Raymond Camp – 17th Norwich Rotary President
Raymond Camp served as the 17th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving from 1936-37. He was born July 25th, 1908 in Portland, Maine, the youngest of Walter and Louise … Read more
Club History
The Norwich Rotary Club was founded on March 10th, 1920. As we approach the centennial of our club, we’ll be researching our club history in a series of articles.
Ray Helmboldt, 47th Norwich Rotary President
Ray was born May 14, 1917 in Lisbon to George and Clara (Kaempffe) Helmboldt, the youngest of three boys. After attending a two room school house in Lisbon, Ray went … Read more
Harold Dahl, 16th Norwich Rotary Club President
Harold Dahl was the 16th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in the 1935-36 year. Dahl was born on November 25th, 1901 in Norwich. He was the eldest of … Read more
Benjamin Palmer,13th Norwich Rotary Club President
Benjamin Palmer was the eighth President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in the 1932-33 year. He was born July 12, 1901, in Norwich, the son of Benjamin and Lucy … Read more
Proper Electric Lighting Shown Before Rotarians
The following account of a meeting of the Norwich Rotary Club appeared in the Norwich Bulletin on December 7th, 1922. A practical demonstration of the proper means of industrial and … Read more
Bert Gager, Norwich Rotarian
Charles Adelbert Gager was born in Bozrah on the nation’s centennial, July 4th, 1876. Bert Gager was an undertaker and operated Gager’s Funeral Home, located at 136 Sachem Street in … Read more
(Norwich) Rotarians Lose to New Londoners
The following is the Norwich Bulletin account of the rotary baseball game between the Norwich and New London Rotary Clubs, held on Thursday, June 10, 1920. Norwich Rotarians proved themselvesĀ to … Read more
Congressman Freeman Speaker at Norwich Rotary Outing at Ludlow
The following is an account of the Norwich Rotary Club’s “Rotary Farm Day”, held at Ludlow Farm on July 26th, 1922. This account appeared in the following day’s edition of … Read more
Harold Larrabee, 11th Norwich Rotary President
Harold Larrabee was the 11th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in 1930-31. He was born November 16th, 1879 in Bath, Maine, the son of Emery and Flora (Leonard) … Read more
Frank Murdy, 10th Norwich Rotary Club President
Frank Murdy was the 10th President of the Norwich Rotary Club, serving in 1929-30. Known commonly as F.R. Murdy, he was born in Dedham, Massachusetts on September 4th, 1875. The … Read more