Category Archives: Events

STEPHEN HOPKINS: Formidable Life & Times

Barrington Preservation Society
presents:

STEPHEN HOPKINS:
The Formidable Life &
Times of Rhode Island’s
Greatest Statesman

Presenter — Daniel F. Harrington

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 7:00 PM
Salem Family Auditorium & Collis Family Gallery
at the Barrington Public Library

Daniel F. Harrington is a monthly columnist for the Providence Journal and president of Chartwell Wealth Management in Rumford. A former city councilor in East Providence, Mr. Harrington—a self-described recovering politician and historian—now lives in Warwick.

FREE — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

 

BPS Annual Meeting & Luncheon: Sunday, January 26, 2020

Join us for our Annual Meeting & Luncheon, Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the Wharf Tavern, 215 Water Street, Warren, RI. The business meeting (open to all, even those who cannot stay to lunch) will start at 12:00 Noon. We will also present the prestigious Elizabeth Sargent Warren Preservation Award.

The Luncheon will begin at 12:40 PM and will be followed by a presentation from our guest speaker, Timothy Ives, Lead Archaeologist at the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission:

“Stone Heaping Practices of Nineteenth-Century Farmers:
New Insights from Archival Sources“

 

[Luncheon Reservations for this event are now CLOSED.]

 

 

New Bedford Whaling Museum Tour, Thursday, October 31

Join us for a guided tour

NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM

18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA

Thursday, October 31, 2019, 10:45 AM

Hear stories about the history of New Bedford and see visitor favorites, including paintings, scrimshaw, furnishings, and more. Discover the underwater world of whales. See the world’s largest ship model. And learn about the people supported by 19th-century whaling.

COST PER PERSON $15 (cash or personal check) payable at the Whaling Museum.
RESERVATIONS are required by October 23.
REGISTER with Barrington Preservation Society by email to sutherlanddi1980@gmail.com.

SCHEDULE
• 10:45 AM:  Meet in the museum lobby
• 11:00 AM: One-hour guided tour
• 12:00 Noon: Lunch (on your own) at one of the nearby restaurants within walking distance
• After Lunch: Back to the museum to tour on your own until closing at 5:00 PM

Historic Barrington Bike Tour, Saturday August 10

Join us for a

HISTORIC BARRINGTON BIKE TOUR

with

SYDNEY MONTSTREAM-QUAS, DIRECTOR FOR THE
AWARD-WINNING EAST BAY BIKE PATH HISTORIC SIGNS

Saturday, August 10, 2019, 10 AM – 12 PM

Meet at Police Cove Park (adjacent to County Road and first bridge to Warren) at 9:45 AM where the Tour will begin / end

FREE  •  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  •  AUGUST 11 RAIN DATE

Discover hidden town treasures and historical information such as:

• What were Barrington’s town centers prior to today’s center?
• When did trains stop running through Barrington?
• Where did the militia train for the American Revolution?
• Where was the U.S.’s largest manufacturer of imitation leather?

REQUIRED bike helmets. And don’t forget to bring a water bottle.

REGISTER with the Barrington Preservation Society via email at sutherlanddi1980@gmail.com.

“Extraordinary Women of the East Bay,” June 6, 2019

Barrington Preservation Society and
Barrington Public Library present:

Extraordinary Women of the East Bay

Opening Reception & Presentations by

Arlene Violet
Julia Califano
John Hazen White, Jr.
Cindy Elder
David Stewart

Thursday, June 6, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Salem Family Auditorium and Collis Gallery
Barrington Public Library, Upper Level

Program:

  Reception, Exhibit, and Refreshments
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Presentations, introduced by Arlene Violet
Questions from the Audience

Video (before & after presentations): America’s
Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light

Mira Hoffman, Natalie Peterson, Mary Tefft “Happy” White and Kitty Stewart-Shadd will represent Barrington in an exhibit on “55 Extraordinary Women of the East Bay,” which will open with a reception and speaking program on Thursday, June 6, at 7:00 PM in the Salem Family Auditorium and Collis Gallery, on the upper level of Barrington Public Library. The exhibit was organized by Heidi Benedic, archivist at Roger Williams University, with the assistance of Heritage Harbor Foundation, nineteen local historical and preservation societies including Barrington Preservation Society. All four Barrington women were selected for using their impressive talents and vision to enrich the culture, education, governance, health and heritage of the community and the state.

