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SUMMARY:Lecture: A Well-Regulated Militia with Mark Albertson
DESCRIPTION:Mark Albertson describes why the Founders preferred a Militia System controlled by the governors\, in lieu of a large standing army controlled by the Federal Government. In 1796 George Washington warned about over-bloated militaries as being inauspicious to liberty. This talk will also include why\, from 1780 to March 15\, 1783\, Washington had to put down numerous mutinies and revolts within the Continental Army.
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/lecture-a-well-regulated-militia-mark-albertson/
LOCATION:Ridgefield Library\, 472 Main St\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:Battle of Ridgefield 245th Anniversary,Free Events,In-Person,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T160000
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SUMMARY:Picturing Our Past: Walk & Talk
DESCRIPTION:All Historical Society members and friends are invited to a special Sunday afternoon Walk & Talk and Ridgefield Historical Society  member reception at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists.  \n\n\n\nIf you know you are attending\, please let us know in advance.    \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Here (Optional)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin exhibition artists and the Ridgefield Historical Society for enjoyable conversation and a casual lecture highlighting particular pieces in the exhibit. Several artists will speak on the meaning and stories behind their pieces\, and RHS will introduce you to several special items from the Historical Society archive.   \n\n\n\nLight reception included.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe art is on exhibit at the Guild from March 12 through April 2. For more information\, please visit the Picturing Our Past exhibition page.
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/picturing-past-walk-and-talk/
LOCATION:Ridgefield Guild of Artists\, 34 Halpin Lane\, Ridgefield\, Connecticut\, 06877
CATEGORIES:20th Anniversary,Exhibits,In-Person,Tours & Open Houses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T160000
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CREATED:20220110T231420Z
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SUMMARY:Picturing Our Past: In-Gallery and Online Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In honor of our 20th Anniversary\, the Historical Society has partnered with the Ridgefield Guild of Artists for this history-inspired exhibition featuring works of art inspired by items from the Historical Society’s collections. \n\n\n\nThere will be an Opening Reception on Sunday\, March 13 from 4-6 pm (Original date 3/12 was postponed because of weather.)  \n\n\n\nA special Walk & Talk event — and RHS Member Reception — will be held on Sunday\, March 20th\, from 2-4 pm. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please visit the Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ exhibition page.
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/picturing-our-past-exhibition/
LOCATION:Connecticut
CATEGORIES:20th Anniversary,Exhibits,Free Events,In-Person,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211222T170000
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SUMMARY:Holiday Gift Shop
DESCRIPTION:Open Hours:\n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 4 from 10 am to 3 pmTuesday\, December 7 from 1 to 5 pmWednesday\, December 8 from 1 to 5 pmThursday\, December 9 from 1 to 5 pmTuesday\, December 14 from 1 to 5 pmWednesday\, December 15 from 1 to 5 pmThursday\, December 16 from 1 to 5 pmTuesday\, December 21 from 1 to 5 pmWednesday\, December 22 from 1 to 5 pm\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrop in to the Scott House to purchase books\, maps\, handmade scarves/shawls\, knitted socks\, jewelry\, ornaments\, and more. Most Items are discounted for members of the Society. \n\n\n\nBooks include:\n\n\n\nConnecticut SchoolhousesFarmers Against the CrownFive Village WalksHidden HistoryRidgefield 1900-1950Ridgefield ChroniclesRidgefield in ReviewWicked Ridgefield\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOther items include:\n\n\n\nNative American maps of ConnecticutPewter ornamentsPostcardsJewelryHand-turned wooden ornaments
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/holiday-gift-shop-2021/
LOCATION:Connecticut
CATEGORIES:20th Anniversary,In-Person,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211031T160000
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SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House
DESCRIPTION:Since the upcoming Sunday at the Schoolhouse falls on Halloween\, there will be small treats for costumed guests. We hope to see you before you head out for the traditional trick-or-treating. We do ask anyone who’s unvaccinated to wear a protective mask indoors. \n\n\n\nStop by and learn about Ridgefield’s district schools and ask about what sort of tricks were pulled by young pupils back in the days when the school served the neighborhood. \n\n\n\nAt 3 pm\, storyteller Darla Shaw will stop by the Schoolhouse and share a spooky story about the Red Petticoat house on Olmstead Lane. \n\n\n\nThe West Lane School\, a.k.a. Peter Parley Schoolhouse\n\n\n\nOriginally built in the mid-18th Century\, the schoolhouse for the West Lane district was replaced with the larger current building in the early 19th Century. Its informal name\, the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, pays tribute to Samuel G. Goodrich\, who attended the school from 1799 to 1803 and later wrote a series of popular textbooks for children under the pen name\, Peter Parley. \n\n\n\nThe school served students of the district until 1915\, when it was closed and its children were transferred to the new and modern East Ridge School. \n\n\n\nStill owned by the Town of Ridgefield\, the schoolhouse at the intersection of West Lane\, South Salem and Silver Spring Roads was restored and maintained as a small museum by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, which transferred the responsibility for it to the Ridgefield Historical Society in 2012. Desks\, typical of the kind that would have been used more than a century ago\, fill the classroom whose walls offer information about Ridgefield’s one-room schools and other aspects of its history. Displays include some of the textbooks young Ridgefield scholars might have used. \n\n\n\nAs was the case when it was in use as a school\, the building does not have running water or sanitary facilities; the outhouse is long gone. \n\n\n\nJack and Sally Sanders\, who help oversee the schoolhouse for the Ridgefield Historical Society\, will be on hand to welcome guests and answer questions. \n\n\n\nSundays at the Schoolhouse is supported by Fairfield County Bank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Visitors to the schoolhouse who are vaccinated will not need to wear masks\, but those who are unvaccinated are asked to don face coverings before entering. 
