The village’s cultural and Heritage Committee (formerly the Historical Society) had a busy 2025 and honestly they show no signs of slowing down for 2026.

Last year’s Peter Robinson 200 year anniversary celebrations included a number of major events. The Westwood-based Historical Centre was featured as a stop for one of the bus tours organized by the Nine Ships organizations that allowed the crowd to tour the facility. Recently one of those “bus tour participants” returned to the centre for “a more thorough look about.”

Author and historian Christy Roche made a return visit from his home in Cork, Ireland to the Peterborough area. His stay here included a full schedule of events including participating in the Peterborough St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He also personally chose to pay a return visit to the Asphodel Norwood Heritage Centre where he met with some of the committee members and other history enthusiasts. Roche generously donated a copy of his book “From Whence They Came: The Peter Robinson Settlers” to be added to the centre’s reference library.

The Asphodel Norwood Cultural and Heritage Committee will host its first Historical Gathering of the year on April 21 at the Norwood Town Hall. The committee is pleased to welcome Dr.........

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