Black Regiment: Backstory

Black Regiment: Backstory

JHS Recommended Event: “The Backstory of the Black Regiment: Soldiers’ Ties to Community and Kin” Lecture by Peter Fay, Patriots Park Commemoration by NAACP Patriots Park, Portsmouth, RI, August 27, 2023, 3 pm   Philo Phillips of North Kingstown was 27 when his...
JHS Museum 2023 Grand Opening

JHS Museum 2023 Grand Opening

On May 26, the 2023 JHS Museum opened a new exhibit, “Celebrating Jamestown Ferries: 150th Anniversary of Jamestown’s First Steam Ferry”. JHS members enjoyed a reception highlighting the anniversary of the first steam ferry going into service in Jamestown...
2023 Spring Newsletter

2023 Spring Newsletter

Our Spring Newsletter is now available for download. We had a busy winter with many major preservation projects getting underway. Enjoy our photos and descriptions of all our planned and past activities. Also listed are all the new donations made over the past year....
Feb. 22 Online Event: Watson Farm

Feb. 22 Online Event: Watson Farm

“Walking Hand-in-Hand with the Past at Watson Farm” Wednesday, February 22, 7 pm Sign up for this FREE presentation by Historic New England’s Jane Hennedy, by clicking below: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4cm2jmxkSq6jy_X7nrn94g After...