Norfolk Then . . .
Imagine photographer Marie Kendall in a long skirt climbing Canaan Mountain with all her gear—view camera, lenses, tripod, dark cloth, glass plate negatives—and you’ll have some idea of the difficulties she faced to get this shot of West Norfolk about 1890. Ashpohtag Road stretches into the distance through hills that have been stripped bare, the […]
Maria Horn Discusses Education at Norfolk Forum
A statewide cooperative to stabilize special education costs is being considered By Wiley Wood State Representative Maria Horn recently addressed a group of Norfolk residents about education and education funding. The meeting was held at Botelle School on Aug. 1, with about 45 people in attendance. Horn reported that a task force delegated by the […]
The Haystack Book Talks Festival Returns for a Second Year
A new lineup of writers in conversation By Marie-Christine Perry This summer saw Haystack Book Talks bring three stand-alone talks to the Norfolk Library: Byron Kim and Lisa Sigal, the new directors of the Yale Summer School of Art, talked with Nell Painter, the distinguished American historian and author of “Old in Art School: A […]
September, Planting a Seed
Through the Garden Gate By Leslie Watkins Baby boomers will represent nearly 25 percent of the American population in 2020, and that number includes a lot of grandparents. Many grand-boomers love passing on knowledge and skills to their grandchildren. One of the best memories and activities one can share with a child is the cultivation […]
Great Mountain Forest Hires New Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of Great Mountain Forest has announced that the trustees have selected Tamara Muruetagoiena as the a new executive director of GMF. Muruetagoiena first became acquainted with GMF as a student in the Yale School of Forestry, where she got a master’s degree in forest science. She also earned a master’s degree […]
Letters to the Editor
Connecticut Coverts Cooperators In the United States, 36 percent of forestland is privately owned by families or individuals. In southern New England this percentage rises to 74 percent—the majority of which is in parcels under 50 acres. Most woodland owners own their land because they value it as forest and aim to be good stewards. […]