This month’s item from the collection is “Choice Recipes,” a cookbook from the early 1900s, put together by the women of Jesse Lee Memorial Church. Printed by The Ridgefield Press, this book was likely circulated amongst the families of the church to share easy staples and gourmet family favorites.
This month’s items from the collection, a novelty envelope of “nerve powder” handed out to promote the movie Curse of the Cat People at the Ridgefield Playhouse, plus ticket stubs found in a scrapbook of Helen (Keeler) Kallos (2022.057.056), represent a tradition of a bygone era: a late-night double feature at the Ridgefield Playhouse.
Founded in 1907, the Ridgefield School for Boys boarded boys ages 11-18 preparing them for college and beyond.
A simple glass milk bottle from the 1940s offers a glimpse into Ridgefield’s agricultural past and the era of home-delivered milk from local farms.
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 to go!
Betsy Reid, Collections Manager at the Ridgefield Historical Society shares a relic from the vault.
Ridgefielder Brian Willenbring’s velvet painting of Lelak’s Deli is among Historical Society Collections Manager Betsy Reid’s favorite items in the collection.
A small notebook in the Historical Society’s collection provides a glimpse into the life of a 19th century Ridgefield schoolmaster.
Discover Ridgefield’s stormy past with Frank Gordon’s 1950 tornado aftermath photos, now on display at the Ridgefield Historical Society’s Scott House.
The Ridgefield Historical Society is displaying a colorful collection of nearly 200 political buttons from local, state and national campaigns at the Scott House for the month of November.