Rhode Island Independence Day Open House
Rhode Island State House 82 Smith Street, Providence, RIThe State House Restoration Committee and the RI Department of State will host an Open House on Rhode Island Independence Day, Saturday, May 4th!
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Virtual Lunch Bite — A map created by Lafayette’s aide-de-camp for King Louis XVI
ZoomIn 1777, French army officer Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, with the marquis de Lafayette. During the American Revolution, Capitaine du Chesnoy served with Lafayette as […]
Bench Dedication at the Nathanael Greene Homestead
Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead 50 Taft Street, Coventry, RIThe Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will be dedicating a bench to Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead. This was a tremendous fundraising effort to honor […]
Dr. Robert A. Selig on “Rochambeau’s Engineers at Butts Hill Fort, July 1780-June 1781”
Saint John's Lodge No. 1 81 Sprague Street, Portsmouth, Rhode IslandThe Battle of Rhode Island Association Lecture Series sponsored by the Rhode Island Senate Legislature and the General Society of Colonial Wars continue as we partner with the Portsmouth Historical […]
Dr. Robert A. Selig on “The Culture of Death: Military Burial Practices during the American War of Independence”
Varnum House Museum 57 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, Rhode IslandThe Battle of Rhode Island Association Lecture Series sponsored by the Rhode Island Senate Legislature and the General Society of Colonial Wars continue as we partner with the Portsmouth Historical […]
Virtual Lecture – An English Lord in America: Lord Fairfax and George Washington in Revolutionary Virginia
ZoomThomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, played an influential role throughout the life of George Washington. Having been introduced to Washington shortly after settling in Belvoir, Va., in 1747, […]
Smith’s Castle Opening Day
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIThis season’s Smith’s Castle Opening Day kicks off with an 11am parade down Richard Smith Drive with re-enactors, docents, and the Wickford Rangers marching to the lawn of the Castle […]
Varnum Armory Open House
Varnum Memorial Armory 6 Main Street, East Greenwich, RIVisit the Varnum Armory Museum, home of the largest collection of Rhode Island military history by attending this open house. Touring the museum during an open house is free, but […]
Varnum House Museum Open House
Varnum House Museum 57 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, Rhode IslandVisit the Varnum House Museum to learn about James Mitchell Varnum and his life in the 18th century (and as a General in the Revolutionary War)! You'll see some very […]
Varnum Armory Open House
Varnum Memorial Armory 6 Main Street, East Greenwich, RIVisit the Varnum Armory Museum, home of the largest collection of Rhode Island military history by attending this open house. Touring the museum during an open house is free, but […]