BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ridgefield Historical Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ridgefield Historical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ridgefield Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20250810T231326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T082142Z UID:22372-1761483600-1761494400@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Last Sundays at the Schoolhouse DESCRIPTION:SCHOOLHOUSE HALLOWEEN \n\n\n\nNo tricks\, just treats at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse on Sunday\, Oct. 26\, from 1 to 4. Come in costume and chat with the schoolmaster and schoolmistress about the way school was conducted during the district school era in Ridgefield. \n\n\n\nThe Peter Parley/West Lane District Schoolhouse operated from 1756 to 1915\, serving families within about a mile’s walk of the building. Restored by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, the school is now maintained by the Ridgefield Historical Society as a small museum of early education. It’s open on the last Sunday afternoons of May through October. \n\n\n\nWork on the schoolhouse and the triangle on which it is located is currently going on as part of the Gateway Project\, an effort to upgrade the three triangles along West Lane (Parley\, Olmstead and the Cass Gilbert Fountain) that greet visitors to Ridgefield. \n\n\n\nThis will be the last Sunday at the Schoolhouse for 2025 and the schoolhouse will reopen in May 2026. Admission is free\, donations are accepted. The schoolhouse is located at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/last-sundays-at-the-schoolhouse-3/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Schoolhouse-autumn-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20250810T230711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250810T230714Z UID:22371-1759064400-1759075200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Last Sundays at the Schoolhouse DESCRIPTION:The West Lane District/Peter Parley Schoolhouse will be open to visitors: Learn about early Ridgefield’s district schools at this small museum of early education operated by the Ridgefield Historical Society and furnished as it would have looked when the school closed in 1915. Jack and Sally Sanders will be on hand to answer questions and talk about the school’s history. Admission is free\, donations are accepted. The schoolhouse is located at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/last-sundays-at-the-schoolhouse-2/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Peter-Parley-Schoolhouse-front-face.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20250810T230501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250810T230504Z UID:22370-1756645200-1756656000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Last Sundays at the Schoolhouse DESCRIPTION:The West Lane District/Peter Parley Schoolhouse will be open to visitors: Learn about early Ridgefield’s district schools at this small museum of early education operated by the Ridgefield Historical Society and furnished as it would have looked when the school closed in 1915. Jack and Sally Sanders will be on hand to answer questions and talk about the school’s history. Admission is free\, donations are accepted. The schoolhouse is located at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/last-sundays-at-the-schoolhouse/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Peter-Parley-Schoolhouse-for-Planned-Giving-Page-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20250701T082430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T082727Z UID:22288-1753578000-1753632000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Last Sundays at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse - Happy Birthday\, Samuel G. Goodrich! DESCRIPTION:Happy birthday\, Samuel G. Goodrich! \n\n\n\nYoung Samuel G. Goodrich\, born in 1793\, spent his early years as a student at the West Lane District Schoolhouse\, where he formed his opinions of the era’s texts for children\, which led him to write some of the most popular children’s books of the 19th Century. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Peter Parley/West Lane District Schoolhouse\, which honors Goodrich’s literary pseudonym\, will celebrate his birthday month on Sunday\, July 27\, at its open house from 1 to 4 p.m. The school\, at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road\, is a museum of early childhood education and district schools\, maintained by the Ridgefield Historical Society in a tradition established by the Ridgefield Garden Club. \n\n\n\n\nThere will be lemonade to toast Peter Parley and cookies on Sunday. Jack and Sally Sanders\, who oversee the schoolhouse for the historical society\, will be on hand to answer questions. Admission is free\, donations are accepted. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/last-sundays-at-the-peter-parley-schoolhouse-happy-birthday-samuel-g-goodrich/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Peter-Parley-Schoolhouse-for-Planned-Giving-Page-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20250614T173236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250614T173831Z UID:22220-1751202000-1751212800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Last Sundays at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse DESCRIPTION:District Schools in Ridgefield: Learn more on June 29 \n\n\n\nHow many former one-room schools do you know of in town? There are several still going strong (one left town for North Salem!) and one is a museum of early education: The Peter Parley/West Lane District School is now maintained and operated by the Ridgefield Historical Society. \n\n\n\nIt will be open on Sunday\, June 29\, from 1 to 4 p.m.; we invite everyone to visit and learn about district schools\, and West Lane in particular. The schoolhouse is located at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road. Admission is free\, donations are accepted. \n\n\n\nRidgefield children were educated as a matter of civic responsibility from the earliest days of the town. At first\, the Meeting House\, in the center of the settlement\, was where children learned to read and write\, taught by the Congregational minister. \n\n\n\nEventually\, Ridgefield had 15 school districts\, each independently operated by a school committee responsible for building and maintaining a school and hiring teachers. West Lane District School\, at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road\, was where the famous 19th Century author Peter Parley (Samuel G. Goodrich) was educated\, along with his brother\, author Charles A. Goodrich\, and sister\, editor Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey. The school was in operation from 1756 to 1915. