In 1869, Frances Ellen Burr and Isabella Beecher Hooker formed the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA) with the goal of winning the vote for women locally, state-wide, and nationally. Like many other states, CT was divided on the issue of woman suffrage, but CT suffragists were committed to the cause holding town meetings, rallies, demonstrations, parades, and other events to garner support for the vote.
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.
The Historical Society hosts an exclusive house talk & garden walk at a remarkable 1930’s Japanese influenced modern home in Ridgefield, kicking off our “Mad for Modern” series.
A nationally significant battlefield site on Main Street may soon be preserved, offering a rare opportunity to protect the place where Ridgefield’s Revolutionary War history unfolded.