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Members Only Tour – Prescott Farm
The latest Members Only Tour of Prescott Farm on May 15, 2019 was Fantastic. Prescott Farm is a 40 acre 18th century farm preserved by The Newport Restoration Foundation established by Doris Duke.
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Members Only Tour – Rosecliff Exhibit John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed
The Members Only Tour of the exhibit John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed, at Rosecliff on April 4, 2019 was exceptional.
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Jamestown participates in new Rhode Tour: Revolutionary War Fortifications
Rhode Island’s Revolutionary War history may not share the luster of nearby Massachusetts’, but the smallest colony was the site of one of the largest battles of the war.
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Library Exhibit, Feb 2019 – The Lewis/Cadorette Family
Manuel Dutra Lewis (1873-1968) and his wife Clara Silveira Furtado (1886-1923) were born in Fayal, the Azores. They met in Jamestown and were married here in 1906.
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The Vault Volunteers go to the Redwood
The Vault Volunteers took a trip to the Redwood Library to see the Claggett Clocks one of which is the Carr Clock which is know for having been “stolen” and retrieved by a family member.
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JHS Outing to Seabee Museum & Memorial-Jan 2019
JHS took a winter’s members-only outing to the Seabee Museum and Memorial. We were given a very informative tour by curator Jack Springle.
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Library Exhibit, Jan 2019 – Capt. Thomas Paine House – Cajacet
The Captain Thomas Paine house, Cajacet. the exhibit just mounted by the JHS in the Jamestown Philomenian Library, tells the story of Captain Thomas Paine.
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Library Exhibit – Donations 2018
The new exhibit the JHS case in the Jamestown Philomenian Library features some of the recent additions to the society’s growing collection of artifacts that reflect the history of our island.
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2018 Fall Newsletter
Our Fall Newsletter is now available for download. See all the great things our members accomplished. Don’t miss photos of Windmill Day and all the committee reports.
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Library Exhibit – Veteran’s Day 2018
This Veterans Day is the 100th anniversary of the end of the armed conflict now known as World War I but known at the time as the Great War.
