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Library Exhibit – Garages – October 2018
The automobile changed the way Americans got around, and livery stables, where horses were kept for hire, changed to serve the new method of transportation.
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Library Exhibit, Aug 2018 – Textiles
Hanging in the large meeting room of the Library are three textiles from the collection of the Jamestown Historical Society.
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JHS visits The New England Wireless & Steam Museum Aug 2018
The JHS members-only trip to The New England Wireless and Steam Museum was enjoyed by four members.
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JHS visits Whitehall Aug 2018
The JHS members-only trip to Whitehall went very smoothly. It was very interesting to be toured by a visiting philosophy scholar. Thank you, Jim Buttrick for planning the expedition.
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Library Exhibit – May 2018: Cartoons
Paule Stetson Loring and Don Bousquet were both cartoonists for the Providence Journal. Loring worked in the mid-20th century and drew political cartoons about the building of the first Jamestown Bridge.
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Library Exhibit – June 2018: Weddings
June is the month of weddings. Our June exhibit in the JHS case in the Jamestown Philomenian Library features photographs and memorabilia of Jamestown brides and weddings, including a 1767 Quaker marriage license signed by all the wedding guests.
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JHS visits Swiss Village Farm-May 2018
The JHS members-only trip to Surprise Valley Farm aka Swiss Village Farm was extremely informative. The farm is open only one day a year, last Saturday.
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2018 Spring Newsletter
Our Spring Newsletter is now available for download. See all the great things our members accomplished. Don’t miss the letter from our president Mary Heath and all of the committee reports.
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JHS receives check from Polar Plunge-Apr 2018
Kerry Sheehan and Bob Bailey presented the Jamestown Historical Society with a check for $500 from Jamestown First Day Plunge.
