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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November 23
Stowe Center for Literary Activism
“Inspiring Stowe: The Real Josiah Henson” The staff of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism in Hartford, Connecticut is excited to present “Inspiring Stowe: ...
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January 17
The Kentish Guards: From Local Defense to National Significance
Colonels Theodore Aschman, Richard Sheryka, and others will share the history of the EG-based militia command and its outsized contributions to the Revolution. The program ...
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February 12
The Segregated ‘Black Regiment’: An Historic First in East Greenwich
Public historian John Dower will tell the story of the first mass enlistment of enslaved people into the Continental Army and their service in the ...
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Fun Facts
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow purchased the Windmill Cottage on Division Street for his friend, Professor George Washington Greene. He also was instrumental in having the windmill attached to the house to serve as a study for Professor Greene.
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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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