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.
The virus came to town in September of 1918 and claimed the lives of Ridgefielders.
We traversed Ridgefield’s roads on a bus to learn about and celebrate the women of Ridgefield!
This edition of the Scott House Journal features the history of the Branchville Schoolhouse and the Historical Society’s current work to save and restore it.
How different life would have been for Rachel Wallace Dauchy a Ridgefield resident almost 300 years ago!