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBesides the West Lane School\, the Ridgefield Historical Society is also overseeing the restoration and preservation of the one-room Branchville Schoolhouse (used 1873-1939) on Old Branchville Road. The American Legion has its headquarters in the Titicus School\, the town’s only two-room district school. Three schoolhouses are now homes: Limestone\, Scott\, and Ridgebury. \n\n\n\nTo learn more go to: ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/last-sundays-at-the-peter-parley-schoolhouse/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Peter-Parley-Schoolhouse-for-Planned-Giving-Page-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20250414T052104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T050902Z UID:22073-1748178000-1748188800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Season Opening Day at the Historic Peter Parley Schoolhouse: A Celebration of Children’s Literature and Local History DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n\n\n\nThe Ridgefield Historical Society is pleased to announce the 2025 season opening of the Peter Parley/West Lane District Schoolhouse at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Rd. on Sunday\, May 25\, 2025 from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free\, donations are accepted\, and all are welcome to step back in time at this cherished one-room schoolhouse museum. \n\n\n\nAs a special treat\, James Segelstein\, Ridgefield resident and Historical Society Board Member\, will present a reading at 2 p.m. from his newly released children’s book\, Springtime Miracles and Mud. With enchanting illustrations by Larysa Maliush\, the story follows a timid field mouse named Leon on a heartwarming journey of discovery\, courage\, and community. Copies of the book will be available for purchase by check or cash only and signing following the reading. Registration is requested here to attend the reading as space is limited to 25 children. Carpooling is encouraged because parking is also limited at the historic schoolhouse. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, originally built in 1756\, is named for one of its most famous students\, Samuel Griswold Goodrich\, a Ridgefield resident who wrote under the pen name Peter Parley. A pioneer in American children’s literature\, Goodrich’s legacy lives on through the many generations inspired by his imaginative and educational storytelling. It is only fitting that the season’s opening celebrates this rich tradition with a new voice in children’s literature. \n\n\n\nGuests are invited to explore the schoolhouse and enjoy refreshments in honor of the season’s start. Historical Society volunteers will be on hand to share stories of the building’s past and Ridgefield’s early educational history. \n\n\n\nThe Peter Parley Schoolhouse will continue to host open houses on the last Sunday of each month through October. For more information\, please visit www.ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org or contact info@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/season-opening-day-at-the-historic-peter-parley-schoolhouse-a-celebration-of-childrens-literature-and-local-history/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cover-for-Jame-Book-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20240925T175210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T201747Z UID:21388-1730034000-1730044800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Come in Costume for Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, Oct. 27\, will be the final Sunday at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse for 2024\, a chance to see how young Ridgefielders received their early education and to do a bit of trick-or-treating. Come in costume! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe school\, formally the West Lane District School\, sits in the triangle at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem Road. It has been expanded and renovated over the years since its opening in 1756\, but it is still a basic one-room school. Furnished as it was when the school finally closed in 1915\, when the town’s first modern grammar school opened on East Ridge\, the school is maintained as a small museum by the Ridgefield Historical Society. \n\n\n\nThe open house on Sunday will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Jack and Sally Sanders\, who are Ridgefield Historical Society volunteers\, will be on hand to greet visitors and answer questions. For more information\, visit https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/come-in-costume-for-schoolhouse-open-house/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/schoolhousesunday-JackSanders-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20240626T175223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240626T175226Z UID:20973-1722153600-1722186000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Schoolhouse Sunday is July 28 DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, also known as the West Lane District Schoolhouse\, has been a part of Ridgefield since about 1756\, a place where children from the southwestern part of town learned to read and write and do math.  \n\n\n\nRecently listed on the State Register of Historic Places and also cited by the Country School Association of America\, the schoolhouse\, rebuilt and expanded over the centuries but remaining a one-room place of learning\, is now a small museum of early Ridgefield education. One of more than a dozen neighborhood schools in Ridgefield (“district schools”)\, the school is now furnished as it was in 1915\, the year that it closed. \n\n\n\nIt will be open to visitors on Sunday afternoon\, July 28\, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be refreshments and we’ll highlight West Lane alumna Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey\, one of the first women to write and publish women’s magazines; she was the sister of Samuel G. Goodrich (Peter Parley). Schoolhouse volunteers Jack and Sally Sanders will be on hand to answer questions.  \n\n\n\nThe schoolhouse is in the triangle of land bounded by West Lane\, Silver Spring Road\, South Salem Road and Peter Parley Lane. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/schoolhouse-sunday-is-july-28/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Abigail_Goodrich_Whittelsey_PPSchoolhouse.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20240529T165543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T171712Z UID:20814-1719752400-1719763200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:School’s out: Last Sunday at Schoolhouse is June 30 DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley/West Lane District Schoolhouse will be open to visitors on Sunday\, June 30\, from 1 to 4 p.m. Summer was the season for the younger students in the district to start learning their ABC’s and numbers\, while their farming families were spending long days tending the crops and livestock that were their livelihood for the coming year.  \n\n\n\n\nChildren as young as four would start their education in the summer\, and were thus kept busy while their parents tended the farm. Older students\, particularly boys\, would not be at the school until after the harvest. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe schoolhouse\, operated by the Ridgefield Historical Society\, is a small museum of early education in Ridgefield. Many of its furnishings were installed by the Ridgefield Garden Club\, which first restored the school. This district school closed in 1915 when the new East Ridge school\, a modern brick building opened in the center of town.  \n\n\n\n\nAdmission to the open house is free and caretakers Jack and Sally Sanders will be on hand to answer questions. Jack Sanders is the author of School Days\, Schools and Schooling in Old Ridgefield\, a book about all of Ridgefield’s schools. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, please visit https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/.  \n\n\n\nAunt Delight Benedict\, as illustrated in Samuel G. Goodrich’s Recollections of A Lifetime\, who taught young pupils at the West Lane District School. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/schools-out-last-sunday-at-schoolhouse-is-june-30/ LOCATION:West Lane and South Salem rd\, 2-100 South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, Connecticut\, 06877 CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Aunt-Delight.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20240413T030254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T135250Z UID:20591-1716728400-1716739200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley/West Lane District School Season Opening DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley/West Lane District Schoolhouse\, now a small museum operated by the Ridgefield Historical Society\, will begin its seasonal open houses on Sunday\, May 26\, from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission to the schoolhouse is free\, donations are accepted. \n\n\n\nCome to learn about early Ridgefield education and how the town’s one-room schools operated. For the opening\, an exhibit is planned based on a teacher’s notebook kept in 1820-21 by the young teacher David Whitney Olmsted\, who lived nearby on Olmstead Lane\, and whose son\, David Olmsted\, later attended the school. The record book is part of the Ridgefield Historical Society’s collection. \n\n\n\nThere will be refreshments to celebrate the start of a new season of open houses at the school; Jack and Sally Sanders\, volunteers with the Historical Society\, will be on hand to answer questions. \n\n\n\nOther Sunday open houses will take place June 30\, July 28\, Aug. 25\, Sept. 29 and Oct. 27\, from 1 to 4 p.m. Among the prominent graduates of the West Lane District School\, in addition to Samuel G. Goodrich (famous under the pen name was Peter Parley)\, whose birthday will be celebrated in August\, are his brother\, the Rev. Charles A. Goodrich\, also a prominent 19th Century author\, and their sister\, Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey\, one of the first woman editors and publishers of magazines. \n\n\n\nIn September\, the focus will be on Cyrus Northrop Jr.\, a Ridgefield farm boy who went on to graduate from Yale University\, taught there\, and later became the president of the University of Minnesota. October at the schoolhouse will be the time for Halloween costumes and treats. \n\n\n\nDuring each open house\, guests are invited to tour the one-room school (last used by students in 1915) and learn about how Ridgefield’s district schools were organized and what has become of the structures where 18th\, 19th and some 20th Century Ridgefielders received all of their education. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact info@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-west-lane-district-school-season-opening/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Peter-Parley-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20231001T024056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T024107Z UID:19813-1698584400-1698595200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Special Spooky Schoolhouse Sunday DESCRIPTION:The final Last Sunday at the Schoolhouse of 2023 will be a slightly spooky affair on Oct. 29 at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, when we invite young visitors to come in costume. There will be treats and we’ll talk about some tricks that schoolhouse scholars perpetrated over the years that the West Lane District/Peter Parley Schoolhouse.  \n\n\n\nHours on Oct. 29 are 1 to 4 p.m. The school is at the intersection of West Lane and South Salem and Silver Spring Roads.  \n\n\n\nRidgefield Historical Society volunteers Jack and Sally Sanders will be there to answer questions. For more information call 203-438-5821. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/special-spooky-schoolhouse-sunday/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Halloween-at-Peter-Parley-Schoolhouse-2-rotated.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20230902T194819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230902T194830Z UID:19738-1695560400-1695571200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse will open Sept. 24 DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley/West Lane District Schoolhouse on West Lane at South Salem and Silver Spring Roads will be open to visitors on Sunday afternoon\, Sept. 24\, from 1 to 4.  \n\n\n\nThis museum of early education in Ridgefield is named for one of its early illustrious students\, Samuel Goodrich/Peter Parley\, but for September\, we are saluting another distinguished West Lane alumnus\, Cyrus Northrop\, whose birthday is Sept. 30. He left his family farm on West Lane to study and eventually teach at Yale University and was then recruited to be president of the new University of Minnesota\, where he was a beloved leader. He was 87 and President Emeritus when he died there in 1922. Admission to the schoolhouse is free; the school is overseen by the Ridgefield Historical Society. Volunteers Jack and Sally Sanders will be on hand to answer questions. https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/ or 203-438-5821. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-will-open-sept-24/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Cyrus-Northrop.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20230716T130654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T022013Z UID:19395-1693141200-1693152000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:With Ridgefield Public Schools officially starting tomorrow\, a visit to the Peter Parley Schoolhouse — and a celebration of Parley’s birthday — is a perfect re-entry to the 2023-2024 academic year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe afternoon will feature a 2:00pm ‘lesson’ by Dr. Darla Shaw\, portraying Parley’s sister\, Abigail Goodrich Whittlesey – an engaging opportunity to learn more about the man\, the school\, and the times in which they lived. \n\n\n\nNo registration required. \n\n\n\nThe Peter Parley Schoolhouse honors the author and alumnus Samuel G. Goodrich (pen name Peter Parley)\, but his siblings\, who studied there as well\, were also accomplished wordsmiths. Abigail Goodrich (later Whittlesey) became one of America’s first female magazine editors and provided information and advice to countless 19th Century families\, while Charles A. Goodrich\, the only one of the three to receive a college education\, was the author of more than two dozen books on history\, geography and religion. We’ll honor Abigail’s legacy with a presentation by Dr. Darla Shaw at Last Sunday at the Schoolhouse on Sunday\, Aug. 27. The school\, formerly the West Lane District School and now a museum of early Ridgefield education\, will be open to visitors from 1 to 4; Dr. Shaw’s presentation will begin at 2. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-5/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/West-Lane-School-House-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230730T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230730T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20230525T002007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230702T172946Z UID:18981-1690722000-1690732800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:It’s late July and Ridgefield Schools are not in session\, but the Peter Parley Schoolhouse is open and welcoming students of all ages. No homework. No pressure. Just a wafting breeze and a glimpse into Ridgefield past. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit our museum of early Ridgefield education and learn about the district schools; see the classroom as it looked in 1915 and imagine yourself way back when. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-3/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/West-Lane-School-House-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20230525T001254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T002729Z UID:18978-1687698000-1687708800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:Visit a museum of early Ridgefield education and learn about the district schools; see the classroom as it likely looked in 1915. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-2/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/West-Lane-School-House-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20230511T123620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230610T132511Z UID:19039-1686402000-1686412800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Cancelled: Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:Please note: This event has been cancelled. If you were planning to attend\, please visit us instead on Sunday June 25 or a subsequent date. We apologize for any inconveniences. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe event has been cancelled.Celebrate Connecticut Open House Day with a visit to the Peter Parley Schoolhouse. The one-room schoolhouse\, which began serving students in 1756 is currently set up at it likely looked in 1915. Come learn about the Ridgefield district schools\, and learn what school and education were like in prior centuries — a whole lot different\, that’s for sure! URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-4/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/West-Lane-School-House-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20230516T013809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T015514Z UID:18946-1685278800-1685289600@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:Ridgefield Public Schools are winding down\, but it’s opening day at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse — known as the West Lane Schoolhouse in its day and subsequently named for exceptional graduate\, Peter Parley. