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Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
June 5, 2009, 6 PM-10 PM
First Fridays: The Immigrant Experience in Collage
Norwich Arts Council, 60-64 Broadway, Norwich CT
Downtown Norwich comes alive with arts and entertainment every first Friday of the month! The Immigrant Experience in Collage.
Contact 860-887-2789 or administration@norwicharts.org
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 8 AM-8 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
River Fest
Howard T. Brown Park, downtown Norwich, CT
Join in the fun as we welcome Dragon Boat Racing back to Norwich. Bragging rights are up for grabs! 28 teams consisting of 21 people (20 paddlers and one drummer, who sets the beat for the paddlers) will race in the Norwich Harbor. There will also be free entertainment for the whole family, children's activities, two live bands and plenty of food.
Register your team, volunteer to help, or become a sponsor here. For more information, call the Chamber office at 860-887-1647.
Saturday June 6, 2009, 10 AM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Reenactment of Deed Signing with Mohegan Tribe
Royal Mohegan Burial Ground on the corner of Washington and Sachem Streets, Norwich, CT
June 6, 2009 marks the official 350th Birthday of The City of Norwich, CT. To commemorate this occasion, we will be reenacting the original deed signing joining with the Mohegan Tribe at the Royal Mohegan Burial Ground. Cast members will be in period costume and/or full regalia during this event. The format will be: assembling at the site, signing of the deed, partaking in the traditional smoking of the peace pipe, and break bread with all present; visitors, spectators and participants. Church bells will then toll for 15 minutes beginning at 12 noon to signify that the official celebration has begun.
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10 AM-2 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Houses of Worship Tour
Self-guided tour. Local lore and history associated with 15 Norwich churches. Free & open to the public. Stop at any of the churches listed below and pick up brochure or contact Barbara Ricketts at rickettsbp@sbcglobal.net.
- Grace Episcopal Church, Chapel Hill Road, Yantic CT, 860-887-9145
- First Congregational Church, 81 East Town Street, Norwich CT, 860-889-9520
- Seventh Day Adventist Church, 400 Harland Road, Norwich CT, 860-887-6763
- Lee Memorial United Methodiat Church, 294 Washington Street, Norwich CT, 860-887-6761
- Park Congregational Church, 283 Broadway, Norwich CT, 860-887-3747
- St. Mark Lutheran Church, 248 Broadway, Norwich CT, 860-887-6826
- Central Baptist Church, 2 Union Square, Norwich CT, 860-889-8313
- United Congregational Church, 87 Broadway, Norwich CT, 860-889-1363
- Divine Providence National Catholic Church, 11 Silver Street at the corner of Golden Street, Norwich CT, 860-887-2812
- St. Mary Church, 70 Central Avenue, Norwich CT, 860-887-1084
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 39 Convent Avenue, Norwich CT, 860-889-4699
- Greenville Congregational Church, 143 Prospect Street, Norwich CT, 860-887-3395
- Christ Episcopal Church, 78 Washington Street, Norwich CT, 860-887-4249
- First Baptist Church, 239 West Main Street, Norwich CT, 860-889-0369
- Leffingwell Baptist Church, Route 82, Bozrah CT, 860-889-7714
Sunday, June 7, 2009, 2:30 PM-4 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Semiseptcentennial Walking Tour: Falls Mills
Begins at Christ Episcopal Church, 78 Washington Street, Norwich, CT
Led by Norwich City Historian, Dale Plummer along the Heritage Walk that follows the Yantic River to Norwich's old mills through to the Yantic Falls. Dale Plummer will discuss the history of the mills providing a myriad of information including architecture and the hhistory of Indian Leap at the falls. Tour proceeds back to the church via Washington Street.
Free & open to the public.
Difficulty: Moderate (hilly sidewalks).
Friday, June 12, 2009, 2 PM
Saturday, June 13, 2009, 8 PM
Sunday, June 14, 2009, 8 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
The Rose on the River
The Donald Oat Theater, 60 Broadway, Norwich, CT
A living history play by Anna Maria Trusky. Directed by Mary Norris. Admission is free. For Info: Call 860-886-5613.
Saturday, June 13, 2009, 10 AM-12 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Civil War Cemetery Walking Tour
Yantic Cemetery, Lafayette Street, Norwich CT
Led by Vic Butsch. Overview of notable Civil War figures - over 400 Civil War veterans - including privates, generals, admirals and one US Vice-President - who are buried here. Some are soldiers from the all-black 29th Connecticut, volunteers and prisoners from Andersonville and Confederate soldiers. Come hear their stories. Free & open to the public.
