Longtime Ridgefield resident and Currier & Ives print collector Joel Third will once again share his knowledge of the famed lithographers and their work in a virtual program for Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center on February 18.
For the second of his virtual programs for KTM&HC, View of Women in the 19th Century, Third will explore the way Currier & Ives depicted the role of women in society, their fight for suffrage, and their role in the temperance movement. KTM&HC is hosting both programs on Zoom.
“We are delighted to be able to host Joel as a speaker in our series of virtual talks this winter,” says executive director Hildegard Grob. “His insights into the subject matter set against his amazing collection of Currier & Ives prints, which he’s sharing in these online presentations, make these talks a real treat.”
The program is set for Thursday, February 18, at 6:30 p.m. and is free with a suggested donation of $5 per viewer. To register, go to click here. Additional programs with Joel Third will be announced soon.
Joel Third has collected antique prints for almost 40 years. Due to his interest in history, he owns a collection of Currier & Ives prints. Third is originally from northeastern Ohio, where he graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a degree in electrical engineering. He and his late wife Bettie Jane moved to Ridgefield in 1992. A long-time board member of KTM&HC, Third is also a member of the Rotary Club, Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield Men’s Club, the Graveyard Committee, and is a facilitator at Founders Hall.