By using local stories to illustrate national trends, Dr. Ferentinos will demonstrate the importance of individual LGBTQ lives and communities to our understandings of the past.
Discover LGBTQ history including the experiences of Connecticut residents!
Jack Kelly, an award-winning author and historian, will give a talk about his new book featuring Benedict Arnold!
All archaeological ruins have tale to tell and Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, Connecticut State Archaeologist Emeritus, will share a few from his new book.
Mr. Jones, Founding President of the Ridgefield Historical Society, will discuss and sign copies of his new book, THE BATTLE OF RIDGEFIELD: Benedict Arnold, the Patriot Militia and the Surprising 1777 Battle that Galvanized Revolutionary Connecticut.
Redding Co-Historian Brent Colley discusses how the railroad shaped Gilbert & Bennett’s success and aided the growth of surrounding areas, including the Branchville area of Ridgefield.
Discover the hidden history of Ridgefield's Goodwill Baptist Church, its dynamic leaders, and the enduring legacy of its members.
Ridgefield Historical Society and Lounsbury House highlight 20 treasures from Ridgefield's 2023 Historic Resources Inventory
An exploration of the balance between the hand of the gardener and the power of nature in the New York Botanical Garden landscape.
Celebrate a pivotal moment in Revolutionary history on the anniversary of Rochambeau’s 1781 visit to Ridgefield, and discover how his bold strategy and French support helped win American independence.
Crossing Long Island Sound to Connecticut - Clues to an Unheralded Link in the Culper Spy Ring as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Enslaved Woman Named Liss
Discover Ridgefield’s hidden Underground Railroad story through an engaging Black History Month conversation about the lives of African Americans in a small New England town.