Events
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Meeting Under Occupation
Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RINewport 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…
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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 been largely overlooked. In 1775, General Nathanael Greene of Warwick condemned the burning of rebel houses in Jamestown, noting that “Col. Joseph Wanton's Negroes piloted…
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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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