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Jamestown in the Resort Era
The Resort Era is celebrated in a permanent exhibit in the back stairwell of the Jamestown Town Hall.
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History of the Jamestown Town Hall
The first Town Hall was built on the site of the current Town Hall in 1883.
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Yacht Club Exhibit
The Conanicut Yacht Club was founded in 1892 and is one of the oldest yacht clubs on Narragansett Bay. This month’s exhibit in the JHS case in the foyer of Town Hall celebrates the many activities of the club.
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Summer Exhibit 2023 – Celebrating Jamestown Ferries
This exhibit commemorates the first ferry from Jamestown to Newport and the 96 years of Narragansett Bay ferry service that it inaugurated.
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2023 Museum Exhibit Opening Reception
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 in 1873.
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Town Hall: License Exhibit
The new exhibit mounted by the Jamestown Historical Society in the mini-exhibit case in the foyer of Town Hall features licenses and license applications from the JHS collection.
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Mini-exhibit: Bottles
The new exhibit mounted by the Jamestown Historical Society in the mini–exhibit case in the foyer of Town Hall features bottles of all kinds from the JHS collection. The oldest bottle shown is a white porcelain perfume bottle from the colonial era.
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Ribbons to Reward; Ribbons to Support; Ribbons to Identify
The JHS has ribbons of many kinds. The October exhibit in the library shows a few of them.
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Library Exhibit, September 2022: What’s in YOUR attic?
Barbara Magruder, great-granddaughter of William Lincoln Bates who ran Dr. Bates Sanitarium in Jamestown from 1896 until his death in 1932, had already given the JHS many of Dr. Bates’ records.
