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Each week, historian Jack Sanders shares bits of over 3,000 entries from his Ridgefield Encyclopedia.
Nugget #43: Frederic Remington
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Mildred Gilman Wohlforth, a well-known crime journalist who wrote many magazine articles and was the author of eight novels, one of which was turned into a movie. She lived in Ridgefield for over 60 years and was the first chairman of the Historic District Commission.
Kate Mozier-Tichy, a Masters candidate in Information and Library Sciences at Southern CT State University, tells us about the Pequot War during the period 1636-1638.
Ridgefielder Maher Madhoun, M.D., an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist at Stamford Hospital, discusses vaccines to prevent Covid-19, the day before he was to receive his first dose as a frontline worker. Dr. Madhoun also serves on Ridgefield’s Covid-19 task force.
Join us for a Live Zoom Webinar with Nick Bellantoni, Emeritus Connecticut State Archaeologist, when he will discuss the history, discovery, and excavation of the burials found last December and give an update on the forensic analysis currently underway.
This presentation is taken from the memoirs of Joe Tulipani, who lived with his family on the Keeler Farm on Nod Road in the 1930s.
Find out how the Schoolhouse operated during the fall and winter seasons. Who attended classes, and how was the school heated? Jack Sanders will read the first pages of two 19th Century history books West Lane students might have used, one by Charles A. Goodrich and one by his brother, Samuel G. Goodrich (as Peter Parley), who both attended the one-room school.
Whether you notice it or not, Ridgefield’s history is illuminated by the very buildings that comprise the town. This tour seeks to explore prominent architectural styles in their historical context, as well as to highlight the colorful individuals who built and inhabited these living relics.
Join relic hunters Elijah Crehan and John Schwartz as they present hidden treasure found on family property in Ridgefield. This week, they showcase a few military-related finds.
This slideshow features archived photos of dogs with their humans doing all sorts of mundane and unusual activities — taking a canoe ride, performing in a high school play, and admiring an antique clock.