No one was in the building, just an honor payment system. I will bet that it is rare for anyone to skip out without leaving the money.
The church was organized in 1680. At the outset it bounced back and forth between Congregational and Anglican depending on the minister. The current building is the fourth, constructed in 1872. It is part of the Bedford Village Historic District.
In 1900 a New York businessman who summered in Ridgefield, James Morris, bought land on Main Street in Ridgefield and had a library building constructed. The building blends Art Deco, Beaux Arts and Chicago styles of architecture. Morris dedicated it to his late wife, Elizabeth. It opened in 1903.
Though the Morris Library has been incorporated into much bigger and more modern library buildings, four of the original rooms remain in service.
One reading room houses newspapers and magazines.
A second reading room contains the library's fine and performing arts collections.
John Casey is an artist who uses pieces of steel, iron and glass to create interesting sculptures for the landscape, These parts come from junkyards, dumpsters, found items, estate sales and thrift stores. He has at least three of his works on the lawn of Ridgefield Library.
Black bird #2.
The Goshen Fair was as crowded as any fair I have ever seen. I saw many folks worth photographing, but it was so crowded that getting clear and unobstructed photographs was almost impossible.
