Sara Champion, Steven March, and Nancy Rowe all retired from the Ridgefield Historical Society’s board of directors with the Oct. 15 annual meeting of the membership. All three are continuing their engagement with the historical society in various roles.
Ms. Champion joined the board more than a decade ago and has provided genealogy support, served as first vice president and president, and most recently has been the board member for governance. She is active in many historical organizations, serving as president of the board of Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center, registrar of Cannon Ridge Chapter NSDAR, deputy governor of the Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants, council member of NEHGS, trustee and chairman of Collections Committee of CT Museum of History and Culture, founding director and registrar of the Society of the First Families of New York, board member National Society of Colonial Dames in Connecticut. She also serves on the town’s Graveyard Restoration Committee.
Steven March, who joined the board of directors as treasurer, instituted a number of procedures to update the historical society’s financial processes and reporting, and also worked with the board to create an investment committee to oversee society funds and investments. He was also instrumental in planning and executing a major fund-raiser, the Holiday Historic House Tour, with the Tiger Hollow organization in December 2023. Mr. March is joining the historical society’s advisory board.
Nancy Rowe, who was the society’s first executive director before transitioning to a board of directors position, contributed her time and expertise to the house tour fund-raiser and many other historical society events. She is a member of the special projects committee, and will continue in that role, helping the Ridgefield Historical Society with programming and outreach.
