American Mercury, The: A popular magazine, founded by H.L. Mencken, that published major authors and thinkers of the 1920s and 30s moved its offices to 360 Main Street in 1936, [P9/1936]; was still publishing there in 1938. Paul Palmer of Wilton Road East was editor and publisher in 1937 and Gordon Carroll, also of Ridgefield, was managing editor. (Mr. Carroll was later a founder of Famous Writers School in Westport.)
Together, we celebrate the importance of preservation in protecting and cherishing the Ridgefield we love.
The Historical Society celebrates Korky’s 100th birthday with the release of digitized negatives from his extensive Ridgefield photo collection. There have been 2,600 negatives digitize to date, only 32,000 left
The Ridgefield Historical Society Historic House Plaques have marked significant houses and acccessory buildings in the Town of Ridgefield for over 24 years.
Betsy Reid, Collections Manager at the Ridgefield Historical Society shares a relic from the vault.
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