In the July exhibit in the display case in the foyer of Town Hall, documents from the JHS collection record all life’s turning points from a birth certificate to a last will and testament.
Jamestown Rhode Island influenced by Philadelphian summer colony during the Progressive Era circa 1900.
Kit Wright, as she was known to everyone, was born in Philadelphia in 1899. She died at Fox Hill Farm in 1988.
Alfred W. Bowser, a wounded Canadian World War I veteran, came to Jamestown in 1929 as the farm manager of Cajacet (also known as the Thomas Paine House). Bowser was in the dairy business seven years until 1944 when he sold the dairy to John M. Anderson, a former state trooper.
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John C. Rembijas was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1916, his parents having immigrated from Poland.
George Whitley spoke about the history of this special corn and the milling of it, and he made jonnycakes with flint corn for all attendees to enjoy.
This small ceramic pot with its lid is believed to have come across the bay in the house that became the Bay Voyage hotel.
The April 2024 exhibit features objects in the JHS collection that are seldom exhibited.
Jamestown is a haven for writers and artists, and one of our treasures was Constance Armbrust, known to everyone as “Connie.”
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