by Stephanie Amerigian | Nov 23, 2021 | Events, Newsletters
Our Fall 2021 Newsletter is now available for download. Don’t miss the committee reports of all the things that we’ve been working on while at home. And take a look at the donations that made over the past year, we value everyone’s efforts to keep...
by JHS | Oct 26, 2021 | Events, JHS in the News
Abel Franklin gravestone carved by William Stevens, of Newport, RI. c. 1758 Have you ever walked through a cemetery and wondered about the people buried there? Where they came from? What they did? Whether any descendants are still in the area? A Cedar...
by JHS | Sep 13, 2021 | Events
Because of restraints of the COVID pandemic, this year’s members fundraiser was a combination of a cocktail party held on August 26 at the lovely 1927 Sarah Cresswell cottage, which had been recently restored and beautifully landscaped, and guided tours of three of...
by JHS | Aug 11, 2021 | Events
Art in the Cemetery Changing Fashion of Grave Markers The guest speaker for the Jamestown Historical Society’s 2021 annual meeting was Anne Tait, MFA, Professor of Art at Roger Williams University. Her presentation was titled “Art in the Cemetery, Changing Fashion of...
by JHS | Jul 9, 2021 | Events
Photo courtesy of Blue Garden, Newport, RI. Open by appointment. “Recapturing this work of landscape artistry is intended to teach others about the intellectual and pragmatic challenges of restoring and preserving a garden of such historic...
by JHS | Jun 14, 2021 | Events
Speech Delivered at the Dedication of the Slave History Medallion at East Ferry, Jamestown, RI, May 22, 2021 Image courtesy of Rhode Island Historical Society, MSS 1026, Folder 14, Thomas G. Hazard, Deed of Sale, 12/29/1791. Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye....
