• Artifact Recovery Days

    Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United States

    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. […]

    Free
  • Artifact Recovery Days

    Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United States

    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. […]

    Free
  • The Care and Keeping of Old Homes

    Online Only

    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.*

    Free
  • One Day Weaving Adventures

    RealFibers Studio 215 Shady Lea Rd., North Kingstown, RI, United States

    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 […]

    $140
  • One Day Weaving Adventures

    RealFibers Studio 215 Shady Lea Rd., North Kingstown, RI, United States

    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 […]

    $140
  • Do You Want to Make a Snowman? – Dry Needle Felting for Beginners (In-Person Class)

    Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United States

    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. […]

    $10 – $20
  • Do You Want to Make a Snowman? – Dry Needle Felting for Beginners (Virtual Class)

    Online Only

    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 […]

    $15 – $25
  • One Day Weaving Adventures

    RealFibers Studio 215 Shady Lea Rd., North Kingstown, RI, United States

    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 […]

    $140
  • *Date Change!* Handsewn Patchwork Square

    Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United States

    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 […]

    $10 – $20
  • *Date Change!* Handsewn Patchwork Square – Extra Help

    Little Compton Historical Society 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, United States

    Attendees of the Handsewn Patchwork Square event may attend this optional second hands-on help session.

    Free
  • History of the Sakonnet People (Virtual Only)

    Online Only

    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 […]

    Free
  • Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island

    United Congregational Church on the Little Compton Commons & Online 1 Commons, Little Compton, RI, United States

    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 […]

    Free