Keeler, Capt. Benjamin (ca 1762-1791), Ridgefield native, died as captain of the brig Sally, which wrecked at Eaton’s Neck, Long Island, on its way to Stamford from the West Indies; buried in Titicus Cemetery; wreck helped lead to building still-extant lighthouse at Eaton’s Neck in 1799.
Jack Sanders, Who Was Who in Ridgefield.
Throughout the mid-to-late 1600’s, Connecticut carried out its own inquisitions to root out the devil, pre-dating the famous Salem Witch Trials.
A pewter uniform button uncovered alongside musket balls offers rare material proof of a Revolutionary skirmish, linking Ridgefield’s landscape with soldiers who fought there nearly 250 years ago.
This edition of the Scott House Journal features Clarence “Korky” Korker and the photographs of Ridgefield he captured, now being digitized by the Ridgefield Historical Society.
Betsy Reid, collections manager at the Ridgefield Historical Society, retires leaving a legacy of knowledge that is literally the foundation of our organization’s work.