Visit the Center as we celebration “Holiday in Kingston,” a festive village-wide fair. There will be special sales in the gift shop, and members will receive 20% off all gift shop purchases.
The Center is pleased to invite all members and volunteers to our annual Member & Volunteer Appreciation Reception on Saturday, November 9, from 4-6 p.m. at the Old Jail. In addition to a light reception, attendees will see special collections not normally on display and receive 20% off all gift shop purchases.
Historian and author Christian McBurney will speak for the first time in South County about his new book, Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island. He will reveal long-forgotten stories, including amazing secret innovations developed in the state for the armed forces overseas, the local training of future U.S. presidents, and recollections of Rhode Islanders when they were children or teenagers during the war years. A book-signing will follow the program.
This program is presented in partnership with the Kingston Free Library.
Do you wonder if your house is haunted? This program is for you! Using some of South County’s most famous ghosts and legends as examples, the Center’s executive director Erica Luke will share resources and tips for investigating your paranormal experiences.
Visit the Center’s headquarters, Kingston’s Old Washington County Jail, for a free Halloween open house, if you dare. Family-friendly activities and tours of the historic lower cell block will be offered, and special exhibits highlighting some of the Center’s more creepy collections will be on display.
Block Island is Rhode Island’s largest offshore island. Native Americans routinely visited this popular destination, then known as Manisses, for more than 6,000 years. Jay Waller, senior archaeologist with the Public Archaeology Lab and South County History Center trustee, will discuss the results of recent archaeological investigations at two Block Island Native American sites excavated during construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States.
This program is presented in partnership with the Kingston Free Library as part of Rhode Island’s State Archaeology Month.
