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  • Meeting Under Occupation

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    Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RI

    Newport and Portsmouth Quaker Meeting Houses During British Occupation of Rhode Island Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Caden "Rhode Island Quakers in the War of Independence" Quakers almost from their founding refused to participate in military activities, and Rhode Island Colony generally honored that position of conscience. The War of Independence challenged their position and forced hard…

  • Roots & Routes A Walk through History

    Roots & Routes – A Walk through History

    Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RI

    Roots & 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…