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  • Collection: Ridgefield in WWI

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Dorothy and Cora Weir are part of a group lined up and photographed in this photo. They are all standing in uniform.

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William "Bill" Cummings is staring at the camera in uniform.

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Julian and Dorothy Weir are sitting on the porch of the Weir house located on Nod Hill road in Ridgefield.

Cora Weir Brest 1918
The first photo is of Cora Weir sitting in her uniform while looking to the left and facing the camera. The second photo is of her standing outside of the American Red Cross station. There is a black background between the two photographs, and a…

Memorial Plaque WWI.png
While Windsor had created the trend of "honor roll boards", which would be adopted across many towns in Connecticut to keep fresh in the minds of thier residents those who served overseas, Ridgefield is unclear if it did. Inquiring with several…

Memorial Plaque WWI.png
While Windsor had created the trend of "honor roll boards", which would be adopted across many towns in Connecticut to keep fresh in the minds of thier residents those who served overseas, Ridgefield is unclear if it did. Inquiring with several…

William Cummings.pdf
The article at the top has the American Flag logo which is typically placed at the top of any articles in the Ridgefield Press which have news about the war. Underneath it gives a short obituary to him pertaining his service during the war and life.

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It is an account on the food plan leading into the war and in the event of war. It was published in the Ridgefield Press.

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There was a basketball game between the Ridgefield team and the Danbury team which was referred to as "Germans".

ViewScan_0000 (1).pdf
The first two pages of the item are also discussing Ridgefield and the War, but the image had been damaged and is partially illegible.
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