Hunt's Drug Store stood at the corner of Conanicus and Narragansett avenues where the East Ferry Deli is now. It was owned by Thomas E. ...
The Rhode Island Department of Health made the recommendation Thursday.
In the years following World War II, marching bands were much in demand. Drum and bugle corps competed against each other, and rivalry w ...
Speech Delivered at the Dedication of the Slave History Medallion at East Ferry, Jamestown, RI, May 22, 2021
Our Spring 2021 Newsletter is now available for download. Don't miss the committee reports of all the things that we've been working on ...
The government says the U.S. Coast Guard no longer needs four of the nation's most picturesque lighthouses — two in Rhode Island.
April is the month when, under Rhode Island state law, all dogs over three months of age must be registered. This April the JHS mounted ...
In the mid-19th century, the population of Jamestown was declining. The 1870 census counted only 378 people living here. Those remaining ...
The Jamestown Historical Society monitors eBay and other auction websites for objects pertaining to Jamestown. Over the last six years, ...
Francis X. West was an artist and painting contractor who worked from his Red Elephant Studio on Cole Street. In the JHS Collection is h ...
The African-American and Native American community in Jamestown burgeoned during slavery, but it declined precipitously after the Revolu ...