News
On Board: Kevin Julier and Jason Zides
This summer, Kevin Julier and Jason Zides joined the Ridgefield Historical Society Board, bringing technical expertise and passion to the talented, working group.
Waldo Introduces a New Generation to the Scott House
For the first time, the Ridgefield Historical Society participated in the Books on the Common Where’s Waldo program this July. It kept us on our toes and introduced us to lots of new friends.
Scott House Journal, July 2022
Topics: The ‘New’ Ridgefield High School turns 50; Josie Hoyt’s Diaries offer offer insights into Ridgefield history in the late 1800s — births and deaths, the Blizzard of 1888, escapades at the Titicus School, a murder-suicide, and more.
Museum in the Streets Gets a Good Washing
On Thursday, July 28, the Ridgefield Historical Society team took to the streets to clean the Museum in the Streets historic plaques. And, unsurprisingly, a very good time was had by all.
Treasures from the Archives: Wooden Voting Box
This wooden voting box was used by the Ridgefield Italian American Club to vote on membership. It was donated to the Historical Society by Irene M. Gray in 2018.
You Can Ring Your Bells!
On this Fourth of July, Ridgefield will be celebrating Let Freedom Ring, a long-standing tradition in which local churches, institutions, and individuals ring their bells 13 times at 2:00pm to celebrate our freedom and independence.
Summer Reading With a Historical Flavor
Looking for some summer reading with a Ridgefield flavor? The gift shop at the Ridgefield Historical Society has some suggestions for entertaining reading that will give you a new understanding
Meet Our Interns (Round 2)
This summer, we welcome two new interns to the Ridgefield Historical Society ranks, Elizabeth Jasminski and Francesco Carro.
38-Star Flag
There are multiple antique American flags in the archives of the Ridgefield Historical Society. However, this one is likely the oldest, having only 38 stars.
Tyler Ingram Wins Inaugural Ridgefield Historical Society Scholarship
For the first time ever, the Ridgefield Historical Society will be awarding a $1000 scholarship to a Ridgefield High School senior with a demonstrated bent for history. Ridgefield history, to be specific.
Treasures from the Archives: Two Dresses
The following items from the Historical Society’s archives were hand-selected and researched by our two Ridgefield High School interns, Sara Shepherd and Tyler Ingram. Suffragist Dress This dress was previously
First Pride Day, 1998
FIRST ‘PRIDE’ DAY: “A Celebration of Community: Straight, Gay and Lesbian“ took place in 1998, on the Community Center lawn. Just a year later, a Rainbow Flag was flown for the first time in the nation over a state capitol, Hartford, on March 21, 1999.
Meet the RHS Interns
It’s May 2022 and for the next several weeks, we have the good fortune to have our Ridgefield High School interns on board, lending an extra hand and a fresh
Cyrus Northrop: From Weary One-Room Pupil to Major University President
Cyrus Northrop’s story is the quintessential “local boy makes good.” He attended the Peter Parley Schoolhouse in the 1840s, and we’ll celebrate his birth month on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Back to School: Parley Schoolhouse Season Begins
“Last Sundays at the Peter Parley Schoolhouse,” the seasonal opening of this mini-museum of early Ridgefield education, will get underway on Sunday, May 29, from 1 to 4 p.m.
It Truly Takes a Community
Meet Ridgefield resident Bing Liem, official photographer of the Battle of Ridgefield Reenactment and the Ceremonial Funeral Procession for the Town of Ridgefield and the Historical Society.
After the Battle: Looking to the future with a pair of town planning sessions
The Ridgefield Historical Society is conducting Battle of Ridgefield Community Planning Charrettes to look to the future and consider how Ridgefield might integrate the Battle of Ridgefield history into our current landscape.
Battle of Ridgefield 245th Anniversary Photos
The Town of Ridgefield and Ridgefield Historical Society celebrated the occasion with a full weekend of events, turning back the clock, and bringing the history and characters of the time alive.
Scott House Journal, April 2022
Topics: New research turns up tantalizing clues for historians; Great Fire of 1895; Battle of Ridgefield 245th Anniversary.
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Grant Protects Ridgefield History
Thank you to our friends and philanthropists at the Ridgefield Thrift Shop (RTS) for their generous 2022 grant, which was awarded to the Ridgefield Historical Society (RHS) earlier this month.
RHS Commended by the Cannon Ridge Chapter of the NSDAR
On Sunday, April 10, the Ridgefield Historical Society was presented with an America 250 Commendation by the recently-formed Cannon Ridge Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).