Mira Hoffman (1865-1944): Founder of Girl Scouts in Rhode Island and Barrington. Donor of the Briggs Farm and Larkin Pond in West Kingston for Camp Hoffman and National President of Girl Scouts of America. Co-Founder of the Community House on Maple Avenue, that was organized to assist Italian immigrant families in Barrington.
Presented by Julia Califano, Past President Town Council and current Town Moderator.

Mary Tefft “Happy” White (1916-2009): Artist, Community Activist, Philanthropist. President Trustees Board Saint Andrews School, where she created the Happy White Gallery for local artists. Founder Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, Roger Williams University, to provide a distinguished lecture series on leadership and service.
Presented by son John Hazen White, Jr., Owner and CEO of Taco Comfort Solutions, Inc.

Natalie Peterson (1926-2012): Educator. Co-director with husband Armin Luethi of the Ecole d’Humanité in Switzerland. Founder in 1949 Luethi-Peterson International Camps whose aim was to increase peace and international understanding in the future by combating the influence of prejudice and ignorance among young people today.
Presented by Cindy Elder, Associate Director of the Hassenfeld Institute, Bryant University; former LPC camper and counselor.

Kitty Stewart-Shadd (1923-2014): First female Editor of Barrington Times. President Town Council and Chair of Committee to renovate the former Peck Memorial High School into the Barrington Library, Adult Enrichment Center and Town Museum. Founder of Friends of the Library.
Presented by son David Stewart, Owner and Director of the Coastal Design Center, a collaboration of Architects, Builders, Designers, Landscapers, Craftsmen and Realtors in Warren, Rhode Island.

See the virtual exhibit at:
https://sites.google.com/rwu.edu/exhibit-eastbay-women

See the project database at:
https://sites.google.com/view/database-eastbay-women

BPS Presents: “If Jane Should Want to Be Sold,” May 1, 2019

Barrington Preservation Society presents:

‘If Jane Should Want to Be Sold”:
Stories of Enslavement, Indenture, and Freedom
in Little Compton, Rhode Island

by Marjory O’Toole
Executive Director,
Little Compton Historical Society

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 7 PM
Salem Family Auditorium & Collis Family Gallery
Barrington Public Library Building
281 County Road, Barrington

FREE ● OPEN TO ALL ● REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

Marjory O’Toole will present research from her 2016 book, If Jane Should Want to Be Sold: Stories of Enslavement, Indenture and Freedom in Little Compton, Rhode Island. The book represents three years of research into the topic of local slavery and freedom and uses hundreds of primary source documents to tell the stories of 250 enslaved and forcibly indentured people in Little Compton. Ms. O’Toole will share the personal stories of some of these people, including Jane, who was given the choice to be sold or not, and Aaron Biggs, whose testimony about the burning of the Gaspee was sent directly to the King of England. Through these local stories we can better understand the larger story of African and Native American slavery in New England and throughout the Atlantic world.

Barrington Preservation Society is a volunteer organization dedicated to researching, preserving, and educating about the history and heritage of Barrington. Our town Museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1-4 pm and by appointment

BPS Presents: The Vox Hunters In Concert

Barrington Preservation Society
& Barrington Public Library
present:

The Vox Hunters In Concert
Featuring Rhode Island’s Musical Heritage

Sunday, March 24, 2019, 2 PM
Salem Family Auditorium
Barrington Public Library Building
281 County Road, Barrington

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Barrington Preservation Society and Barrington Public Library invite you to enjoy an afternoon performance by The Vox Hunters.

Seekers and singers of old songs, cultivators of local music, and chronic multi-instrumentalists, Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi, better known as The Vox Hunters, will perform old folk music with Rhode Island roots. For the past few years, their focus has been to uncover and revive a part of Rhode Island’s musical heritage and bring old Ocean State songs and tunes back into public consciousness.

Sponsored by the Calvin & Jean Cronin Fund.