Notice of Special Annual Meeting
All members are invited to attend a special meeting to approve and adopt new by-laws for the Ridgefield Historical Society.
All members are invited to attend a special meeting to approve and adopt new by-laws for the Ridgefield Historical Society.
A richly illustrated exploration of divided allegiances reveals how faith, property, and politics fractured a small Connecticut community during the Revolution, leaving lasting consequences for its residents.
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.
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.
Six early-19th-century paintings open a window onto a Ridgefield family whose Revolutionary past has remained untold for over two centuries.
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.
Meet the Ridgefield Historical Society and other local organizations and learn how you can get involved and support their missions at this second annual non-profit fair.
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.
Dr. Kevin McBride will present exciting new discoveries from the Ridgefield Historical Society’s Battle of Ridgefield Archaeology Project that offer fresh insight into the Battle of Ridgefield.
Join our “living history” event on Main Street where Revolutionary War characters are brought to life by actors in period costumes.
The Ridgefield Historical Society is honored to take part in the Cannon Ridge Chapter DAR’s Remembrance Ball by presenting a preview of its forthcoming Battle of Ridgefield documentary, featuring exciting archaeological discoveries from the Society’s National Park Service-supported research.