Ridgefield History Club: Summer Camps
Explore bygone summer camp adventures, outdoor escapes, youthful rituals, and cherished traditions during this lively discussion.
Explore bygone summer camp adventures, outdoor escapes, youthful rituals, and cherished traditions during this lively discussion.
Look back to see how urban vacationers once embraced Ridgefield’s fresh breezes, scenic elevations, and countryside charm.
Sports in Ridgefield is the topic of the next Ridgefield History Club hosted by Ridgefield Historical Society.
Discover the hidden history of Ridgefield’s earliest classrooms with historian Jack Sanders.
This special gathering will highlight three centuries of community life at St. Stephen’s, inviting attendees to share personal connections, artifacts, and reflections on its enduring place in the town’s heritage.
Historic house researchers April Pereyra and Melanie Marks will highlight the six unique Ridgefield houses on the Ridgefield Holiday House Tour.
A discussion of the history of Ridgefield’s neighborhood pharmacies and how they shaped daily life and community connections.
Discover the stories behind Ridgefield’s stone walls and gateways, and help uncover the people and traditions that shaped them.
Explore the history of Ridgebury as a distinct community within Ridgefield, including past efforts to designate it as a historic district and what has been lost and preserved over time.
Join members of Ridgefield’s Cannon Ridge Chapter of the DAR for an engaging conversation on Revolutionary War ancestry, local DAR history, and the organization’s ongoing preservation and patriotic work.
Explore Jane Goodall’s remarkable life and legacy—from her groundbreaking chimpanzee research to her years in Ridgefield and Danbury—in this Ridgefield History Club conversation led by Dr. Darla Shaw, who will also share personal memories of working with Goodall in Tanzania.