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  • Mini-Camp: A Day at Peaked Top School

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

    Spend a half-day as a student in Little Compton’s first one-room schoolhouse, including both Colonial and Victorian times. Use reproduction schoolbooks and supplies to practice your reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic just like early Little Compton residents did.

    $35

  • Gravestone Cleaning Day

    Drop in any time between 4-7 PM to learn to safely clean historic gravestones. Pre-registration strongly encouraged to ensure sufficient supplies.

    Free

  • Saturdays at the Society: Candle-Dipping

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

    Candles took time and patience to make, drying between each dip into hot wax.

    Free

  • How to “Read” a Historic Building

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

    Clark Schoettle, Historical Preservationist This presentation will teach you how to “read” the history of a house based on architectural evidence. Clark will begin with an architectural overview of the houses that will be featured on the Historic House Tour on September 17. He will describe the architectural styles represented in the tour, including their […]

    Free

  • Little Compton Historic House Tour

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

    Rain or Shine Tickets are available in person, by phone, by mail, or at littlecompton.org. $50 in advance, $60 day of tour The Patrons Brunch at Dancing Oaks is sold out. Regular tickets are currently still available. Accompanied children 12 and over are welcome. High heels, photography, videography, pets, and food & drink are prohibited in […]

    $50 – $125

  • The Weeku from Mat to Bark In 13 Months

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

    Darius Coombs, Cultural & Outreach Coordinator for Education for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe The weeku (sometimes “wetu”) for Indigenous Nations of the Northeast has been used for thousands of years. They are homes that could be as small as a six-person family home to as large as a football field. Come join Darius Coombs (Mashpee […]

    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

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • Cider Social

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

    Vendors who would like to request space can fill out the application here.

  • 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