Events
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Women During the American Revolution
Smith’s Castle historian Marilyn Harris will talk about “Women During the American Revolution”. Register Here.
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Brass Attack!
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIBring a lawn chair or blanket. Food trucks and BYO picnic welcome.
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The Untold Story: Rhode Island African Americans as Loyalists
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RIJamestown historian Peter Fay The pivotal role African Americans played in helping the British suppress rebel resistance in Rhode Island in the early years of the War of Independence has…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…