Marie Kendall took this photograph of “The Willows” lining Greenwoods Road just below Blackberry Street about 1890. It is now…
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Oct 4
In the early 20th century, the Mountain Road bridge over Norfolk Brook had a rustic-style guard rail bordering the road…
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Aug 31
This charming house, still standing on the west side of Litchfield Rd., was built in 1905 for Richmond Paine, the…
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Aug 2
As we prepare for the 250th anniversary of our country’s independence on July 4, let’s look back 50 years to…
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Jul 3
Designed by architect Alfredo Taylor and still standing at the end of Golf Drive, this pavilion was built on the…
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Jun 8
Although there was no organized baseball for Norfolk youth until Little League arrived in 1952, town team baseball flourished during…
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May 3
Travel by railroad was still the best way to get from one place to another in the early 20th century,…
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Apr 2
By Ann Havemeyer It was a busy afternoon at the General Electric plant in 1953. On the banks of the…
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Mar 6
From Feb. 20 to Feb. 22, 1898, an ice storm swept through Northwestern Connecticut. For three days, freezing rain coated…
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Feb 7
One of the earliest photographs of Norfolk was taken on Nov. 2, 1877. Folks coming from Winsted would have travelled…
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Nov 8