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-october-31-2021/
LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses
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SUMMARY:A Scott House Celebration: RHS turns 20
DESCRIPTION:Rain date: Sunday\, October 3. \n\n\n\nFree parking nearby at the Grove Street Office Park at 38A and 38C Grove Street. \n\n\n\nJoin us under the tent to celebrate the Historical Society’s 20th Anniversary kick-off event with live music by the Ridgefield High School Jazz Ensemble and Dan Bonis and Ed Accardi\, refreshments\, quilt-making demonstration\, Historical Society information tables including the Battlefield Project with CT Relic Hunters and Ridgefield Women to be Remembered with Dr. Darla Shaw\, coloring station\, historical books and maps for sale\, The Scott House … Restored exhibit\, Ridgefield trivia contest\, commemorative program in honor of our founders\, Chez Lenard hot dog cart\, community corner featuring Ridgefield Library and the Ridgefield Historic District Commission among others\, self-guided tours of the Scott House\, and more. \n\n\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n\n\n\n1 – 4 pm\nQuilt-making demonstration\, information tables\, coloring station\, book sale\, exhibit\, Chez Lenard hot dog cart\, community corner\, self-guided tours of the Scott House\n1:30 – 2:45 pm\nLive music with Dan Bonis and Ed Accardi\n2:30 pm\nRidgefield Trivia Contest* answer sheets due\, with prize-winners to be announced by Jack Sanders at 2:45\n3 – 3:30 pm\nCommemorative program with a lemonade toast and snickerdoodles\n3:30 – 4 pm\nRidgefield High School Jazz Ensemble\n\n\n\n\n*based on Jack Sanders’ book Five Village Walks\, Available at Town Hall\, Books on the Common\, and the Scott House. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, email Kathryn Tufano\, Development and Marketing Director\, at ktufano@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org. \n\n\n\n20th Anniversary programming is generously supported by Lead Sponsors Liz & Steven Goldstone\, with additional funding provided by Fairfield County Bank.
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/rhs-turns-20/
LOCATION:Scott House\, 4 Sunset Lane\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:20th Anniversary,In-Person,Tours & Open Houses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T160000
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SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — is open to visitors the last Sunday each month through October. \n\n\n\nThe West Lane School\, a.k.a. Peter Parley Schoolhouse\n\n\n\nOriginally built in the mid-18th Century\, the schoolhouse for the West Lane district was replaced with the larger current building in the early 19th Century. Its informal name\, the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, pays tribute to Samuel G. Goodrich\, who attended the school from 1799 to 1803 and later wrote a series of popular textbooks for children under the pen name\, Peter Parley. \n\n\n\nThe school served students of the district until 1915\, when it was closed and its children were transferred to the new and modern East Ridge School. \n\n\n\nStill owned by the Town of Ridgefield\, the schoolhouse at the intersection of West Lane\, South Salem and Silver Spring Roads was restored and maintained as a small museum by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, which transferred the responsibility for it to the Ridgefield Historical Society in 2012. Desks\, typical of the kind that would have been used more than a century ago\, fill the classroom whose walls offer information about Ridgefield’s one-room schools and other aspects of its history. Displays include some of the textbooks young Ridgefield scholars might have used. \n\n\n\nAs was the case when it was in use as a school\, the building does not have running water or sanitary facilities; the outhouse is long gone. \n\n\n\nJack and Sally Sanders\, who help oversee the schoolhouse for the Ridgefield Historical Society\, will be on hand to welcome guests and answer questions. \n\n\n\nSundays at the Schoolhouse is supported by Fairfield County Bank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Visitors to the schoolhouse who are vaccinated will not need to wear masks\, but those who are unvaccinated are asked to don face coverings before entering. 
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-september-26-2021/
LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T163000
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: IN MEMORIAM\, 9/11 at Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Hours at Town Hall are M – F\, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm; please verify in case they change. \n\n\n\nMarking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks\, the Ridgefield Historical Society display cases on the main level at Town Hall are filled with documents\, artifacts (including a small piece of the steel from one of the towers) and remembrances of those lost on Sept. 11\, 2001. The exhibit will continue through October.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe town’s annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony will take place Saturday\, Sept. 11\, at 6:30 p.m. at the 9/11 Memorial at 195 Danbury Road.
