The automobile changed the way Americans got around, and livery stables, where horses were kept for hire, changed to serve the new method of transportation.

Paule Stetson Loring and Don Bousquet were both cartoonists for the Providence Journal. Loring worked in the mid-20th century and drew political cartoons about the building of the first Jamestown Bridge.

June is the month of weddings. Our June exhibit in the JHS case in the Jamestown Philomenian Library features photographs and memorabilia of Jamestown brides and weddings, including a 1767 Quaker marriage license signed by all the wedding guests.

The new JHS exhibit in the Jamestown Philomenian Library features promotional items used by Jamestown business.

The new exhibit in the JHS display case in the Jamestown Philomenian Library features Programs for events as diverse as the celebration of the opening of the Jamestown Bridge and the 60th anniversary concert by the Jamestown Community Chorus.

Over 15 percent of Colonial Jamestowners were Black slaves. Through the hard economic times after the American Revolution, few Blacks remained.

The January Jamestown Historical Society exhibit in the Jamestown Philomenian Library celebrates the more that 200 additions to the JHS collections received from 93 different individuals and groups between December 2016 and December 2017.

The new Jamestown Historical Society exhibit in the Jamestown Philomenian Library celebrates with a display of Christmas ornaments with a Jamestown theme and more than 20 years of holiday greeting cards from Conanicus Marine Services.

Jamestown men and women have served gallantly in every American war since the founding of the colony. On Veterans Day, we honor them all.