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. Read an article about Doc in the latest edition of the Scott House Journal.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., has yet to add ‘Doc’ Adams to its ranks. The Early Baseball Committee considers inductees at its meeting every tenth year.
An architect and artist with a deep appreciation for Ridgefield’s history shares how her love for the town led to her involvement with the Ridgefield Historical Society.
A simple glass milk bottle from the 1940s offers a glimpse into Ridgefield’s agricultural past and the era of home-delivered milk from local farms.
Beneath Ridgefield’s quiet streets lies a battlefield waiting to be rediscovered—and this spring, a groundbreaking archaeological project is bringing that history to light.
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