We have added 125 articles about early 20th Century Ridgefield written by Ridgefield’s first town historian, Richard E. “Dick” Venus. The archive will continue to grow as Jack Sanders has time to digitize the 366 articles, which spanned more than seven years in the 1980s.
See the Dick’s Dispatch collection here.
The Ridgefield Historical Society mourns the passing of former board member and longtime volunteer Grace Clewell, whose many years of dedicated service helped preserve and share Ridgefield’s history.
Ridgefield Historical Society’s fall happenings ranged from Scott House gatherings to Main Street walks.
This month’s item from the collection is “Choice Recipes,” a cookbook from the early 1900s, put together by the women of Jesse Lee Memorial Church. Printed by The Ridgefield Press,
Town Historian Jack Sanders has transferred the publishing rights for 16 of his books to the Ridgefield Historical Society, ensuring that these works will continue to be available in years