Events
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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…