Upcoming Events
A New Birth of Freedom: Norfolk in the War of the Rebellion
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 party. Mr. Cowles was applauded somewhat vigorously by some of his fellow townsmen and friends, and this independent act caused much interest and discussion over the next twenty
June 7 — October 12, 2025
Norfolk Historical Society Museum, 13 Village Green, Norfolk, CT
Past Events
Fifth Annual Cake Auction
Please Join us Saturday December 7, 2019 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Drinks and Nibbles and a live auction, beginning at 5:45 of delicious, festive, homemade cakes. $25 at the door Can’t make the event but would still like to make a donation or bid on a cake? Email us at http://info@norfolkhistoricalsociety.org for further instructions and to
Bibliomania (or Book Madness): A Bibliographical Romance
Bibliomania Tour The great book collections assembled and dispersed by Norfolk’s Battell, Eldridge, and Robbins families in the period 1790–1930 contributed to the golden age of book collecting, a time period described and celebrated by English librarian Thomas Dibdin in his 1809 “Bibliomania” (book-madness, or uncontrollable passion for books). Although Dibdin’s volume is a satire
Historic House Dinner
Save the date for this year’s Historic House Dinner! Saturday, October 19th To be held at Windolit, the family home of Dick Childs, founder and publisher of ‘Modern Age Books’ (1936-1942). Guests will enjoy cocktails and dinner and a special presentation by Childs’s granddaughter, Lucy Mookerjee, Ph. D. on the inner workings of America’s first
Windolit, Westside Road, Norfolk