Ridgefield’s Heritage Day is Saturday, September 14, and will be celebrated at the Community Center, 210 North Main Avenue, and Davis Park which is across the street. Come and celebrate Ridgefield’s history in a full day of activities
Ridgefield Community Center Activities
9-4pm Displays:
History of families that owned the land that became the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge: five units, Carty, River “S”, Roth, Bachelor Island, and Ridgeport Dairy Units
Ridgefield Refuge will display photographs and information about all units
Native American artifacts — Jeff Smith
Family history — Jeff Smith and Shirley Arndt
Story of the Lambert/German Town area — Charlotte Clevidence
Story of the 1914 Horn’s Corner murder mystery — Kay Douglas
RHS Class pictures and year books
Evolution of the camera-vintage camera display — Jim Propper
Vintage telephones and equipment — Myrna Mills Snead
75th anniversary celebration of founding of the Ridgefield Garden Club — come and enjoy a piece of cake with the ladies of the Garden Club
Ridgefield Heritage cards will be on sale. These black and white note cards feature pictures from Ridgefield’s history and make nice gifts
Davis Park Area Activities
9-4 Antique Farm equipment
9-2 Farmers’ Market
Radio Disney — activities and games for children
Music — Opus School of Music
10:30-11:30 Storytelling by professional storyteller Nancy McQuillan in library
11:00-12:30 Crafts for children in Ridgefield Library
1:00-1:45 Highlight Presentation
Premier Storyteller — Sam Robinson, Vice Chair of the Chinook Nation will relate historical accounts of the Chinook people who lived in the Ridgefield area for thousands of years.
Other Activities
10-2 Open House at Mt. Ridgefield — Dave and Carol Zylstra’s roadside fantasyland
Directions: head north on NW 11th Ave, go pass Tri-Mountain GolfCourse-continue ¼ mile, it is on the right
