Written by Weston Historical Society
In honor of Black History Month, the Weston Historical Society is hosting, “African Americans and the Impact of the Great Migration in the North and South”, a virtual lecture with guest presenter, Dr. Stacey Close of Eastern Connecticut State University on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 6:30pm via Zoom. The event is free, but registration is required. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-americans-impacts-of-the-great-migration-in-the-north-and-south-tickets-139033644373
Please consider supporting the Weston Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with a suggested donation of $5. Donate at: www.westonhistoricalsociety.org.
As a lead-in to the Weston Historical Society’s 1920s exhibit, which will open later this year, the society is organizing a virtual lecture series that will explore events that influenced and shaped the Roaring 20s. One such event is the migration of millions of African
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
Wilton Library and Wilton School District explore racism for Wilton Reads 2021 Written by Janet Crystal
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey has been selected for the library’s community-wide reading event,
Wilton Reads 2021.
Programs will be on the library’s website at www.wiltonlibrary.org in February and the school district website at http://wiltonps.org. Age-appropriate book selections will be made for the district schools. Free copies of the book will be given away courtesy of Fairfield County Bank in March. The author will visit virtually in April thanks to the sponsorship of The Village Market.
Pictured (front to back): Elaine Tai-Lauria, Executive Director of Wilton Library, Fran Kompar, Director of Digital Learning for Wilton Public Schools, and Dr. Kevin Smith, Superintendent of Wilton Public Schools.
Written by Weston Historical Society
As a lead-in to the Weston Historical Society’s 1920s exhibit, which will open later this year, the society is organizing a virtual lecture series that will explore events that influenced and shaped the Roaring 20s.
The first virtual lecture, “Connecticut’s Role in World War I”, will be presented by Christine Pittsley of the CT State Library on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 6:30pm via Zoom.
The event is free, but registration is required. Register at www.westonhistoricalsociety.org. The Zoom link will be emailed 24 hours before the event. Please help the Weston Historical Society, a non-profit organization, continue its community programming with a suggested donation of $5. Donate at: www.westonhistoricalsociety.org.
Written by RVNAhealth
RVNAhealth couldn’t be prouder to be a candidate for Fairfield County Bank s Charity of the Month “Champions Month” award.
Champions Month candidates are winners of the Bank’s Charity of the Month award program honoring organizations that positively impact lives in our communities.
Check out the competition and vote for RVNAhealth by clicking here.
Throughout the month of January, Fairfield County Bank invites you to
vote for one of these local nonprofit organizations, earning the winner a $1000 award in recognition and appreciation of the work they do.
You have three ways to vote, and
you can vote as often as you like: