by JHS | May 24, 2016 | Events
Our summer exhibit at the museum will be previewed at the Memorial Day parade on May 31. “Jamestowners & Their Military Neighbors” builds on last year’s exhibit about Jamestown’s forts. While the forts are places that permanently occupy our landscape, the people...
by JHS | May 20, 2016 | Events
The next outing of the Society is to Smith’s Castle in North Kingstown (www.smithscastle.org/) on Sunday June 26 at 10:00 AM. Smith’s Castle has a remarkable history, developing from a trading post belonging to Roger Williams into a 3,000 acre...
by JHS | May 16, 2016 | Library Exhibits
The new exhibit in the Jamestown Historical Society case in the Jamestown Philomenian Library displays scarves and other types of adornment from the society’s collection. Stop by and see the tiny charm given to the workers of the Jamestown & Newport Ferry...
by JHS | May 10, 2016 | Events
Calling All Docents! The spring newsletter should have arrived in your snail mail and e-mail and with it, the dates for the activities and volunteer opportunities coming your way from the JHS. If you volunteered before or if you haven’t but are now ready to be...