by JHS | Sep 12, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits
What’s in your attic that could help others understand how people lived in Jamestown in the past? 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...
by JHS | Jul 25, 2022 | Events, JHS in the News
2022 Days at the Windmill, July 22 & 23, photo coutesy of Norm Kaplan The 2022 JHS summer events opened with An Evening at the Windmill for JHS members and the following day was the biennial celebration of Windmill Day open to everyone. At An Evening at the...
by JHS | Jul 22, 2022 | JHS in the News, Library Exhibits
William Foster “Babe” Caswell, worked for many years for the Jamestown & Newport Ferry Company – first as a fireman, then as one of the youngest engineers, and finally as manager. During his years on the ferries he built models of the ships he worked on as...
by JHS | Jun 20, 2022 | Events, JHS in the News
The 2022 Jamestown Museum opening reception for the exhibit titled The Jamestown Museum at Fifty: A Retrospective was held Friday, June 17, 2022. Early evening showers and downpour was not enough to dampen the spirits of JHS members and guests who attended the event....
by JHS | Jun 20, 2022 | Events, JHS in the News
The Jamestown Art Center’s Biennial Outdoor Exhibit includes a field of crocheted “Poppies” at the Jamestown Windmill on North Rd. Thanks to dozens of Jamestown Historical Society volunteers the Windmill will be open for free tours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday...
by JHS | May 21, 2022 | Events, JHS in the News
Battery Day sponsored by the Jamestown Historical Society was held on May 21, 2022 at the Conanicut Battery. The 2nd Rhode Island Continental Regiment, the Kingston Reds, the 54th Regiment of Foot demonstrated Revolutionary War tactics and artillery at the battery...
