Join us for a two-day event celebrating Juneteenth in Newport! The Juneteenth 2023 celebration will be held on June 18 & 19 in historic Washington Square, Newport. Juneteenth is the national celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States! This community event is open to all that includes historic militia demonstrations, speakers, indigenous […]
Come to the South County Museum for live music! Featuring live musical performances from: DUDEMANBRO, GUESS METHOD, THE WATER PROJECT, RHODE TO BALI, and THIRD SIGNAL.
Join us for a lecture and a viewing of Mark Starr's documentary "In History's Wake: The Last Trap Fisherman of Rhode Island."
The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off the 26th season of its beloved Concerts Under the Elms series on Thursday, June 29th at 6:30 p.m. The six-week series, hosted on the newly revitalized Great Lawn of the John Brown House Museum, will feature a lineup of returning favorites and first-time performers. Each evening will also feature […]
Portsmouth, RI. The Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee is seeking volunteers for our Summer Cleanup on Saturday July 1st (rain date is July 2nd). Wear your Red, White and Blue gloves, it starts at 9 AM and goes throughout the day. Come anytime. The meeting point is the Fort gate on Butts Hill St. off […]
The Newport Historical Society is pleased to announce that on Tuesday July 4th the Colony House will once again be open to the public, continuing a years long tradition. The Colony House will be open from 9 am for visitors to explore the first floor. A slate of free events are also scheduled to take […]
What better place to celebrate Independence Day than the National Historic Landmark home of Revolutionary War Patriot Hero and George Washington's Second in Command and Most Trusted General, Nathanael Greene?! Come out and join us on the 4th of July for our annual open house in celebration of America's 247th Birthday. The Kingston Reds will […]
The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off the 26th season of its beloved Concerts Under the Elms series on Thursday, June 29th at 6:30 p.m. The six-week series, hosted on the newly revitalized Great Lawn of the John Brown House Museum, will feature a lineup of returning favorites and first-time performers. Each evening will also […]
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Wednesday, July 12 at 5:30pm for its annual Goff Lecture featuring author James Zimmerman and his latest work The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China. Zimmerman will tell the story of the 1923 hijacking of the luxury Peking Express, whose […]
Join us for a lecture by Mark Gardner on the early colonial history of Washington County prior to the split into North and South Kingstown in 1723.
