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108th Annual Meeting of the Society of the Founders of Norwich,Mark the evening of June 3rd, 2009 on your calendar as the evening of the 108th Annual Meeting of the Society of the Founders of Norwich, CT. There will be a short business meeting, Community Award, games, light refreshments and entertainment by Connecticut's own Troubadour Tom Callinan performing selected pieces from his Norwich 350th commemorative CD "Where Three Rivers Come Together-Norwich through the Centuries". Tom's CD will be officially released at a July 6th concert at the Otis Library. Norwich is one of the few cities in the state with a "Society of the Founders" that dates back to one of the original societies that was organized back in 1901. Around the turn of the century each town and city chartered such a Society so the town could be certain that its history would not be lost. The membership was never restricted to only descendants of the original Founders as the popular haughty name always led people to believe. Rather the societies were organized to do genealogical research and present locally researched papers on residents, visitors, events and places using an historical perspective. It is hoped that our exhibit of the "Founding Mothers of Norwich" pays honor to that goal. Today your membership in the Society of the Founders supports the physical upkeep of four historically important buildings in Norwich, their insurance, a museum, a library, care of the relics of the past and programs built with an eye toward the education of the future residents and visitors to our area. The Leffingwell House Museum is still a home of the 1700's on display. But if you haven't visited within the last two years, you've not seen some very important display changes that bring visitors from other museums and other countries. The museum is far from state of the art but our displays are historically accurate and so we remain one of the finest examples of colonial Americana in the country. The museum is open on Saturdays from Noon - 4 May through October and by appointment. Plan on spending an afternoon there this year! Norwich Deed Signing Reenactment Help WantedOn June 6th the City of Norwich will be sponsoring a reenactment of the signing of the deed of Norwich on the corner of Sachem & Washington Sts. Members of the City Council and the Mohegan Tribe representatives will be in period costume. The Women's City Club members Kate Disch and Elaine Malchman have generously agreed to have the Women's Club members be in costume at this event to act as guides, ambassadors, etc. and to make it more authentic. They may even be willing to make (sew) additional costumes for other participants. Anyone interested in joining this committee is asked to contact Evelyn in the Mayors office at 860.823.3742. |
