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  • Steamboating to Sakonnet Point, a talk given by Jim Garman

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    United Congregational Church of Little Compton 1 Commons, Little Compton, RI, United States

    Jim Garman is the official Town Historian for the town of Portsmouth. He had a long career as a teacher at Portsmouth Abbey School and as a professional photographer. He has an extensive collection of vintage photographs and postcard images of Newport County. He is the author of six books on Newport County history. For […]

  • Guided Trolley Tour of Little Compton

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

    Did you know that trolleys and trains almost came to Little Compton a hundred years ago? Travel the proposed paths of the train and the electric trolleys planned for Little Compton. Ride on an air-conditioned trolley while tour guides Steven Lubar, LCHS Board President, and Marjory O'Toole, LCHS Executive Director, share fascinating stories from Little […]

  • United Congregational Church of Little Compton 1 Commons, Little Compton, RI, United States

    LCHS Annual Meeting Wednesday, August 14, 7 PM Free and Open to the Public At the United Congregational Church, 4 South of Commons Rd, Little Compton Featuring Steven Lubar's Presentation, "Little Compton: Connected and Unconnected" The Little Compton Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, August 14 at 7 pm at the United […]

  • Mishoon Burning Day

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

    Master mishoon maker Jonathan James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) will join the Little Compton Historical Society for an artist’s residency this September. He will lead a team of Wampanoag artisans and paddlers in the making of a Wampanoag mishoon (dugout canoe) at the Little Compton Historical Society, which is located on the traditional homelands of the Sakonnet […]

  • Mishoon Burning

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

    Master mishoon maker Jonathan James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) will join the Little Compton Historical Society for an artist’s residency this September. He will lead a team of Wampanoag artisans and paddlers in the making of a Wampanoag mishoon (dugout canoe) at the Little Compton Historical Society, which is located on the traditional homelands of the Sakonnet […]

  • Mishoon Burning

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

    Master mishoon maker Jonathan James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) will join the Little Compton Historical Society for an artist’s residency this September. He will lead a team of Wampanoag artisans and paddlers in the making of a Wampanoag mishoon (dugout canoe) at the Little Compton Historical Society, which is located on the traditional homelands of the Sakonnet […]

  • Night Burn

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

    Master mishoon maker Jonathan James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) will join the Little Compton Historical Society for an artist’s residency this September. He will lead a team of Wampanoag artisans and paddlers […]

  • Linda Coombs Talk and Book Signing

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

    Author 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 and hear from the author. Linda’s author talk is part of our autumnal equinox celebration that will include the making of a Wampanoag mishoon and […]

  • Live Music Concert Featuring Jennifer Kreisberg

    Little Compton Community Center 34 Commons St, Little Compton, RI, United States

    Concert Featuring Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora), Award-Winning Native American Vocalist Free and Open to the Public, 6:30 PM Little Compton Community Center Lawn

  • Exhibit Opening Celebration for LCHS Members & Invited Guests

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

      Dear Members and Friends of the Little Compton Historical Society, Please be our guests at the Sakonnet opening of Wampum: Stories from the Shells of North America an international traveling exhibit created by SmokeSygnals, the leading Native creative agency in the Northeast, and many members of the Wampanoag community. Saturday, November 30 4 to 7 PM […]

  • Open Today – Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America

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

    Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America” a traveling exhibit created by SmokeSygnals, the leading Native creative agency in the Northeast, will be on display at the Little Compton […]

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  • Preview Party 2025

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