Lecture Listing
Impressed by the well-attended 350th Anniversary Speaker Collection in 2024, the community-funded 2025 Speaker Collection continues instructional and enlightening lectures which are free and open to the general public all through the calendar yr.
Revolutionary North Kingstown with John Dower & Marilyn Harris
Hosted by HistWick at Council Chambers at City Corridor (80 Boston Neck Rd) @ 6:30 PM
Occasion description: 250 years in the past, occasions had been going down that will result in to the American Revolution and the delivery of the USA. Be a part of city residents and historians John Dower and Marilyn Harris as they describe tales and circumstances surrounding fifteen unique paperwork from the years across the Revolutionary Warfare. An added bonus to this program might be an exhibit arrange by the Rhode Island State Archives entitled, “Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Communities” that includes the unique paperwork talked about by Dower and Harris.
This occasion might be recorded and livestreamed. To look at, it is going to be listed underneath Particular Occasions on our Reside & Archived Conferences record of our web site nearer to the date of the occasion.
Wickford Stroll for Youngsters, with Tim Cranston (est. 60 min.)
Hosted by HistWick – The City Historian will lead the group by Wickford Village. Meet at Updike Park by 10:00 AM
Occasion description: Have you ever ever questioned what children’ lives had been like in “the olden days?” What did children do with their time (and no electronics!?); what did their faculty days seem like? How did they determine what they needed to do after they grew up, what children of chores did they’ve, and did they go to to the physician’s? For these solutions and extra, be a part of Tim Cranston for a kid-focused tour of Wickford and study what life was like rising up in North Kingstown’s “olden days.”
*Registration Required: RSVP through e-mail previous to April fifteenth together with your kid’s identify and age to [email protected] to substantiate their participation on this occasion*
Roger Williams with John McNiff, in character
Hosted by HistWick at Council Chambers at City Corridor (80 Boston Neck Rd) @ 6:30 PM
Occasion description: Historian and archaeologist John McNiff will convey Roger Williams to dwell in a dynamic, first particular person portrayal. From what drove some English from their homeland to a so-called “new world,” the place their seventeenth century faith, politics, and the very nature of society was at stake, to what it was prefer to dwell in ‘New England.’ Learn the way the founding father of Rhode Island study to dwell like a great neighbor, in regards to the legacy of his life’s work, and who’s accountable for seeing it proceed in the present day.
This occasion was recorded and livestreamed. It may be discovered underneath Particular Occasions on our Reside & Archived Conferences record of our web site, or simply accessed through this hyperlink: https://bit.ly/johnmcniffasrogerwilliams
Stained Glass Home windows at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with Tim Cranston
Hosted by HistWick at St. Paul’s Church (55 Primary St) @ 10:00 AM
Occasion description: As famous by a well known NYC stained glass window historian as possessing one of many best collections of stained glass in a small church, the stained glass home windows of St. Paul’s Episcopal church in Wickford have fairly the tales to inform. Be a part of Tim Cranston, City Historian, as he describes how these extraordinary artworks inform the story of vital parishioners by the years, and shed gentle upon the historical past of Wickford Village.
