Join relic hunters Elijah Crehan and John Schwartz as they present hidden treasure found on family property in Ridgefield. This week, they showcase a few military-related finds.
NUGGET #26 Ziegler, Electa Matilda Curtis (1841-1932), a native of Schuylerville, N.Y., was an heiress who owned Hawley Cottage/Ashton Croft (now Wesley Hall, part of Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist
The Long and Winding Road, a four-part Zoom webinar with Dr. Shaw, was offered on four Wednesdays in September 2020.
NUGGET #25 Wyden, Peter (1923-1998), a journalist and author, wrote 15 books that examined such major 20th Century events and issues as the Holocaust, the atomic bomb, the Berlin Wall,
NUGGET #24 Walker’s Happy Shop: Opened around 1915 at ONS [Old Numbering System, pre-1969] 123 Main Street by Charles Wade Walker, selling typical “news store” products, plus toys, with motto,
Marjorie Adams gives a video slide presentation on her great grandfather, Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams, M.D., a founding father of baseball who lived in Ridgefield from 1865-1888.
Dr. Shaw portrays Fanny Crosby, who was born blind in the mid-1800s and went on to become a world renowned poet, hymn writer, and missionary. She lived in Ridgefield with the Hawley family between the ages of 8 and 15.
NUGGET #23 Velte, Paul Christian Jr., (1914-1976), was CEO of Air America, a large airline owned by the Central Intelligence Agency flying primarily in Southeast Asia from the 1950s until
NUGGET #22 Ullman, Paul (1906-1944), a native of France, was a noted French impressionist artist who became an underground fighter in World War II; OSS agent recruited by U.S. government;
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere, who at age 16 rode on horseback for over 40 miles to warn that the British were coming.
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