Topics:
- The 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ in Ridgefield
- Message from new Ridgefield Historical Society president Sara Champion
More Issues
Scott House Journal, January 2023
This edition of the Scott House Journal includes Jack Sanders’ recommendations on what items are worth saving to help future historians provide an accurate view of the past; as well as an account of a curious 1925 Ridgefield court case over that most simple of resources — wood. This story was recently uncovered while reviewing documents in the Ridgefield Historical Society archives.
Scott House Journal, October 2022
This edition of the Scott House Journal includes stories on the inaugural Witness Stones installation in Ridgefield at the David Scott House, also the Historical Society headquarters; and a wonderful biography of Mabel E. Cleves, a champion of kindergarten in Ridgefield in the earlier 1900s.
Scott House Journal, July 2022
Topics: The ‘New’ Ridgefield High School turns 50; Josie Hoyt’s Diaries offer offer insights into Ridgefield history in the late 1800s — births and deaths, the Blizzard of 1888, escapades at the Titicus School, a murder-suicide, and more.
Scott House Journal, April 2022
Topics: New research turns up tantalizing clues for historians; Great Fire of 1895; Battle of Ridgefield 245th Anniversary.
