Community news: Alzhiemers program, Tai Chi, and all about your iPhone
March 2, 2021
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Downtown Ridgefield, Conn, is pictured during a previous year.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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World War II and its Aftermath in Europe seminar
World War II and its Aftermath in Europe is a Ridgefield Continuing Education history seminar led by veteran history teacher, Nancy Maxwell, talks about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to the political appeasement of the 1930s, financial crises, social upheavals, and rise of fascism and communism. This course will: examine the causes of World War II; provide an overview of the war itself; and review the decisions of the peacemakers after Germany surrendered in 1945. Participants will look at the stages, operations, and theaters of the war against the Axis powers, including the “phony war,” the occupation of France, the German advance to the east, the Allie
Community news: Heroes of Ned s Mountain webinar and more
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On Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m., a Former Editor of The Ridgefield Press, Jack Sanders, will share recent research that reveals that the Armstrongs not only operated a Ridgefield station on the Underground Railroad, but that shows that their grandsons were among the many Black soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. He will introduce other Black families who lived on Ned’s Mountain and also sent sons to the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. Two heroes of the Underground Railroad, Edward and Betsy Armstrong, are buried in Ridgebury Cemetery, located in the Ridgebury neighborhood of Ridgefield. Their home on Ned’s Mountain provided refuge for people making the dangerous journey to safety from enslavement in the South. Pictured is a photo of the Armstrong tombstones in the Ridgebury Cemetery.Sally Sanders / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
Community news features books & breakfast, ballroom dance and tech tutorials to trusts
Jan. 21, 2021
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There are many upcoming community events happening in Ridgefield such as a webinar being presented by the library in the town about winter comfort foods, classes through the Continuing Education Program in the town, and a Books and Breakfast event through the library.Carol Kaliff / Hearst Connecticut Media
Ridgefield Library hosts Books & Breakfast event
Non-fictioneers Book Group, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m.
Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org
Murder by the Book Mystery Discussion, Thursday, Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org
ARTalk, African American Artists: Self-Determination and Resistance from the Roaring ’20s to 2020 with Dr. Stephanie Sparling Williams, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, 203-438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org