ANNUAL PLAQUE PROGRAM
and
POMHAM ROCKS LIGHTHOUSE RESTORATION LECTURE

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 7:00 pm
Salem Family Auditorium
Barrington Public Library

FREE • OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

Four historic properties will receive a BPS plaque displaying the name of the first owner and building date. A new plaque will be issued to the house at 30 Walnut Rd. (Jerry W. & Cornelia Goff, 1902). Replacement plaques will be issued to houses at 170 New Meadow Rd. (Benjamin Drown, c. 1750, moved to site 1774); 6 Holly Ln. (Mary Eliza Dyer Carriage House, 1897 et seq.); and 84 Alfred Drowne Rd. (Walter J. Howland, c. 1900).

After plaque presentation to homeowners, historian David Kelleher will present a talk on the restoration of the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, built in 1871 (At right). Exterior restoration began in 2005, the lighthouse was relit in 2006, and interior restoration was completed in 2018. The project will receive a Rhody Award from Preserve RI and the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission this month.

A SPOOKY TOUR OF PRINCE’S HILL
CEMETERY BY LAMPLIGHT

Friday, October 26, 2018, 6:30 — 7:30 pm

(Rain Date: Sunday, October 28th)

FREE • OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Get ready for Halloween and join local historian Jeffrey Howe on a spooky tour of some of Barrington’s oldest gravestones next to Barrington Town Hall. He will bring back to life the stories of Barrington’s earliest settlers as well as Revolutionary War, Dorr War and Civil War veterans. Founded in 1720 by members of the Barrington Congregational Church, the cemetery occupies a prime spot lining a ridge overlooking the Barrington River.

WEAR WALKING SHOES, BRING A FLASHLIGHT, PARK IN LOT BEHIND TOWN HALL, AND MEET AT THE PECK MAUSOLEUM.

TWO HERITAGE WALKING TOURS

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Jennys Lane District • 10:00 am ~ 12:00 noon

Van Edwards, PhD, Visiting Lecturer, Bridgewater State
University and Bryant University
Park/meet at Police Cove Park, County Road

Alfred Drowne Road District • 2:00 ~ 4:00 pm

Joanna Doherty, Principal Architectural Historian,
R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission
Park/meet at United Methodist Church, 220 Washington Road

FREE  •  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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 4, 2018, 10:00 AM – 12:00 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 5TH RAIN DATE

Discover hidden town treasures and historical information such as:

• How many years did the train run through Barrington?
• How much did it cost to build Town Hall?
• Where can you find brick remnants from the former Barrington Brickworks?
• How did Haines Park escape development?

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

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

Due to predicted bad weather (steady rain giving way to showers), this event is CANCELLED.

***CANCELLED*** DUE TO PREDICTED WEATHER.

Barrington Preservation Society

presents:

The Story of Nockum Hill: An Outdoor Afternoon of History and Nature

Saturday, May 19, 2018, 2:00–5:00 PM
Rayner Wildlife Refuge, George Street, Barrington

Nockum Hill is an area of great natural beauty, home of the endangered Diamondback Terrapin, beloved surroundings of the Wampanoag people of Sowams, location of the first European colonial settlement in the area, and site of the first Baptist meeting house in the New World. Nearby lies Barrington’s oldest cemetery.

Join us for an open-air roundtable and walking tour led by Charlotte Sornborger, naturalist; Rev. Charles Hartman, former pastor of The First Baptist Church in Swansea; Peter McCalmont, Chair of the Nockum Hill Management Committee; Van Edwards, Barrington Preservation Society historian; and David Weed, coordinator of the proposed Sowams Heritage Area.

