Ringwood Public Library
With a thirst for history and a legacy that is often hard to access, Ringwood Public Library seeks to harness community fascination to uncover hidden stories and create interactive experiences that bring the past to life.
The Ringwood Public Library serves a community with a rich, complex history ranging from the Ramapough community to the iron mines and local estates. Library staff recently discovered a “hidden gem” involving a Japanese Baron who owned over 1,600 acres in the area, a story that sparked intense local interest and high engagement with the library’s newsletter.
The library’s project will overhaul its upperringwood.org digital archive and website to present multi-media, interactive storytelling on Ringwood’s Revolutionary War history—including the stories of patriot and loyalist veterans, ironworkers, enslaved individuals, and the Ramapough Lenape Turtle Clan.
