TWO HEARTS VALENTINE PACKAGE Will You Be My Virtual Valentine “Two Hearts” Package Spend a cozy night at home with champagne & truffles while learning the history of Champagne with this Valentine’s Day package from Linden Place Mansion Bristol, Rhode Island For more information contact: Joseph Velleca, Linden Place Museum, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, RI
The Rehoboth Congregational Church is pleased to announce the kickoff of the 300th Year of Service and Celebration to honor the establishment of the Second Precinct of Rehoboth on November 29, 1721. We have much to be thankful for and we hope the community will join in the 300th Year of Celebration as we honor, educate, celebrate
WATER JUST BEING WATER I have been poking around and collecting the names of Cape Cod rivers. My discoveries thus far include: Bass River Little Pamet River Pamet River Quashnet River Mashpee River Santuit River Swan Pond River If you know of any other Cape Cod rivers, let me know and I
EMBRACE THE CREATIVITY 2021 has arrived, and while we’re all happy to embrace it, the ongoing stress of the unknown pecks away at us, and there is a heaviness in the air. We’re not taking anything for granted, making no assumptions, and taking each day as it comes. In part two of our New Year’s
Free Talk by Historian Erik Chaput on the Dorr Rebellion WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues Sunday, January 24 at 1pm on Zoom. Professor Chaput will present “The People’s Martyr” and the Dorr Rebellion an exploration of the life of Thomas Wilson
We Need Your Help To Recover Medical Costs for Bean On the day of little Bean’s birth, his brother was stillborn, and the farmer who owned him simply left him to die. A caring neighbor rescued Bean at one day old, then brought him to Winslow Farm when he was about 10 days old. Debra White,
A LEGACY VIEW BY DON DOUCETTE I recently observed on social media a reference to the dam next to Larson Woodland in Attleboro as Larson Dam and I will hopefully set the matter straight – or…attempt to set the matter right as I am not the final word, but rather possess a lifetime experience, some
On View at NBAM IMMERSION AND INTERACTION: WITNESSING THE EVERYDAY PAT COOMEY THORNTON November 12, 2020-March 7, 2021 This modest retrospective features a selection of paintings, drawings, and sculptures culled from over thirty-years of Coomey Thornton’s prolific career. Pat Coomey Thornton’s ability to translate her everyday experiences as an artist, a daughter, and a mother
Winter Walking Tours in the Heart of Historic Newport A Socially Distanced Outdoor Activity Newport, RI (January 2021) – This January, bundle up and explore the heart of historic Newport on a winter walking tour. Newport History Tours, the Newport Historical Society’s walking tour program, will offer three themed Saturday tours presented by an expert
Engaging RI History has never been this easy. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (January 7) – You are invited to join the The Rhode Island Historical Society as it proudly announces the release of seven new topical modules for its free online textbook of Rhode Island history, EnCompass. On Thursday, January 28 at 4:00 PM Geralyn Ducady, the Director