Jamestown in the 18th Century, Talk by Rosemary Enright
The talk discusses Jamestown’s beginnings and its fate during the Revolution and the years that followed.
Category: Public
Talk and Book Signing
A Peaceful Patch of Earth: Blacks in Jamestown, Rhode Island, in a Time of Racial Turbulence in America, 1850–1920
Celebrating Freedom: A Stopping Stone for Orman Remington
Join us to celebrate the installation of a Stopping Stone commemorating Orman Remington’s self-emancipation during the American Revolution.
JHS Coastal Queen Cruise
Enjoy drinks, appetizers, and socializing interspersed with brief comments pointing out some historic sites as seen from Narragansett Bay.
JHS Colonial Dinner Reimagined at the Conanicut Yacht Club
Join the Jamestown Historical Society for a reimagined Colonial Dinner at the Conanicut Yacht Club on April 11 at 5 PM.
JHS Annual Meeting Presentation: Views of the Revolution at Casey and Watson Farms with Speaker Jane Hennedy of Historic New England
2026 Annual meeting featuring Speaker Jane Hennedy of Historic New England.
JHS Presentation: The Dirty Blue Shirts present The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution
This program is presented by costumed historians and includes reproduction clothing pieces & fabric samples as well as a presentation with images of extant originals.
JHS Battery Day
Colorful regiments of costumed reenactors, flag-raising, patriotic music from the Jamestown Community Band, food. and more.
JHS Presentation: Food in the Revolutionary Era Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald
Jamestown RI authors, Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald made their debut with America’s Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking in 2004.
JHS Evening at the Windmill
Enjoy wine and appetizers under our big tent, admire the spectacular views of Narragansett Bay and the Newport Pell Bridge, tour the 1787 Windmill, and visit with friends.
