Suffragists on Main Street: Mary Louise Olcott

Dr. Darla Shaw talks about Mary Louise Olcott who lived at the northern end of Main Street.

In this episode, Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Mary Louise Olcott who lived at Casagmo, a mansion built by her father George M. Olcott, which was razed and is now a condo complex with the same name. She was an ardent feminist, poet, founder of the Ridgefield Garden Club, and a great supporter of woman suffrage.

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The Scott House, headquarters of the Ridgefield Historical Society was a buzz this summer with thirteen summer interns working on projects including Battle of Ridgefield and Civil War Research and our Oral History Project.

Meet the Historical Society’s Summer Interns

The Scott House, headquarters of the Ridgefield Historical Society, has hosted more than a dozen interns this summer working on research, collections and social media. Meet the interns and see

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