Thank You for Your Interest in Ridgefield’s History!

We’re here to assist with your research questions. To begin, please fill out the form below and submit payment on the next page. Here’s how we can help:

Overview Search

We’ll conduct a preliminary search of our collection of over 10,000 Ridgefield artifacts to find materials relevant to your inquiry. While we can’t guarantee a match, we’ll do our best to assist.

• Response Time: Please allow up to 3 months for a response due to our other responsibilities.
• Fees: $25 for members, $50 for non-members (non-refundable, covers staff time regardless of search results, even if we can’t find anything).

• Obituaries: We can supply photocopies and/or digital images of most obituaries for a flat fee of $25 each for everyone. You must supply the date of the Ridgefield Press issue in which the obituary appears, not the death date; we cannot search for obituaries based on a death dates. This obituary index is a place to look up this information. For assistance, please email us at [email protected].

• Membership Discount: To enjoy the member discount and other benefits, sign up here: Membership Sign-Up.

In-Depth Research

For more detailed, original research, for example family genealogy assistance, our rates are:

• Members: $50/hour
• Non-Members: $100/hour

We’ll provide a proposal with a time and cost estimate before starting. Full payment is required upfront to proceed. Please allow up to 6 months for original research to be completed due to our other responsibilities. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.

For an in-depth history of your house we recommend you consider hiring the following companies:

Stoop Sleuths Property Histories

April Pereyra

[email protected]

646-831-1860

or

Melanie Marks

[email protected]

203-856-6270

Digital Images

If you’d like high resolution digital images from our collection without a watermark, additional fees apply. Refer to our Photographic Services Policy for full details:

• Personal Use: $15 per image for members, $25 per image for non-members

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to assisting with your research!