Who were the Ramapo Village Indians, and what happened to them?
Our volunteers Sally and Jack Sanders have created a series of four virtual tours, guided by historian Jack Sanders. Watch the series below.
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays editor, journalist, and publisher Abigail Goodrich Whittlesey who founded The Mother’s Magazine in the 1830s. She grew up in Ridgefield and was the daughter of Reverend Samuel Goodrich and the sister of prolific children’s author Samuel Goodrich (Jr.) also known as Peter Parley.
NUGGET #35 de Liscinskis, Lenard Samuel, (1922- ), native of Latvia, founded in 1978 Chez Lenard (q.v.), an upscale hot dog stand on Main Street; he and father were involved
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays humorist Irene Kampen who wrote several books about her life. Irene’s parents lived in Ridgefield and so did she for over 30 years.
NUGGET #34 Congress, members of: Ridgefield has had three native-born members of the U.S. House of Representatives: Dr. Joel Abbot, a congressman from Georgia; Henry G. Stebbins, from New York;
Topics: Voting in Ridgefield; Message from our new president; Dear Luke: an Irish Immigrant Experience
NUGGET #33 Dlhy Ridge: Town officials concocted this in the early 1970’s when they were looking for a name for the new municipal golf course, opened in 1974. It is
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays internationally acclaimed harpist Lois Bannerman who later in life had a career in film, television, and on Broadway. She lived in Ridgefield in the 1950s on one of the largest pieces of land in the Turner Road/Saw Mill area of town.
NUGGET #32 Danbury and Ridgefield Turnpike: Toll road from intersection of Haviland and Limestone Roads following today’s Route 35, then up today’s Route 7 where it met Sugar Hollow Turnpike
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