by Stephanie Amerigian | Mar 9, 2020 | From the Collection
Lena Clarke, one of four history-minded sisters, was the first president of the Jamestown Historical Society. In 1921, she started the Jamestown Historical Society’s photograph collection with an album of 42 photographs of houses and farms around Jamestown. Almost... 
by JHS | Nov 24, 2019 | From the Collection
Jamestowners have always enjoyed sending greetings during the holiday season and the Jamestown Historical Society has a number of wonderful examples in our archives. Photos of iconic Jamestown landmarks often adorned the greeting cards. Holiday cards by... 
by JHS | Nov 12, 2019 | Newsletters
Our Fall Newsletter is now available for download. See all the great things our members accomplished. Don’t miss the photos of our events and all the committee reports. Look for your name among our list of dedicated volunteers. Enjoy the catalog of all the... 
by JHS | Nov 7, 2019 | Events, Library Exhibits
Remembering our Veterans In honor of Veterans’ Day, November 11, medals and certificates awarded to Jamestowners during World War I and World War II are on display in the JHS exhibit case in the foyer of the Jamestown Philomenian Library. The awards have been... 
by JHS | Oct 26, 2019 | From the Collection
One of the 18th century documents in the JHS collection is the September 16, 1754, agreement of Thomas Richardson, the Newport treasurer “and his successors in said office”, to pay John Stevens for the building of the second Beavertail light. The first... 
by JHS | Oct 18, 2019 | From the Collection
The Bay Voyage Hotel was originally a residence called “Rhoda-Ridge on Brown’s Lane in Middletown RI owned by James A. Brown. The original house was built in 1860 In 1890 for some reason James Brown decided that he would be happier in Jamestown... 
by JHS | Sep 25, 2019 | Events, Library Exhibits
New Library Exhibit: September, 2019 From 1922 to 1982, Jamestown had its own theatre – called the Palace at first and, after 1946, the Jamestown Theatre. The theatre brought movies to the people of Jamestown in the days when the ferry schedule governed whether an... 
by JHS | Sep 19, 2019 | Events
The 2019 Members Only preview party was held at the magnificient 1910 Pink House graciously donated by Lisa and Jack LaFort. The party was a great send off for the yearly Historic House Tour which JHS has every year and was highlighted by an incredible glowing... 
by JHS | Aug 25, 2019 | Events
The three houses on this year’s tour illustrate three different approaches to making old houses livable in the 21st century. It will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 – 10am to 2pm. The homes are Preserve. The almost unchanged Greene farmhouse at 55... 
by JHS | Aug 21, 2019 | Events, Library Exhibits
New Library Exhibit: August, 2019 The new exhibit in the library show unusual envelopes in the JHS collection, ranging from late 19th century bills from Jamestown’s summer hotels that used drawings of the hotel as return addresses to fancy cancels in honor of...