Jeanne Cook

Dr. Darla Shaw portrays one of the town's very first female entrepreneurs, Jeanne Cook, who moved to Ridgefield in 1970 and ran her own travel business on Main Street for over 25 years.

Dr. Darla Shaw portrays one of the town’s very first female entrepreneurs, Jeanne Cook, who moved to Ridgefield in 1970 and ran her own travel business on Main Street for over 25 years. She was an ardent supporter of many non-profit organizations in town including the Ridgefield Symphony, Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Historical Society, Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center, and the RVNA, among others. (Note: The correct name of the Music Director of the RSO from about 1996 to 2008 is Sidney Rothstein.)

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