Captain Paul Cuffe: His Work, Vision and Living Legacy A free virtual lecture hosted by the Newport Historical Society Newport, RI – January 2021 – The Newport Historical Society is pleased to host Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes for a virtual lecture Captain Paul Cuffe: His Work, Vision and Living Legacy on Wednesday February 10, 2021 atRead More...

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, RIRead More...

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, celebrateRead More...

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 IRead More...

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’sRead More...

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 WilsonRead More...

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,Read More...

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 – orattempt to set the matter right as I am not the final word, but rather possess a lifetime experience, someRead More...