Jamestown Historical Society

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 In 1907, memorial stones honoring Dr. David B. Birney and John Price Wetherill were put in front of the Thorndike Hotel, which stood where BankNewport is now. The men were summer residents of Jamestown and active in the Jamestown Improvement Society.

The stones were discovered supporting steel lally columns during the 1992 renovation of the Isaac Carr House on Narragansett Avenue. No one knows how they got there or when they were removed from Conanicus Avenue.

The stones are now together again in the garden next to the museum.

COMING TO JAMESTOWN:
YOUR FAMILY’S STORY

For our 100th anniversary, the JHS is collecting the histories of how and when people and/or their families first came to Jamestown. And what has happened since.
• Who in your family first came to Jamestown? When? Where from? Why? What did they do once they got here?
• What is the extent of the family (parents, siblings, cousins, etc.) presence in Jamestown?
• How many generations? How long did they stay? 
• Are they still here? If they left, why did they? Where did they go?
 
THE MORE DETAILS YOU CAN PROVIDE THE BETTER.
E-mail your family’s story to sdmaden@aol.com or 
mail it to Jamestown Historical Society, PO Box 156, Jamestown, RI 02835 or 
call Sue Maden at 401-423-2167. 
Please include contact information, such as email, street address, phone number. 

Photos of families with individuals identified by name and/or family relationship would be appreciated. All information will be added to the JHS collection.


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 VISIT US ON YOUTUBE
From the Vault: Episode 1  Jamestown Historical Society History
From the Vault: Episode 2  Tour of the Jamestown Museum, Summer 2011 

VISIT US IN THE JHS VAULT
Jamestown Town Hall, Lower level
Tuesday and Thursday
9 a.m. til noon

NEW BOOK BY JHS BOARD MEMBER 
Objectify China, Imagining America
 by Caroline Frank 
click here for more information

WINDMILL CLOSED FOR WINTER
Reopening June 16, 2012

MUSEUM CLOSED FOR WINTER
Reopening June 17, 2012

Help preserve Jamestown. Become a member today.

Visit the Land Document display in the Town Hall at 93 Narragansett Avenue.

View the JHS display case in the lobby of the Jamestown Philomenian Library at 26 North Main Road.

For the latest news, read the monthly Jamestown Historical Society News in the Jamestown Press.

2010-2011 Annual Report


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