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  • Saturdays at the Society: Gardening in Early America

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

    Explore the Colonial Herb Garden, learn about important plants, and plant an herb of your own to take home.

    Free

  • Saturdays at the Society: Colonial Tea Party

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

    See how tea was imported in the colonial period (hint: not loose-leaf tea bags), help brew your own cup, and learn about the rituals of tea-drinking.

    Free

  • Mini-Camp: History at the Commons

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

    The Commons has served as a center of town activity for centuries. Explore 300 years of history on the Little Compton Commons with oversized images of how it used to look. Search for lost landmarks and discover how things have changed and stayed the same. Then go into the heart of the Commons, the Old […]

    $35

  • Saturdays at the Society: Winnowing Grain

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

    Practice throwing the grain into the air, letting the wind blow away the shell, and catching it again in your basket. Try ship’s bisket (later called hard tack), a wheat bread made to last up to a year.

    Free

  • Saturdays at the Society: Corn Husk Dolls

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

    Make a doll like the ones colonial kids would have had to play with.

    Free

  • Mini-Camp: A Day In the Life of Early American Kids Lucy and Clark Wilbor

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

    Growing up in Little Compton looked very different depending on the century. Experience what work, play, and crafts were like for Early American kids like Lucy and Clarke Wilbor. Grades K-3, 9-11:30 AM Grades 4-7,1:30-4 PM $35 per child. Minimum registration is 6, maximum registration is 12. Email programs@littlecompton.org or call 401-635-4035 to register.

    $35