Saturday, June 13, 2009, 1 PM-3 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Norwich's Rich & Famous Cemetery Walking Tour
Yantic Cemetery, Lafayette Street, Norwich CT
Led by David Oat. Overview of this Victorian cemetery. In early 1900's Norwich was the home of more millionaires than anywhere else in the country. Free & open to the public.
June 13, 2009, 7 PM
Curse of Micah Rood
Donald L. Oat Theater, 60-64 Broadway, Norwich CT
Norwich Cinema presents the 17th century legend of Micah Rood, youngest son of Thomas Rood, who settled in Norwich-West_farms where he lived and died and the fruitful legacy he left behind. Q & A with film-maker Alex Asten follows. Filmed on location in Groton, Mystic, Gales Ferry & Ledyard. Tickets are $7. Call 860-886-6223 for more information.
Sunday, June 14, 2009, 9 AM-5 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Norwich Memorabilla Show
Howard T. Brown Park, Chelsea Harbor, Norwich, CT
The Guns of Norwich will host a special memorabilla show featuring historial displays of a more grand scale than those presented at their bi-annual shows in Taftville. Towns that made oup the original "Nine Miles Square" (Bozrah, Franklin, Lisbon, Griswold, Norwich, Sprague, Preston) will participate. Free & open to public. Contact: Kathy Barry-Shannon at kebshannon@gmail.com.
Sunday, June 14, 2009, 1 PM-2:30 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Mohegan Walking Tour
Chelsea Parade, Broadway & Washington Streets, Norwich, CT
Join Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel for a walk through areas of Norwich which once were the entire Mohegan Burial ground. Participants will walk from Chelsea Parade South down to Indian Leap, back up to the old burial ground. The tour concludes at the Royal Burial Ground, once covered by the Masonic Temple.
Free & open to the public.
June 17-21, 2009
American Veteran's Traveling Tribute
Display of memorabilia from conflicts of war from the Civil War to the present including 9/11. Centerpiece of the tribute is the Vietnam Wall Replica measuring 387 ft. long. Call 860-710-6565 for more information.
Friday, June 19-Sunday June 21, 2009
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Unity Through History: A Timeline Event
Norwichtown Green, West Town Street, Norwich, CT
Demonstrations and lifestyles of days past. Time periods starting with the French & Indian Wars, spanning the centuries to some of our most recent conflicts will be on display.
There is no place in Norwich more appropriate for an historic timeline event than the Norwichtown Green. The Green is surrounded by many 18th and 19th century structures. The buildings include an old Congregational Church (Norwich's first society), former 18th century taverns, a schoolhouse, and an old black smith shop-most of which are now used as offices and private residences. The green is within walking distance of the Old Burying Grounds. In addition to many historic notables, Old Burying Grounds are also the final resting places of both Hannah Waterman Arnold (Benedict Arnold’s mother), and Samuel Huntington - signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the United States in Congress Assembled, and Governor of Connecticut.
- Friday, June 19
- 9 AM: Opening Ceremonies
- 9 AM-4 PM: Living History and Camp Life
- Saturday, June 20
- 9 AM: Opening Ceremonies
- 9 AM-3:30 PM: Living History, Demonstrations, and Skirmishes
- 3:30 PM-4 PM: Barbershoppers Will Sing the National Anthem
- 4 PM-5 PM: Building of the Flag by the Sojourners
- 7 PM: Governor's Foot Guard Band Performance
- Sunday, June 21
- 9 AM: Opening Ceremonies
- 9:30 AM: Church Service, William Dunlap, Pastor
- 12:30 PM: Tour of the Old Burying Grounds and Samuel
Huntington's Gravesite
- 3:30 PM: Break Camp
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 11 AM-12 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Millionaire's Row Walking Tour
Chelsea Parade South, Broadway & Washington Streets, Norwich, CT
Broadway consists of the most beautiful and architecturally interesting homes in New England! Walk with Dale Plummer, Norwich City Historian, beginning at Chelsea Parade South to learn more about the history and architectural highlights. Participants will also learn about the people and personalities who once occupied these Victorian homes.
Free & open to the public.
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 1:30 PM-3 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Norwich Public Utilities Walking Tour
Eighth Street (behind the former Ortronics Building), Norwich, CT
Learn about the historic Greeneville Dam, one of the northeast's last remaining earthern-crib dams. Enter inside the historic gate house building. See inside a working hydro-electric generation unit that produces renewable energy for Norwich. Watch as one of Connecticut's only fish elevators lifts native fish species ti spawn up the Shetucket River.
Free & open to the public. Contact Janine Saunders at 860-823-4101 or JanineSaunders@npumail.com.
