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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April 7
George Washington in East Greenwich: Shedding New Light on the Lore
East Greenwich Preservation Society historian Matt Carcieri will share evidence that the Father of Our Country spent Easter 1776 at James Varnum’s house on Peirce ...
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May 11
Smugglers and Privateers: East Greenwich Mariners During the Revolution
EGHPS historian, Matt Carcieri, will tell stories of the local law dodgers and bounty hunters who vexed the British at sea. Open to the public. Sponsored ...
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Fun Facts
Frederick Douglass spoke at the East Greenwich Academy in 1888.
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The 1842 Constitution of Rhode Island was adopted by the General Assembly in the former East Greenwich Methodist Church on Main Street on November 5, 1842.
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