Schedule:

2:00–3:00 PM: Myles Monument, George Street:
• Greetings by Nat Taylor, President, Barrington Preservation Society (BPS)
• “Re-visit the Elder John Myles” with Rev. Charlie Hartman
• “Why Turtles Count!” presentation with Charlotte Sornborger

3:00–4:00 PM: Walking Tour to Hundred-Acre Cove in the Rayner Wildlife Refuge with Peter McCalmont

4:00–5:00 PM: Myles Monument and Nockum Hill Cemetery
• Myles Monument: Refreshments & maps with David Weed, coordinator of proposed Sowams Heritage Area.
• Nockum Hill Cemetery (shuttle van loop): Remarks on early colonial settlers with Van Edwards, BPS historian

FREE • OPEN TO THE PUBLIC • REFRESHMENTS

Barrington Preservation Society

presents:

What’s New About Old Barrington Village?

 Van Edwards, Ph.D., Visiting Lecturer in History
Bridgewater State University and Bryant University

Monday, April 30, 2018 — 7:00 PM
Barrington Public Library
Salem Family Auditorium & Collis Family Gallery

Barrington historian Van Edwards will present new research on the rise and decline of Barrington’s historic town center, the area immediately north of the current White Church. This area began to grow in 1737 with the removal of the Congregational Church from an earlier location on Jennys Lane, but by 1860 the railroad shifted the town’s center away from the Old Village. Van will show and discuss a hand-painted map drawn for tavern-keeper Henry Bowen in 1771, documenting house lots, tavern, schoolhouse, and blacksmith shop in this bustling village on the eve of the American Revolution.

ALSO FEATURED: Updates on BPS’s educational activities, including Barrington High School (BHS) senior projects.BHS senior  Lindsey Hands will show a handmade historic map of Barrington that has been the subject of her senior project.

FREE • OPEN TO THE PUBLIC • REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

Barrington Preservation Society

Invites you to join us for a presentation of

Providence Harbor’s Ship Graveyard

David Robinson, Marine Archaeologist
University of Rhode Island’s
Graduate School of Oceanography

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 — 7:00 PM
Barrington Public Library
Salem Family Auditorium & Collis Family Gallery

FREE  •  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  •  REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

Join us for our Annual Meeting & Luncheon, Sunday, January 28th, 2018, at the Bluewater Bar + Grill, Barton Avenue. The business meeting (open to all, even those who cannot stay to lunch) will start at 12:00 Noon. The Luncheon will begin at 12:40 PM and will be followed by a presentation from our guest speaker, Stephen Venuti, presenting:

Taverns to Temperance and Back Again:
A Spirited History of Barrington and its Relevance Within the Community

We will also present the prestigious Elizabeth Sargent Warren Preservation Award to Richard and Jane Donnelly, in recognition of their leadership in publication of the excellent book, Barrington (Arcadia Press).

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Barrington 300: June Heritage Weekend Tours

Saturday June 17 & Sunday June 18, 2017

• Bus Tours of Neighborhoods, Homes, and Churches

• Historic Prince’s Hill Cemetery Tours

Bus Tours of Neighborhoods, Homes, and Churches

Discover the Alfred Drown, Maple Avenue,
Mathewson Road/Jenny’s Lane, Nayatt Road,
Old Barrington Village, and West Barrington neighborhoods.

Saturday, June 17:
10:00-12:00 pm (Northern loop)
12:15-2:15 pm (Southern loop)
2:30-4:30 pm (Visit inside two 18th-c. homes and the White Church)
Sunday, June 18:
12:00-2:00 pm (focus on Churches)
2:15-4:30 pm (Jenny’s Lane, Tyler Point and Hampden Meadows)

Space is limited. Please reserve a place on one of the 5 Historic Bus Tours by e-mail to bvnedwards@gmail.com. There will be a charge for the bus tour. $10 will buy a button ($5.00 for under 16 and over 60), which is good for every bus tour.

Historic Prince’s Hill Cemetery Tours

Learn about part of Barrington’s heritage, made possible by the contributions of some of the
people buried in Prince’s Hill Cemetery. There are 5 different presentations, so join us
for 1 or all 5 presentations and hear about: