
Library Exhibit, September 2019 Bomes Theatre
From 1922 to 1982, Jamestown had its own theatre – called the Palace at first and, after 1946, the Jamestown Theatre.

From 1922 to 1982, Jamestown had its own theatre – called the Palace at first and, after 1946, the Jamestown Theatre.

The 2019 preview party was held at the magnificient 1910 Pink House graciously donated by Lisa and Jack LaFort.

Don Powers, owner and designer of the recently renovated Zero Energy House on PBS’s This Old House was the guest speaker at the Jamestown Historical Society annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20 which was held at the Jamestown Library.

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 Jamestown events.

At a talk at the Jamestown Library on July 24, Sue Maden and Rosemary Enright spoke about their new book The 1874 Diary of Providence Reform School Inmate No. 2067: Dr. William Lincoln Bates of Jamestown, RI which was published by the historical society.

2019 summer exhibit at the Jamestown Historical Society museum at 92 Narragansett Avenue, Dr. William Lincoln Bates & The Bates Sanitarium, opened on Friday, June 21, with an opening night party for society members.

The latest Members Only Tour of Prescott Farm on May 15, 2019 was Fantastic. Prescott Farm is a 40 acre 18th century farm preserved by The Newport Restoration Foundation established by Doris Duke.

The Members Only Tour of the exhibit John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed, at Rosecliff on April 4, 2019 was exceptional.

Rhode Island’s Revolutionary War history may not share the luster of nearby Massachusetts’, but the smallest colony was the site of one of the largest battles of the war.

The Vault Volunteers took a trip to the Redwood Library to see the Claggett Clocks one of which is the Carr Clock which is know for having been “stolen” and retrieved by a family member.
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