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SUMMARY:The Underground Railroad in Ridgefield: A hidden piece of Black history\, revealed
DESCRIPTION:Ridgefield Town historian Jack Sanders will be joined on Saturday\, Feb. 21\, at 2 pm. (snow date Feb. 28) by Ira Joe Fisher for a conversation centered around Sanders’ book\, Uncle Ned’s Mountain\, Three centuries of African Americans — free and enslaved — in a small New England town. The Black History Month event is presented by the Ridgefield Historical Society and The Meetinghouse in Ridgebury and is part of both organizations’ commemoration of the 250th  anniversary of America in 2026. \nSeveral years ago\, Mr. Sanders discovered and wrote about the existence of a station on the Underground Railroad that had been quietly maintained by Ned and Betsy Armstrong\, a Black couple who were well-known in the Ridgebury community. Ira Joe Fisher\, an acclaimed broadcaster and Ridgefield Poet Laureate\, is a lively interlocutor\, as he and Mr. Sanders demonstrated in their last Ridgefield Historical Society program together\, a discussion of Mr. Sanders’ book\, Here Lyes Ye Body\, in October. \nTheir conversation will take place at 2 p.m. at the Meetinghouse (in the historic Ridgebury Congregational Church\, 605 Ridgebury Road). The hour-long program will touch on many other aspects of the lives of Black Americans in Ridgefield\, from the earliest days of the town to present day. A reception will follow and books will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/the-underground-railroad-in-ridgefield-a-hidden-piece-of-black-history-revealed/
LOCATION:The Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Road\, Ridgefield CT\, 06877
CATEGORIES:Discussion,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ridgefield Historical Society":MAILTO:info@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org
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SUMMARY:Black Inventors Who Made the Stuff Around Us
DESCRIPTION:The movie “Hidden Figures” has shown there are many aspects of history that remain unknown. Dr. Ainissa Ramirez will share inventions that were created by Black inventors—from the light bulb to the mailbox to the ice cream scoop—during her presentation\, “Black Inventors Who Made the Stuff Around Us\,” at the New Haven Museum on Thursday\, February 12\, 2026\, at 6 p.m. Preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. Register here. The NH250 event is free with regular museum admission. \nFrom Jim West’s microphone to mathematician Gladys West’s pioneering work in creating GPS\, Ramirez will feature the life and work of Black innovators who made things we use every day.  She will also share the work and life of New Haven’s own Sarah Boone (1832-1904)\, who was awarded one of the first U.S. patents given to an African American woman for her improvements to the ironing board. Her invention made it possible to iron corsets and other tight-fitting clothing that were in fashion at the time. Boone worked as a dressmaker and lived at 30 Winter Street in New Haven and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/black-inventors-who-made-the-stuff-around-us/
LOCATION:New Haven Museum\, 114 Whitney Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250 CT,Discussion,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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SUMMARY:Whitney Literary Society to Debut at New Haven Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join NHM on Thurs.\, Jan. 29\, 2026\, at 5:30 p.m. (snow date Feb. 5\, 2026\, 5:30 p.m.) as we debut the Whitney Literary Society\, an informal\, bimonthly book discussion delving into the colorful history of New Haven. Each Whitney Literary Society event will cover a new book. For details click here: newhavenmuseum.org/52580-2/ \nThe bimonthly book discussion will delve into the colorful history of New Haven\, which was once the center of governance\, education\, trade\, and culture in Connecticut. The first discussion will include several chapters from “The Case of the Piglet’s Paternity: Trials from the New Haven Colony\, 1619-1963” by Jon C. Blue on\, which explores judicial trials in the early New Haven Colony.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/whitney-literary-society-to-debut-at-new-haven-museum/
LOCATION:New Haven Museum\, 114 Whitney Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,January 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations,Written & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Ridgefield History Club: Works in stone
DESCRIPTION:Free\, informal oral history conversation about the distinctive fieldstone pillars and walls found in Ridgefield. A monthly series presented by the Ridgefield Historical Society\, this meeting will take place Tuesday\, Jan. 20\, at 10 a.m. at the Scott House\, 4 Sunset Lane\, Ridgefield. Assistant town historian Betsy Reid will present the topic. All are welcome\, whether to contribute information or just listen to the conversation. Registration is requested\, because of limited seating.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/ridgefield-history-club-works-in-stone/
LOCATION:Scott House\, 4 Sunset Lane\, Ridgefield CT\, Scott House\, 4 Sunset Lane\, Ridgefield\, 06877
CATEGORIES:Discussion,January 2026
ORGANIZER;CN="Ridgefield Historical Society":MAILTO:info@ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org
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