Candiss Cowan presents this series of video shorts on the origin of Colonial expressions.
In this video short, Candiss explains the origin of the expression “Worth Your Salt.” Today it “means you’re competent and deserve what you’re earning.” Find out why your worth was measured in salt.
In this sold out gathering we learned the influence Ridgefield had on the American Revolution
Join our team at the Ridgefield Historical Society as a paid intern this summer
This little notebook opens another window into the life at the Peter Parley West Lane Schoolhouse
Third grade students from Branchville experience a one room school with educators from the Ridgefield Historical Society
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