"Gilded Age Newport in Color" at Rosecliff is taking visitors back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when African heritage families were active members of a new type […]
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Awareness and Preservation Weeks (Rhode Island Cemetery Weeks) will feature dozens of free programs in April and May. Rhode Islanders of all ages are invited to participate […]
The 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 this Rhode Island Native Son's contributions to birth of our nation. April 20th, 2024 at 10:00 am
The 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 Society and the Varnum House Museum to bring a series of lectures from historian Dr. Robert A. Selig in Portsmouth and East Greenwich. On Saturday, April […]
The 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 Society and the Varnum House Museum to bring a series of lectures from historian Dr. Robert A. Selig in Portsmouth and East Greenwich. On Sunday April […]
Thomas 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, […]
This 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 […]
Visit 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 […]
Visit 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 […]
Visit 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 […]
