Treasures From the Archives: Letters Home (Part 2)

Read Thompson Derr's second and third letters to his mother from Ridgefield School in 1916.
Ridgefield School from old postcard

Established in 1907 by Roland Jessup Mulford, the Ridgefield School stood on southern Main Street serving as a boarding school for boys during the school year and as the Ridgefield Inn during the summer.

February 5 and 7, 1916

Read Thompson’s second and third letters to his mother in February 1916.

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The Treasures from the Archives series is supported by the CT Humanities and Fairfield County Bank.

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