Sunday, June 21, 2009, 1 PM-2:30 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Mohegan Park & Spaulding Park Walking Tour
Main entrance to Mohegan Park, Norwich, CT
Join Dale Plummer, Norwich Historian, as he takes you through the history of Mohegan Park and Spaulding Pond.
Free & open to the public.
Sunday, June 21, 2009, 1 PM-4 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Backus House Museum Tour
Backus House Museum, 42 Rockwell Street, Norwich, CT
This historic 1750 house was once owned by Nathaniel Backus, descendant of Norwichtown founders and a wealthy merchant ehgaged in foreign trade. This building is on the National Historic Register and contains historic furnishings.
FREE and open to public, however donations to the museum will be appreciated.
Wednesday June 24, 2009, 12 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Norwich Native Son/Daughter Luncheon
Holiday Inn, RT 82, West Main Street, Norwich, CT
Sponsored by The Woman's City Club of Norwich. For more information, contact: Kathleen B. Disch, President at 860-886-2211.
Thursday June 25, 2009, 12 PM
Divisions at 8:30 AM & 1 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
350th Celebratory Golf Classic
Norwich City Golf Course, 685 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT
Accompanied by food, fun and dinner at the Norwich Marina. Foursomes and sponsorships available. For more info: contact John Paesani at the Norwich City Golf Course at 860-889-6873.
Thursday June 25, 2009, 7 PM-8 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Victorian Lady: reenactment of Everyday Life of the Victorian Era
Slater Hall Auditorium, NFA Campus, 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT
Dressing in actual vintage and authentically reproduced undergarments, clothing and accessories, Kandiw Carle adds humor, history and ancedotes about fashion, home life and etiquette of men and women during the Gilded Age. Free. Appropiate for all ages.
Saturday, June 27, 2009, 10 AM-12 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Colonial Tombstones Walking Tour
Norwichtown Cemetery, off Old Cemetery Lane, Norwich CT
Led by David Oat. Meet at the Norwichtown Green. Overview of cemetery history and the stories it's old headstones hold. Old Burying Grounds are the final resting places of both Hannah Waterman Arnold (Benedict Arnold's mother), and Samuel Huntington (signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the United States in Congress Assembled, and Governor of Connecticut).
Semi-hilly walking tour.
Free & open to the public.
Saturday June 27 & Sunday, June 28, 2009
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Kids' Birthday Parties
Norwich Marina, Under the tent, Norwich, CT
Ages 3-14. Pizza, beverages, cupcakes, & ice cream! Performances by Mr. Magic and Mad Science. Arts & Crafts, Face Painting, and Games are also planned. Rain or Shine. Tickets: $3.50 each. (Tickets are for a specific date and time. Admission to the party will be granted only for the date and time listed on your ticket.) Purchase in advance at the Mayor's Office at Norwich City Hall. For more info: call 860-823-3742 or 860-639-7527.
Saturday Party times: 11 AM-1 PM, 3 PM-5 PM. Sunday Party times: 11 AM-1 PM, 3 PM-5 PM.
Saturday, June 27, 2009, 1 PM-3 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Gun Factories Walking Tour
City Hall, 100 Broadway, Norwich, CT
Join the Guns of Norwich Historial Society as they guide you through the important history of Norwich gun factories.
Free & open to the public. Contact Dianne Brown at diannebrown@diannebrown.com.
Sunday, June 28, 2009, 1 PM-3 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Rose City Renaissance Walking Tour
325 Main Street, Norwich, CT
Tour downtown and learn about pans for preservation and restoration.
Free & open to the public. Contact Dianne Brown at diannebrown@diannebrown.com.
Wednesday July 1, 2009, 7 PM-8:30 PM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Norwich Governors: A Tribute to 'Black Governors'
Slater Hall Auditorium, NFA Campus, 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT
Black Governors across New England were slaves or freemen elected by their African-American peers to represent the African American community between 1749-1856. Over that period of time, Norwich had three Black Governors: Ira Tosset, Samuel "Sam" Huntington (servant of Samuel Huntington) and Boston Trowtrow. Locals in period dress will reenact dialogue of these Black Governors. Free & open to the public Appropiate for all ages. Contact Dianne Brown at diannebrown@diannebrown.com.
Sunday, July 5, 2009, 10 AM-11:30 AM
Norwich Semiseptcentennial Celebration
Norwichtown & the Meadows Walking Tour
Norwichtown, CT
Discover the history and architecture of old Norwichtown with Dale Plummer, Norwich Historian.
Free & open to the public. Contact Dianne Brown at diannebrown@diannebrown.com.
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