Help the Little Compton Historical Society recover artifacts - like ceramic sherds and handmade nails - once used by the occupants of the c. 1691 Wilbor House. Use real archaeological tools to find, sort, and clean artifacts. Then compare the discoveries to previous finds to identify the artifacts and their role in the Wilbor household. […]
Valerie Talmage, Executive Director of Preserve Rhode Island How do owners plan for the preservation of their historic places? Valerie Talmage from Preserve Rhode Island will share some options for homeowners including preservation easements and a capital-plan approach to prioritizing repairs. *This program will only be offered via Zoom. Register to receive a link.*
Ages 17+, ages 13-17 if accompanied by an adult also taking the class Maximum 3 participants Create your own 18” x 28” Cheerful Kitchen Towel or Wild Rosepath Rug at Suzi Ballenger’s beautiful Shady Lea Studio in North Kingstown. Using colorful cotton yarns, you will learn to weave on a 4-shaft floor loom and go […]
Ages 17+, ages 13-17 if accompanied by an adult also taking the class Maximum 3 participants Create your own 18” x 28” Cheerful Kitchen Towel or Wild Rosepath Rug at Suzi Ballenger’s beautiful Shady Lea Studio in North Kingstown. Using colorful cotton yarns, you will learn to weave on a 4-shaft floor loom and go […]
Ages 16+, ages 12-16 if accompanied by an adult also taking the class Maximum 15 participants LCHS Members: $10 for materials Non-Members: $20 for instruction and materials (Become a Member!) Join Marjory O’Toole to learn the simple, and very stress relieving, craft of dry needle felting. If you can stab something, you can needle felt. […]
Ages 16+, ages 12-16 if accompanied by an adult also taking the class Maximum 15 participants LCHS Members: $10 for materials & $5 for shipping Non-Members: $20 for instruction and materials & $5 for shipping (Become a Member!) Join Marjory O’Toole to learn the simple, and very stress relieving, craft of dry needle felting. If […]
Ages 17+, ages 13-17 if accompanied by an adult also taking the class Maximum 3 participants Create your own 18” x 28” Cheerful Kitchen Towel or Wild Rosepath Rug at Suzi Ballenger’s beautiful Shady Lea Studio in North Kingstown. Using colorful cotton yarns, you will learn to weave on a 4-shaft floor loom and go […]
Ages 18+, ages 13-17 if accompanied by an adult also taking the class Maximum 10 participants LCHS Members: $10 for materials Non-Members: $20 for instruction and materials (Become a Member!) Learn to handsew a patchwork square using traditional methods. Experienced quilter Caroline Wilkie Wordell will provide participants with instructions in handsewing techniques and all the materials […]
Attendees of the Handsewn Patchwork Square event may attend this optional second hands-on help session.
As we begin two years of research into the history of the Sakonnet people, what do we know so far? Scholars, including local historians, have written about the Sakonnets for generations. New research often builds on their work, but sometimes challenges it. Join LCHS Executive Director Marjory O'Toole for a presentation on the history of […]
Offered in Partnership with the Battle of Rhode Island Association In person at the United Congregational Church on the Little Compton Commons. Doors open at 6:30. Or via Zoom (link below). Registration is not required for the in-person event. Author signing following the lecture. Espionage played a vital role during the American Revolution in Rhode […]
Ages 10+ Maximum 12 participants LCHS Members: $10 for materials Non-members: $20 for instruction & materials (Become a Member!) Join talented crocheter Jeannie Davoll Flowers to learn the basics of crochet, […]
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