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A Community Takes Care of its Own
November 2025 Town Hall Exhibit
Stop in the foyer of the Town Hall to see this month’s exhibit from the JHS collection. The monthly Town Hall exhibits feature objects in the collection that are seldom exhibited.
It was common practice in Rhode Island that no citizens were homeless. The towns were responsible for finding a place, usually in homes of other citizens and if none were available, they would find a home in another town. The people taking them in were then compensated by the town. To learn more read “The Problem of Poverty: Public Relief and Reform in Postbellum Providence” published in Rhode Island History
Exhibit prepared by Joyce Hooley-Bartlett.
Please consider donating your Jamestown Memorabilia to the Jamestown Historical Society.
Contact Sue Maden at 401-644-3009 or suemaden@gmail.com
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Help preserve & share the history of Jamestown, RI. Maintain the Museum, the Windmill, the Meetinghouse and the Conanicut Battery. Preserve the Society’s collection of documents, photographs and artifacts.
