolk Library and the Norfolk Hub.
This exhibition focuses on the lives of Dr. Frank Egler, ecologist, and his wife, the photographer Happy Kitchel Egler, two Connecticut pioneers of natural area preserve conservation. It highlights Aton Forest’s scientific research work and the history of the Egler and Kitchel families’ conservation work in Norfolk and Colebrook, Connecticut. Aton has owned the Egler […]
Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise at the center. […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with […]
Take a guided tour of Whitehouse, formerly the home of Ellen Battell and Carl Stoeckel, who built the Music Shed in 1906. Ellen's will left her estate in trust for Yale's use and it is now the home of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, a program of the Yale School of Music. Tours start at […]
The Norfolk Historical Society invites you to join family researcher Laurie Green at the society's museum Saturday and Sunday. Laurie will share her know-how by helping visitors research their family genealogy.
This exhibition at the Norfolk Historical Society museum presents snippets of life in Norfolk in the years before, during and after the Revolutionary War, and the impact of that war on the town’s residents. Well before military engagement, townsfolk gathered to respond to the British blockade of Boston harbor on June 1, 1774. Norfolk took […]