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Connecticut Food Plan
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.
Charles W. Neth Letter
The first two pages of the item are also discussing Ridgefield and the War, but the image had been damaged and is partially illegible.
Red Cross Training Camp Photo
Photo of the Red Cross Training Class with Dorothy and Cora Weir in the back row.
Presidential Speech at Red Cross Nursing Class
At the point of the article the United States had not entered into WWI, and those going volunteered for service in the event that the U.S. would enter the war. Both Dorothy and Cora Weir were trained at this encampment.
Weir to Wood Dec. 22nd 1914
It is a transcript of the letter, which the original is in the Huntington Library in Sana Marina CA.
Cummings House
The Cummings family had lived in Ridgefield for several generations, with William "Billy" Cummings being one of the first to die in the line of service for the U.S. from Ridgefield. A historic home, it had been a place of relaxation and joy in the…
American Legion Post 78
These three pictures are of the American Legion post. "The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness." -American Legion Website
The Woman's Land Army of America--Training school, University of Virginia--Apply Woman's Land Army, U.S. Employment Service, Richmond, Va.
Two women carrying basket of vegetables in front of woman in uniform on horseback with U.S. flag.