Faces from the Past: A History Mystery that Connects a Family to Ridgefield
Six early-19th-century paintings open a window onto a Ridgefield family whose Revolutionary past has remained untold for over two centuries.
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.