God Save the King! Loyalism in Ridgefield, Connecticut, with Keith Marshall Jones III

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, the Ridgefield Historical Society hosted Keith Marshall Jones III, author, historian, and the founding President of the Ridgefield Historical Society, who gave an illustrated presentation on his new book, “God Save the King! Loyalism in Ridgefield, Connecticut During the American Revolution 1765-1786”, at St. Stephen’s Church North Hall in Ridgefield, CT. This program is part of the Ridgefield Historical Society’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America in 2026.

Learn how entwined loyalties to the Church, the land, community, Connecticut Colony, and the British Crown turned neighbor against neighbor in Ridgefield’s darkest chapter of the Revolutionary era.

Keith Marshall Jones III is author of several books including: THE BATTLE OF RIDGEFIELD, sub-titled Benedict Arnold, the Patriot Militia, and the Surprising 1777 Battle that Galvanized Revolutionary Connecticut (2024); JOHN LAURANCE, the Immigrant Founding Father America Never Knew (awarded the American Philosophical Society’s 2019 “Publication of the Year”); CONGRESS AS MY GOVERNMENT, Chief Justice John Marshall in the War for Independence (2008); Farmers Against the Crown (2002); The Farms of Farmingville (2001).

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