Jack Sanders

A newspaper editor for more than 45 years who is now semi-retired and writing history books. (PS: I'm not the musician of the same name!)

[Jack Sanders @jacksanders]

Bob Gustafson, The #Ridgefield Press’s #cartoonist 40+ years produced literally thousands of cartoons for the newspaper, teasing town officials, illustrating community problems, & promoting good causes in a good-natured way. Some were just just good gags. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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A wealthy heiress who found #Ridgefield a retreat spent much of her life aiding the #blind — and her foundation is still doing so nearly a century after her death. Her Main Street mansion is now Wesley Hall, part of the #Methodist Church complex. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Timothy Cheesman didn’t get to spend much time in Ridgefield but he nonetheless left behind an edifice that's been a part of helping humankind in various ways for nearly a century. Which is fitting: Dr. Cheesman had spent his life trying to heal others. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Ridgefield had many heroes in World War II, but among the native sons who seem to have been forgotten is Everett Roberts, a naval officer who once was adrift three days in the South Pacific after his destroyer was sunk in a major battle. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Among the most popular #Ridgefield High School teachers was a woman who commuted 85 miles round trip to get to classes. But Sylvia Hodge apparently liked teaching in Ridgefield & also liked living in her native New Haven.
Her students certainly liked her. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Capt. E. Armitage McCann, who died in #Ridgefield in 1937, helped establish the hobby of #modelshipbuilding. He knew his subject well, having spent much of his life at sea. As a teenager, he sailed the clipper on which #JosephConrad was a first mate.https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Adolf Gund, founder of the toy company, created some of the earliest Teddy Bears. Today Gund stuffed #toys are sold worldwide, both new & as antiques, thanks to a #Ridgefield man who loved making things for children but who had none of his own. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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War heroes always seem to be men. Not so with Evelyn Schretenthaler Wisner, a World War II flight #nurse who landed in war zones, located seriously wounded #Marines, loaded them on an airplane, and saved their lives while flying high over the Pacific. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Barton Hepburn apparently had much on his mind that cold Friday in January 1922. On his way to #Chase National Bank — an institution he once headed — he did not stop at an intersection, strode into the road, and was promptly hit by a Fifth Avenue bus. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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A postcard from 1910 depicts “Northoline,” the then-new #Ridgefield mansion of Lillian Loomis Dempsey. Recently widowed, Dempsey had built the house after receiving a huge and somewhat controversial inheritance that made headlines from Georgia to New York. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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If Frank Gibney of #Ridgefield were still alive, he would hardly be surprised by the economic battles being waged today between the United States and #China. He warned of them long ago. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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A half dozen Ridgefield artists have been celebrated on U.S. postage stamps — some, on more than one stamp. Yet J. Alden Weir, whose homestead is now a National Historic Site, has been unrecognized philatelically — except in Africa. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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#Ridgefield native Charles #Goodrich wrote over two dozen books of history, geography and religion that helped educate generations of Americans. He was also the brother of Peter Parley, who turned out over 100 books in the 19th Century. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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#Ridgefield Historical Society, 4 Sunset Lane, & Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main Street, will be open this afternoon, Saturday, June 8, for #Connecticut’s Open House Day. The society's Scott House will be open 1 to 4, the tavern 12 to 4. https://t.co/7zlQd8A0vQ

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“Red Rubber Ball,” the 60s #rock hit, & Speedy Alka-Seltzer, the animated TV commercial character, have Tom Dawes of #Ridgefield in common. He co-founded #TheCyrkle & later wrote Speedy’s famous song: “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh What A Relief It Is.” https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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For half of the 20th Century, Bill Casey was a leader in the business, civic and social life of #Ridgefield. A soft-spoken man who often wore a smile, Casey founded a company that still bears his name and is still led by his family 70 years later. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Sgt. Jacob Nash was killed in 1779 by Redcoats while trying to defend Norwalk, home of his ancestors and where some of his descendants settled. He wasn’t just shot, he was stabbed to death — while his hands were tied. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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Alice Rockwell Lynch, a member of an old #Ridgefield family, could be the life of a #WhiteHouse party. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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A letter offers a glimpse of what the first #BoyScout troop in #Ridgefield was like, way back in 1921. https://t.co/ceUFR2QgyX

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The first #movies began showing up in #Ridgefield in 1899. The first movie theater was the town hall. https://t.co/7zlQd8A0vQ