East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society
 

East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society

                                                                                                                Est. 1967

 

Railroad Bridge, King Street, East Greenwich, RI

 

Your membership and participation are the most
important parts of our organization! Join Today!

 

 

Ongoing Projects

  • Encouraging the protection and preservation of buildings, neighborhoods, documents, photographs and items of historic significance.
  • Monthly programs which are open and free to the public.
  • Sponsoring programs that foster community growth.
  • Publishing The Packet, a newsletter with in-depth history of the Town.
  • Participating in educational and civic events.

 

Help Protect and Preserve the History of
East Greenwich, Rhode Island!

 



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September 15
James Varnum: The Untold Significance of EG’s Revolutionary Warrior with Robert Geake
James Varnum: The Untold Significance of EG’s Revolutionary Warrior Tuesday, September 15 from 6:00-7:00 pm at the Academy Science Center, 60 Church Street. Varnum biographer ...
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Fun Facts
“Wedding Dress” was taken from a fragment of handwoven linen printed in brown for a bride’s wedding dress. A small piece of the calico was saved by a descendent of the bride (Mrs. Sybil Brown). It was printed in East Greenwich, circa 1789, by Herman Van Duesen.
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Dr. Eben Tourgee, founder of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, was a descendent of one of the Frenchtown Huguenots who were here in 1682. Dr. Tourgee also taught at the East Greenwich Academy when it was known as the Providence Conference Seminary and Musical Institute.
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