Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Florence Powdermaker and tells the story of her sister Hortense, both Doctorates, who in the 1920s contributed greatly to their respective fields. Florence had a doctorate in medicine and psychiatry and Hortense was a doctor of anthropology. They lived on a 103-acre farm in Ridgebury for 30 years. Powdermaker Drive is named after them.
Read two of Florence Powdermaker’s books online.
Ridgefield Historical Society honored by Preservation Connecticut for it’s “Battle of Ridgefield Documentation and Engagement”.
An event co-hosted by Ridgefield Guild of Artists and Ridgefield Historical Society “Cocktails and the Collector” celebrates the final week of the Guild’s monthlong art exhibit and give guests an
Explore the history and significance of some of Ridgefield’s most notable trees and the ways they have shaped the town’s landscape, character, and sense of place.