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/exhibit-at-town-hall-9-11-2021/
LOCATION:Connecticut
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Free Events,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T160000
DTSTAMP:20210901T020922Z
CREATED:20210630T032449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T020922Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — is open to visitors the last Sunday each month through October. \n\n\n\nThe West Lane School\, a.k.a. Peter Parley Schoolhouse\n\n\n\nOriginally built in the mid-18th Century\, the schoolhouse for the West Lane district was replaced with the larger current building in the early 19th Century. Its informal name\, the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, pays tribute to Samuel G. Goodrich\, who attended the school from 1799 to 1803 and later wrote a series of popular textbooks for children under the pen name\, Peter Parley. \n\n\n\nThe school served students of the district until 1915\, when it was closed and its children were transferred to the new and modern East Ridge School. \n\n\n\nStill owned by the Town of Ridgefield\, the schoolhouse at the intersection of West Lane\, South Salem and Silver Spring Roads was restored and maintained as a small museum by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, which transferred the responsibility for it to the Ridgefield Historical Society in 2012. Desks\, typical of the kind that would have been used more than a century ago\, fill the classroom whose walls offer information about Ridgefield’s one-room schools and other aspects of its history. Displays include some of the textbooks young Ridgefield scholars might have used. \n\n\n\nAs was the case when it was in use as a school\, the building does not have running water or sanitary facilities; the outhouse is long gone. \n\n\n\nJack and Sally Sanders\, who help oversee the schoolhouse for the Ridgefield Historical Society\, will be on hand to welcome guests and answer questions. \n\n\n\nSundays at the Schoolhouse is supported by Fairfield County Bank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Visitors to the schoolhouse who are vaccinated will not need to wear masks\, but those who are unvaccinated are asked to don face coverings before entering. 
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-august-29-2021/
LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T160000
DTSTAMP:20210901T020950Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T020950Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — will be open to visitors for the first time since 2019\, the last Sunday each month through October. \n\n\n\nThe West Lane School\, a.k.a. Peter Parley Schoolhouse\n\n\n\nOriginally built in the mid-18th Century\, the schoolhouse for the West Lane district was replaced with the larger current building in the early 19th Century. Its informal name\, the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, pays tribute to Samuel G. Goodrich\, who attended the school from 1799 to 1803 and later wrote a series of popular textbooks for children under the pen name\, Peter Parley. \n\n\n\nThe school served students of the district until 1915\, when it was closed and its children were transferred to the new and modern East Ridge School. \n\n\n\nStill owned by the Town of Ridgefield\, the schoolhouse at the intersection of West Lane\, South Salem and Silver Spring Roads was restored and maintained as a small museum by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, which transferred the responsibility for it to the Ridgefield Historical Society in 2012. Desks\, typical of the kind that would have been used more than a century ago\, fill the classroom whose walls offer information about Ridgefield’s one-room schools and other aspects of its history. Displays include some of the textbooks young Ridgefield scholars might have used. \n\n\n\nAs was the case when it was in use as a school\, the building does not have running water or sanitary facilities; the outhouse is long gone. \n\n\n\nJack and Sally Sanders\, who help oversee the schoolhouse for the Ridgefield Historical Society\, will be on hand to welcome guests and answer questions. \n\n\n\nSundays at the Schoolhouse is supported by Fairfield County Bank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Visitors to the schoolhouse who are vaccinated will not need to wear masks\, but those who are unvaccinated are asked to don face coverings before entering. 
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-july-25-2021/
LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210627T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210627T160000
DTSTAMP:20210901T021032Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T021032Z
UID:5826-1624798800-1624809600@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse opens on Sunday\, June 27 from 1 to 4 pm
DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — will be open to visitors for the first time since 2019 on Sunday\, June 27\, from 1 to 4 p.m. (Last Sunday afternoon open houses will continue monthly through October.) \n\n\n\nThe West Lane School\, a.k.a. Peter Parley Schoolhouse\n\n\n\nOriginally built in the mid-18th Century\, the schoolhouse for the West Lane district was replaced with the larger current building in the early 19th Century. Its informal name\, the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, pays tribute to Samuel G. Goodrich\, who attended the school from 1799 to 1803 and later wrote a series of popular textbooks for children under the pen name\, Peter Parley. \n\n\n\nThe school served students of the district until 1915\, when it was closed and its children were transferred to the new and modern East Ridge School. \n\n\n\nStill owned by the Town of Ridgefield\, the schoolhouse at the intersection of West Lane\, South Salem and Silver Spring Roads was restored and maintained as a small museum by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, which transferred the responsibility for it to the Ridgefield Historical Society in 2012. Desks\, typical of the kind that would have been used more than a century ago\, fill the classroom whose walls offer information about Ridgefield’s one-room schools and other aspects of its history. Displays include some of the textbooks young Ridgefield scholars might have used. \n\n\n\nAs was the case when it was in use as a school\, the building does not have running water or sanitary facilities; the outhouse is long gone. \n\n\n\nJack and Sally Sanders\, who help oversee the schoolhouse for the Ridgefield Historical Society\, will be on hand to welcome guests and answer questions. \n\n\n\nSundays at the Schoolhouse is supported by Fairfield County Bank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Visitors to the schoolhouse who are vaccinated will not need to wear masks\, but those who are unvaccinated are asked to don face coverings before entering. 
URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-june-27-2021/
LOCATION:Connecticut
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses
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