Current Exhibition
A Haven of Happiness: Inventor Michael Pupin in Norfolk
May 31, 2024
Michael I. Pupin immigrated to the United States in 1874 arriving in New York with 5 cents to his name. The bright young man came here at the urging of his mother, as his education and prospects were few in his home town of Idvor, Banat, in what is now Serbia. Taking the first job
Collections & Video Presentations
Our collections database is viewable at our online archive. We also have a series of virtual presentations created for the Norfolk Historical Society.
Past Exhibitions
Covenant & Community: The Church of Christ in Norfolk
The exhibition chronicles the life of the church, first as it intersected with the civic life of the town, and later as its disestablishment was reflected in the organization of an Ecclesiastical Society.
On December 24, 1760 the Church of Christ was gathered in Norfolk. This small group of fourteen men and nine women, who initially formed the church, bound themselves in solemn covenant to walk with this Church in all the Ordinances of the Gospel and watch over Fellow Members in Meekness and Love. While the religious
Great Mountain Forest: A Century of Conservation
The Childs-Walcott Game Preserve (later renamed Great Mountain Forest) quickly became a Progressive Era experiment in the restoration and conservation of natural resources.
In 1909, two friends, Starling W. Childs and Frederic C. Walcott, purchased 3,000 acres of cutover charcoal land from the Barnum-Richardson and Hunts Lyman Companies. The Childs-Walcott Game Preserve (later renamed Great Mountain Forest) quickly became a Progressive Era experiment in the restoration and conservation of natural resources and a welcome respite from city life