Celebrating the lives and originality of four Ridgefield women from days gone by, Eccentric Women of Ridgefield is being presented by the Ridgefield Theater Barn with the collaboration of the Ridgefield Historical Society.
On Sunday, December 4, the Ridgefield Historical Society welcomes back Silhouette artist Deborah O'Connor, for hand-cut Silhouettes — special portraits and gifts you will treasure for a lifetime.
Ridgefield’s current Demolition Delay Ordinance, created in 2019, requires the Building Department to inform the Historic District Commission and Ridgefield Historical Society when demolition applications are received. If a building or structure was built before 1950, the ordinance provides for a 30-day period for the two organizations to conduct research on the architectural, cultural, or […]
Following two sold-out November performances at the Ridgefield Theater Barn, Eccentric Women of Ridgefield will be staged at The Meetinghouse in Ridgefield, 605 Ridgebury Road, on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. Featuring Sheri Rak as Sarah Bishop, Charlotte Hampden as Mary Louise Beatrice Olcott, Benna Strober as Jacqueline Seligmann, and Emily Vopintesta as Carmela […]
On Tuesday, November 15, Ridgefield Public School students installed two Witness Stones at the Ridgefield Historical Society's David Scott House, honoring the lives of the enslaved individuals who inhabited the home centuries ago.
This Thursday, February 23, on Fairfield County's Giving Day, we invite you to help us preserve our World War II oral history collection. .
Join the Ridgefield Historical Society and our friends at the Ridgefield Library for a spectacular in-person performance about the Black experience in American history. In this musical event, Kimberly Wilson represents seven women — including Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks — whose lives spanned hundreds of years and laid the foundation for future generations. […]
This exhibit at Ridgefield Town Hall focuses on the New Yorkers who summered in Ridgefield, as well as the immigrants who built the infrastructure that supported the opulent lifestyle of the Gilded Age.
The Battle of Ridgefield remains a formative and defining event in our town. Visit Town Hall (weekdays 8:30am – 4:30pm) for an exhibit featuring relevant artifacts and photos, from reenactment souvenirs to a replica of a uniform from His Majesty’s 4th Regiment of Foot. Plus, lots more.
Join the Ridgefield Historical Society as we commemorate the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Ridgefield, which took place on April 27, 1777 and was a pivotal engagement in the Revolutionary War—pitting Patriots against Loyalists and awakening local patriotic sentiment in Connecticut. The tour is produced by the Ridgefield Historical Society under the direction of local luminary Dr. […]
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Join the fun at the Lounsbury House as we present a Gilded Age Tea, featuring Kandie Carle, "The Victorian Lady," and a fine assortment of tea and treats.
Early this May, the Town of Ridgefield will be dedicating a special tree to the memory of those lost in the Coronavirus pandemic. The tree, an 'Autumn Brilliance' Amelanchier, was planted outside the Ridgefield Historical Society in April 2022 and has begun flowering this spring. The ceremony — open to all — will include words […]