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Leffingwell House News!Posted: August 17, 2009: The response for blankets continues to be nothing short of remarkable! We ran out of time on Saturday to process all of the blankets and the current count is just shy of 200 with two weeks to go! [Read the Press Release Here] Posted: August 10, 2009: People have brought sleeping bags and blankets from Hebron, Salem, Lebanon and Lisbon!" enthused Jay Deming, President of the Society of the Founders of Norwich. [Read the Press Release Here] Posted: August 7, 2009: On August 1, Norwich Alderman Bob Zarnetske delivered the first blankets to the Leffingwell House Museum "Blanket Norwich With Love" collection that began on Saturday and continues every Saturday through August from noon-4 PM. [Read the Press Release Here] Posted: July 26, 2009: The application for Membership by Descent is now available online here and on the membership pages. Application for Certificate of Descent (.pdf 100 kb). Posted: July 19, 2009: Storytellers Wanted. The Society of the Founders of Norwich would like to begin a program to bring storytellers to local pre-schools and grade schools in the Norwich area in order to introduce children and adults to history through the reading aloud from story books from the 1700 and 1800's. [Learn More Here] Posted: July 19, 2009: Scrapbooker Wanted. [Learn More Here] 
Posted: July 17, 2009: Scarecrow Contest October 17, 2009!. In Norwich, on the corner of Washington Street, the 2 & 32 connector and Harland Road is a green expanse of lawn surrounding the Leffingwell House Museum. In October we'll fill the area with scarecrows advertising your business, industry or department. Your entry can be traditional or whimsical. Rather sponsor a prize? There are three other categories: traditional, whimsical and children. [Learn More Here] Posted: July 17, 2009: October 10, 2009, 1 PM-3 PM the Society of the Founders will celebrate their 108th Anniversary. [Learn More Here]. Posted: July 17, 2009: Museum Receives Award by ReminderNews Posted: July 19, 2009: The Leffingwell House Museum invites you, your family and friends, church and school groups, businesses and others to help us "Blanket Norwich With Love." Every Saturday in August from Noon to 4 PM the Leffingwell House Museum will be collecting new and gently used blankets and comforters for distribution to local shelters, Red Cross and Salvation Army this fall and winter. [Learn More Here] Posted: July 19, 2009: The Leffingwell House Museum is the proud recipient of a "Seeds of Encouragement" check award from Community Gardens As Appleseeds, of Los Gatos, California dedicated to encouraging community gardens and environmental education across the country. Norwich resident Natali Wall nominated Leffingwell House Museum. [Learn More Here] about the award and our gardens. Posted: July 14, 2009: The "Old Norwichtown Burial Ground Walking Tour brochure" is now available in .pdf format. This brochure focuses on the oldest section of the Norwichtown Cemetry. It was written and researched by David Oat and edited by Meg Malmborg. [Download the Brochure Here] Posted: July 09, 2009: You are invited to see the Ada Richards Chase "Books of Gravestones" (.pdf) as they were presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of the Founders of Norwich June 9, 1932. It's a rare look at gravestones from Norwich, and a variety of other Connecticut towns such as Colchester, Canterbury, Wethersfield, Hartford and Cromwell among others. [Learn More Here]. Posted: June 03, 2009: Mark the evening of June 3rd, 2009 at 7 PM on your calendar as the evening of the 108th Annual Meeting of the Society of the Founders of Norwich, CT. [Learn More Here] Posted: May 20, 2009: Leffingwell House Museum and the Hunold Heritage Center Museum of Montrose, Iowa are working together to trace the life of Revolutionary War soldier, Cato Mead who was born at Norwich in 1761/62 and died near Montrose, IA, 04/25/1846. To date, he is the only known black Revolutionary War soldier buried west of the Mississippi River. [Learn More Here] Posted: May 12, 2009: Press Release: Autograph book kept by Frances Manwaring Caulkins and an album of pressed "Sea-Mosses" that was presented to Ms. Caulkins by her two friends CB & ME Webster in 1860 on display for Norwich's 350th Anniversary Celebration. [Learn More Here] 
Posted: February 26, 2009: On behalf of LHM, Beryl Fishbone accepted a paper quill - now displayed in the Breakfast Room of the museum that was designed exclusively for the museum by Helen Brown, Kyle Burgess, Cynthia Castro, Raeshawn Depina, Rontaysha Esannason, Tiana Garcia, Jordan Neigel, Kelsey Smith and Kyle Urbinati. All are students participating in the 2008-2009 "Museum Assistants" program of the Norwich Public Schools BRIDGES Program at Uncas School. [Learn More About BRIDGES & "Quilling" Here]. Posted: January 30, 2009: Will cocoa become the official beverage of the city of Norwich? by Brenda Sullivan, ReminderNews [Article Available Here] 
Christopher Leffingwell was on the cutting edge when it came to figuring out new and better ways to make money. Take, for example, the fact that he was part of what was called the "Committee of Correspondence" during the Revolutionary War. This meant that he got a heads-up on what kinds of supplies people were ordering. What might be surprising to us today is that one of the "hottest" items on the lists was cocoa. Are you a chocolate lover too? Try the Five Minute Chocolate Mug Cake recipe. Posted: January 27, 2009: Leffingwell House Museum invite you to participate in a Legacy Project to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Founding of Norwich Connecticut. We are asking everyone to participate with us in a project to collect what we can learn about how and why the streets of Norwich carry the names they do. The information gathered and submitted will be compiled and made accessible to the public on our web site. [Learn More Here] Posted: June, 2008: Leffingwell grounds receive National Wildlife Certification [Learn More Here] Posted: September 15, 2007: Autumn Pie Contest Photos Posted: May 15, 2007: Updated News from the Registrar [Learn More Here] Posted: May 04, 2007: 2007 Appeal to Membership, Beryl Fishbone, Program Coordinator Posted: May 04, 2007: Book, James L. Smith at Yale University Posted: May 04, 2007: Added links to web site and information about Christopher Leffingwell (History, Norwichtown & Notable people, past and present) to Norwich CT page at Wikipedia Posted: May 03, 2007: Added links to complete books available online regarding history of Norwich such as Old Houses of the Ancient Town of Norwich, 1660-1800. Posted: April 23, 2007: "Cheers" from the Norwich Bulletin Posted: April 03, 2007: Press Release: Craft Intensive Workshops Posted: March 01, 2007: News from the Registrar |
