RNS250 - Events

Programs Scheduled

Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00pm at Ruth Keeler Memorial Library: Revolutionary War Maps! What They Tell Us about Then and Now - an informal discussion and map display with Robert Treadway, Susie Thompson and Cynthia Curtis

Sunday, November 9, 2025, 3:00pm at Ruth Keeler Memorial Library: John McMenimon, local historian and social studies teacher, will share the fascinating stories about The Fighting Delavans - The amazing North Salem family that sent nine brothers to war and ended up escorting Washington into New York at the end.

Sunday, January 25, 2026, 3:00pm at Ruth Keeler Memorial Library Author talk by Keith Marshall Jones III The Battle of Ridgefield – Benedict Arnold, the Patriot Militia and the surprising 1777 Battle that Galvanized Revolutionary Connecticut

In the works

Fall 2025: The Great Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt and Quiz - How Much do you know about your town in the Revolution? You might win the grand prize! To start studying for the scavenger hunt/quiz, visit the websites below, the local history section at the library or the graves of 46 of our Revolutionary War veterans in the town cemeteries. Check out the town historian’s overview of the Revolution in Upper Salem on her page on the town website, on the Historical Society’s website or use this link: [add link]

January 2026 tba Ruth Keeler Memorial Library or Community Center: The Men Who Caught John Andre . Who were they and how did the capture really happen? Robert Treadway

Monday, May 25, 2026, 10:00am, Memorial Day Parade,

A Time Capsule created by children for children to open in 2076 -- Will cell phones be obsolete? Will there still be toothbrushes? Backpacks? Books? Facebook? Joint program between recreation and the library.