#norwichct

Writing till the end.

17th-18th century homes near the Old Norwichtown Green in Norwich, Connecticut.

"Alas poor human nature"! Did you know a headstone is called a headstone because it goes at the top of the grave plot, near the deceased's head, and a footstone is a stone found at the end of the plot, near the deceased's feet? Here, Mr. Benjamin Butler has a very fine footstone, as you can see, and his marble headstone is complete with a soul effigy. From the Old Norwichtown Cemetery in Norwich, Conn.

The grave of Benedict Arnold’s mother, Hannah Waterman King Arnold, in Norwich, Connecticut, where Arnold was born.

On a whim Monday, I visited the Old Norwichtown Burial Ground in Norwich, Conn. I knew that Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a president of the Continental Congress (there has been an effort in recent years to get a presidential library here, as Huntington, because he was president when the Articles of Confederation were ratified, is considered by some to be the nation’s first president) and Benedict Arnold’s mother, Hannah, were buried here. I also learned that there is at least one Revolutionary War veteran is buried here, and memorials (both American and French) to 20 French soldiers who died while encamped with Lafayette’s forces here in 1778.

Working on a potential new long-term project and using it to teach myself digital inking techniques and skills in GIMP. It’s painstaking, but actually a lot of fun!

Welcome to the official Norwich Sea Unicorns 2025 postgame fireworks schedule! The Sea Unicorns intend to give New England 7 firework shows this year for all fans to enjoy. The team is the defending back-to-back Future Collegiate Baseball League champions thanks to victories in 2023 and 2024. In fact, the organization is one of the couple franchises based in Connecticut along with the New Britain Bees and Hartford Yard Goats. The club was previously known as the Connecticut Tigers from 2010 until 2019. Now that the Independent Baseball season is officially underway, the Norwich Sea Unicorns have some exciting theme … Read more

This is a day late because we couldn't find a good picture, and then out of the blue Kathy from @fatface_mysticct texted me this one, which is a picture of a brick with our name on it from the Freedom Courtyard in Norwich.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The Norwich Lions and the Norwich Historical Society got together in 2012 to build this commemorative bell cast by Verdin Bell. We were honored that year to both help with the fundraising as part of the Norwich Lions and when you go visit the bell at the steps of the Norwich City Hall, you can see all the other local citizens and businesses that helped make the symbol of freedom come into being that Juneteenth in 2012. When you find our brick, please share the picture.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We stand with everyone for equality⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I'm glad to have learned about the commemoration of Juneteenth that was left out of our Connecticut education system until I started celebrating in Norwich back in the early 2000's. Norwich uses that week as a celebration fo all the ethnic diversity of the town, and it took a few years before I knew what was at the roots of their celebration. What Connecticut lacked in the education of us as kids, we are making up for by commemorating and bringign out past to light.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Norwich is especially connected to the blight of slavery through two narratives. Lincoln had a campaign stop in town and stayed at the Wauregan. Also, Norwich as a spur in the Underground railroad with houses dotted all around town with secret little rooms to hide people fighting for their freedoms.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #norwichct #bell #connecticut #freedombell (at Norwich, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqnZxWgHn8/?igshid=p9f4f68l6h1n