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee the classroom as it likely looked in 1915\, learn about the district schools\, and enjoy a special class at 2:30pm\, led by Dr. Darla Shaw and Barbara Kaplan — educators\, students\, and storytellers both who believe in the value of history to teach and entertain. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:Peter Parley Schoolhouse ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/West-Lane-School-House-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221030T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20221001T203616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T230157Z UID:12360-1667134800-1667145600@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House (Early Halloween) DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — will be open to visitors on Halloween Eve from 1 to 4 p.m. Wear your costume (not mandatory) and stay for a few old-fashioned ghost stories. Delectable treats included too. \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-october-30-2022/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220925T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220925T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20220502T143539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220903T172715Z UID:12357-1664110800-1664121600@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House (Honoring pupil Cyrus Northrup) DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — will be open to visitors on Sunday\, September 25\, 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-september-25-2022/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20220502T143353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T125346Z UID:12355-1661691600-1661702400@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House (Samuel Goodrich's Birthday) DESCRIPTION:Samuel Goodrich (Peter Parley)\n\n\n\nReviving a Tradition: The Ridgefield Garden Club\, when it restored and cared for the Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, made a point of celebrating the school’s namesake’s birthday every August. Peter Parley\, of course\, was Samuel G. Goodrich\, born on Aug. 19\, 1793 in Ridgefield. He received all his formal education at the little schoolhouse and went on to a renowned career as the author of educational books for children. We’ll raise a glass of lemonade to Mr. Goodrich on Sunday at the Schoolhouse\, Aug. 28\, from 1 to 4 p.m. Please join the Ridgefield Historical Society in reviving this tradition. \n\n\n\n\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. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-august-28-2022/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Samuel_Goodrich_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20220502T143104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T174443Z UID:12351-1659272400-1659283200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — is open to visitors from 1 to 4 p.m. on the last Sunday afternoon of 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. URL:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/peter-parley-schoolhouse-open-house-july-31-2022/ LOCATION:Peter Parley Schoolhouse\, West Lane at South Salem Rd\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20220502T143003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T145628Z UID:12348-1656248400-1656259200@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — is open to visitors from 1 to 4 p.m. on the last Sunday afternoon of 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\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-26-2022/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220529T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220529T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20220511T141420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T175646Z UID:12340-1653829200-1653840000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org SUMMARY:Peter Parley Schoolhouse opens on Sunday\, May 29 from 1 to 4 pm DESCRIPTION:The Peter Parley Schoolhouse — officially the West Lane School — is open to visitors from 1 to 4 p.m. on the last Sunday afternoon of 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\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-may-29-2022/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211031T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211031T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20211020T130019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T144147Z UID:6049-1635685200-1635696000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ridgefield Historical Society":MAILTO:info@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20210630T033111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T020819Z UID:6047-1632661200-1632672000@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20210630T032449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T020922Z UID:6045-1630242000-1630252800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20210630T032345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T020950Z UID:6042-1627218000-1627228800@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210627T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210627T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T055855 CREATED:20210615T133945Z 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:CT CATEGORIES:In-Person,Peter Parley Schoolhouse,Tours & Open Houses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pps-thumb.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR