In 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]