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Treasures from the Archives: Wooden Voting Box

This wooden voting box was used by the Ridgefield Italian American Club to vote on membership. It was donated to the Historical Society by Irene M. Gray in 2018.

This Treasure from the Archives is on display at the Scott House, 4 Sunset Lane, for the month of July 2022. Come by and vote.

This wooden voting box was used by the Ridgefield Italian American Club to vote on membership. It was donated to the Historical Society by Irene M. Gray in 2018.

The black marble represented a vote against including someone as a member, and the white marble was used as a vote in favor of including someone as a member. Members of the club would place their vote in one end of the box, and the marble would come out on the other side. Once everyone had voted, the marbles were counted and whichever color had the majority won.

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38-star American flag

38-Star Flag

There are multiple antique American flags in the archives of the Ridgefield Historical Society. However, this one is likely the oldest, having only 38 stars.

Treasures from the Archives: Two Dresses

The following items from the Historical Society’s archives were hand-selected and researched by our two Ridgefield High School interns, Sara Shepherd and Tyler Ingram. Suffragist Dress This dress was previously

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