Virtual programming for Gone Virtual home page.
Jack Sanders talks about school days at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse on West Lane and points out some of the unique features of the one-room school and its furnishings.
We are partnering with historian Jack Sanders to share bits of over 3,000 entries from his Ridgefield Encyclopedia.
Pam Stoddard explains how a very hands-on, people-oriented organization, where interaction is key, has adapted to the realities of social distancing. As she explains, artists are “creative people” and the Guild has come up with some new ways to keep moving forward. There are more challenges ahead as Ridgefield heads into fall and winter, but the Guild of Artists members are continuing to work and express their artistic vision.
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays renowned opera singer Geraldine Farrar, who lived the last forty years of her life on West Lane in Ridgefield.
Recent high school graduate Elijah Crehan and his fellow relic hunting enthusiast John Schwartz talk about their love for buried treasure and showcase a few of their favorite finds dug up on family property in Ridgefield.
The Long and Winding Road, a four-part Zoom webinar with Dr. Shaw, will be offered on four Wednesdays in September.
Suzanne talks about how Ridgefield’s community center is navigating the challenges of COVID-19. She notes that this is the second pandemic the Lounsbury House has seen in its 120 years on Main Street.
We are partnering with historian Jack Sanders to share bits of over 3,000 entries from his Ridgefield Encyclopedia.
Marjorie Adams gives a video slide presentation on her great grandfather, Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, M.D., a founding father of baseball who lived in Ridgefield from 1865-1888.
Ed Briggs, Ridgefield’s Director of Health, discusses the town’s health department’s reaction to the first cases of COVID-19.