A soldier, a selectman, a slaveholder—his life shaped Ridgefield, and his legacy lingers among the weathered stones at Ridgebury Cemetery.
This edition of the Scott House Journal features St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, a Ridgefield landmark celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2025.
Our sold-out Silhouettes event brought holiday joy to Ridgefield families.
Through research, remembrance, and reflection, the Witness Stones Ceremony at the Ridgefield Historical Society honored Ann, an enslaved woman, in a moving, student-led tribute.
Abigail Taylor’s 1787 Christmas was no celebration, step into her world and uncover a forgotten story of hardship, endurance, and loss in colonial Ridgefield.
Ridgefield Historical Society partnered with Ridgefield High School on an innovative new educational program, bringing ancient stone tools from our collection into the classroom, offering students a hands-on exploration of local Indigenous history.
Dr. John Copp was one of the first physicians in the colonies and one Ridgefield’s first 26 families who paid local Indians 100 pounds sterling for the land that is now Ridgefield. Among the many ailments he treated were the ravages of Smallpox.
Beauty abounded on immersive tour of Ms. Hernmarck’s tapestries, captivating the imagination of all.
This edition of the Scott House Journal features the Civil War letters of Edwin Darling Pickett who was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg at age 28.
The Ridgefield Historical Society salutes Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, which has a 50-year history of serving our community by providing home-delivered meals to anyone who needs them.
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