Events
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Arthur Bowler: In Slavery and Freedom
Colonial Tea: Dr. Jane Lancaster We’ll follow the extraordinary odyssey taken by an “ordinary” enslaved man in the 18th century. Buy Tickets
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The Second American Revolution
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIHistorian Christian McBurney will give a presentation. The second American Revolution: Rhode Island’s role in the Abolition movement in the North, 1763 to 1784. RI historian Christian McBurney will speak on the RI and Providence Plantations’ role in the abolition movement in the North during the Revolutionary period. McBurney has authored several books on RI…
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Stephen Hopkins: The Complicated Life of RI’s Founding Father
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RITrustee and OLLIE instructor Mark Burnham Come learn about the complicated life of one of RI's Founding Fathers, Stephen Hopkins, and how this self-taught person helped shape political and economic life in the U.S. colonies. We'll look at some events in Rhode Island leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776…
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Roots & Routes – A Walk through History
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIRoots & Routes is about discovering Smith’s Castle - not just as a historic building, but as a living landscape. The ‘roots’ represent both the native plants that have grown here for centuries and the deep cultural roots of the people connected to this land. The ‘routes’ are the paths walked over time — by…
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Music on the Meadow – South County Revival
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIAnother Summer Evening on the Meadow When the music started at our first Music on the Meadow event, we knew we had something special. Families spread out across the lawn on their blankets and lawn chairs. Guests arrived carrying everything from simple picnic baskets to elaborate charcuterie boards worthy of a magazine cover and of…
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Afternoon Tea & Presentation by Marilyn Harris as Abigail Adams
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RITea & Presentation in the Updike Dining Room The Declaration: Not Just Jefferson Tea * Fruit * Scones Tea Sandwiches * Sweets Marilyn Harris, Docent & Castle Historian, will share observations about the sources of Jefferson's ideas and words in the Declaration as might have been made by Abigail Adams in letters to her "Dear…
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African American Responses to the American Revolution in Rhode Island
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIKeith Stokes, Rhode Island Historian Laureate How did the enslaved feel about the phrase "All Men Are Created Equal"? Come join Rhode Island's Historian Laureate for a talk about the African American response to the onset of the Revolution, the oral history, and the cultures that kept this "unwritten" history alive, despite the upheavals and…
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Afternoon Tea & Presentation by Janet Dionis, Block Island Historian
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIThreads of Time: Unravelling the History of Block Island Shipwrecks through Quilts and Their Makers The wrecks of three ships, the Warrior, the Spartan, and the Larchmont, are all connected in an unusual way—calico. A study of Block Island quilts and the discovery of a quiltmaker's diaries add richness and dimension to the history of…
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East Greenwich in the American Revolution
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIMatt Carcieri East Greenwich Historian gives a talk on East Greenwich’s response to the American Revolution. Through a focus specifically on the events of 1775 in to 1776, the talk will reveal the daily experiences of the residents of East Greenwich and the Revolutionary Rhode Island in the early years of the conflict.
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A Tribute to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIFREE ADMISSION · SUGGESTED DONATION LIVING HISTORY Valerie Tutson Rhode Island Black Storytellers Tutson will perform a presentation portraying the wife of Caesar Updik, and tell their lives of upheaval and uncertainty during the war and on his return as a free man to Rhode Island. Jason Roomes Trustee & Direct Descendant A historical re-enactor…