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Community news: Ballroom dance, German genealogy, buy & sell on eBay Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 The Ridgefield Continuing Education program has previously offered online photography courses. It currently has additional technology classes scheduled for the future, along with an eBay workshop, Ballroom Dance, and German Geneology, and a “True Justice” documentary screening.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 An informative German Genealogy workshop, taught by Francoise Lampe, who has extensive experience doing genealogical research in the U.S. and abroad, is available through the Ridgefield Continuing Education program Feb. 25 (12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; $31) or Thursday, March 11 (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $31) live, interactive, and online on Zoom. ....
Community news: Heroes of Ned s Mountain webinar and more Staff FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 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 ....
Ridgefield Happenings: Escape room, windows, livestreams Staff FacebookTwitterEmail Kristina Lareau, far left, head of children’s services at the Ridgefield Library, dress up with a team of librarians to promote “The Bazaar of Mysteries,” an escape room fundraiser during a previous year. Also pictured are: Shay Glass, children’s services librarian; Meg Klein, teen services librarian; John Casiello, adult collections specialist; and Ann Victor, children’s collections specialist. This immersive puzzle game placed participants in a vintage carnival, where something mysterious has happened to a famous fortune teller. Residents worked together to solve a series of clues and puzzles. Here is a list of upcoming events taking place in the future in Ridgefield, including a similar escape room fundraiser, nativity stations, and livestreams of Christmas services.Contributed photo ....