JHS at the CIAA Holiday Fair Dec. 2

JHS at the CIAA Holiday Fair Dec. 2

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, 9 am – 4 pm Lawn Avenue School, Jamestown, RI Visit the Jamestown Historical Society table at the CIAA Holiday Fair. We’ll have great gift items including lots of different books for adults and children, framed and unframed ferry...
2023 Fall Newsletter

2023 Fall Newsletter

Our Fall Newsletter is now available for download. This spring and summer were very busy as the JHS offered talks, outings, exhibits, events, and gatherings. Some events were only for members, some for the wider...
Guest Lecture – Christian McBurney

Guest Lecture – Christian McBurney

Machine Guns in Narragansett Bay: The Coast Guard’s War on Rumrunners, a talk and slides by Christian McBurney Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 4 pm, Senior Center, 6 West St, Jamestown, RI All invited. Free.  During World War I and World War II, Rhode Island was...
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....