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.
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.
Celebrate “Let Freedom Ring,” a long-standing tradition in which churches, institutions, and individuals ring their bells 13 times at 2 pm to celebrate our freedom and independence.
This June, the Ridgefield Historical Society awarded our debut scholarship to a Ridgefield High School senior with a demonstrated interest in history.
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: “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.
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’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.
“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.
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.
Researchers are compiling the history of the Battle of Ridgefield, and we want you to weigh in on how to share this history! The Ridgefield Historical Society is conducting two
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