Autumnal Equinox Celebration
Autumnal Equinox Celebration: Sunday, September 22 Last Mishoon Burning Day Public Welcome: 10 AM to 4 PM Activities from 11 AM to 2 PM Join Wampanoag artisans & educators to […]
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Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United States
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Linda Coombs Talk and Book Signing
Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United StatesAuthor Linda Coombs, Aquinnah Wampanoag, author of Colonization and the Wampanoag Story, will join us for an author talk and a book signing. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to meet […]
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Live Music Concert Featuring Jennifer Kreisberg
Little Compton Community Center 34 Commons St, Little Compton, RI, United StatesConcert Featuring Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora), Award-Winning Native American Vocalist Free and Open to the Public, 6:30 PM Little Compton Community Center Lawn
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Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America with Speaker Paula Peters
Little Compton Community Center 34 Commons St, Little Compton, RI, United StatesWampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America Paula Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag), Co-founder of SmokeSygnals Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Hybrid In-Person and Zoom Event In Person Location: Little Compton Community […]
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Documenting 13,000+ Years in Sakonnet through Community Engaged Archaeology
Online OnlySpeaker Kevin Smith, Archaeologist Osprey Heritage Consulting Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Zoom Talk In 2023, as part of the Sakonnet History Project, Kevin Smith partnered with the Little Compton Historical […]
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Appreciation vs. Appropriation
With Speaker Silvermoon LaRose (Narragansett Niantic) Assistant Director at the Tomaquag Museum Zoom—Wednesday, February 26, 2025 What is cultural appropriation? Why is cultural appropriation harmful? How can we show appreciation […]
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Sakonnet Mishoon Artist’s Residency
Master mishoon maker Jonathan James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) joined us in an artist’s residency this past September. He led a team of Wampanoag artisans and paddlers in the making of a […]
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Spring Virtual Lecture Series: “The Mighty Struggle for Liberty & Reform: George Burleigh and His Remarkable Family”
Speaker: Jennifer Rycenga, Ph.D. No one evoked the beauties of Little Compton more than George Shepard Burleigh (1821-1903), except maybe his son, Sydney Richmond Burleigh, in painting. But George was much […]
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Spring Virtual Lecture Series: “Lafayette in the American Revolution and his Evolution as an Anti-slavery Advocate”
FeaturedLafayette played a critically important role in the American Revolution, both as a general and as an intermediary between the United States and France. Moreover, experiences with African Americans during […]
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Spring Virtual Lecture Series: “A NEW HISTORY OF THE SAKONNET WAMPANOAG PEOPLE – Part 2: Life after King Philip’s War”
FeaturedSpeaker: Marjory O'Toole New research conducted over the last fifteen years has dramatically changed and broadened our understanding of the history of the Sakonnet Wampanoag people. We’ve been learning from Wampanoag advisors […]
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Historical Book Club – June
FeaturedBrownell Library 44 Commons St, Little Compton, Rhode Island, United StatesWe will be discussing the important impact that women had on the American Revolutionary War. All are welcome! Several copies in various formats are available to be checked out at […]
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Historical Book Club – July
FeaturedBrownell Library 44 Commons St, Little Compton, Rhode Island, United StatesJoin us on July 22nd, 4-5 pm at the Brownell Library for the next meeting of the Historical Book Club! For the month of July, we will be reading "Reconnections: […]
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