Archaeologists discovered a cache of Continental Army buttons and musket balls offering powerful evidence of where the Battle of Ridgefield’s fighting occurred.
A pewter uniform button uncovered alongside musket balls offers rare material proof of a Revolutionary skirmish, linking Ridgefield’s landscape with soldiers who fought there nearly 250 years ago.
With funding from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program, the Ridgefield Historical Society and archeologists from Heritage Consultants use hi-tech archeological equipment to search for Battle engagements throughout Ridgefield.
The evening offered fresh insight into colonial-era conflict through emerging scientific techniques, engaging attendees with discoveries that promise to expand our local history.
Beneath Ridgefield’s quiet streets lies a battlefield waiting to be rediscovered—and this spring, a groundbreaking archaeological project is bringing that history to light.
Keith Marshall Jones III offered fresh perspectives about the 1777 Battle of Ridgefield in this captivating lecture.
The Ridgefield Historical Society seeks to contract with a professional cultural resource management firm to carry out the objectives of an American Battlefield Protection Program Grant, administered by the National Park Service.
Renowned historian Keith Marshall Jones III unveils his latest work, offering the most comprehensive and compelling account of the Battle of Ridgefield to date.
History was brought to life on the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Ridgefield.
In this sold out gathering we learned the influence Ridgefield had on the American Revolution.