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August 2025 Exhibit in Town Hall: Jamestown Cookbooks
The August 2025 exhibit in Jamestown Town Hall includes cookbooks from island families and others created to benefit specific Jamestown organizations.
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July 2025 Exhibit in Town Hall: Decorative and Commemorative Plates
Ceramics were often decorated as souvenirs to commemorate events or sites. The July exhibit in Town Hall displays eight such souvenir plates in the JHS collection.
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June 2025 Exhibit in Town Hall: Bumper Stickers and Decals
Vinyl bumper stickers and decals, once printed on metal or cardboard, are among today’s most popular forms of print advertising
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April Exhibit in Town Hall: Jamestown’s Film History
The Jamestown Historical Society April 2025 exhibit at the Town Hall displays Jamestown’s film history and the Palace Theatre (later the Bomes Theater).
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March Exhibit in Town Hall: MODELS
The Jamestown Historical Society March 2025 exhibit “MODELS” at the Town Hall includes three dimensional models and plaques often collected as memorabilia.
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February Town Hall Exhibit: POSTCARDS
The exhibit of postcards, a popular form of communication in the 20th century, includes pictures of Jamestown and other generic cards.
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July Exhibit in Town Hall: Vital and Essential Records: Birth to Death
In the July exhibit in the display case in the foyer of Town Hall, documents from the JHS collection record all life’s turning points from a birth certificate to a last will and testament.
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June Exhibit in Town Hall: Catharine Morris Wright: Artist, Author, Philanthropist
Kit Wright, as she was known to everyone, was born in Philadelphia in 1899. She died at Fox Hill Farm in 1988.
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April Exhibit in Town Hall: Some of Our Favorite Things
The April 2024 exhibit features objects in the JHS collection that are seldom exhibited.
