• Little Compton’s John Simmons as Researched by Piper Hawes

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    Presented by Marjory O'Toole, LCHS Executive Director   Long one of Little Compton's favorite sons, John Simmons led a remarkable life, from his local farm-boy roots to his business success […]

  • Lessons from the Wilbor House Trench

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    Zoom Talk Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpceyqpz0jGd1Dm-QqqOn7MUpZLLBL1Ih2#/registration --- Presented by Holly Herbster, RPA, Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator for the Public Archaeology Laborateory and Marjory O'Toole, LCHS Executive Director --- In the spring of […]

  • The Brownells: American Rose Pioneers

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

    Free and Open to the Public Co-Sponsored by: The Little Compton Garden Club The Little Compton Historical Society The Sogkonate Garden Club In the early 1900s, Walter and Josephine Brownell […]

  • Little Compton, Connected

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    Little Compton, Connected A Local Transportation History Plans for the 2024 Summer Exhibit --- Zoom Talk Wednesday, April 17 at 7 PM --- Presented by Steven Lubar, President, LCHS Board […]

  • Family Day 2024

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

    Family Day is free and open to the public. It is one way we thank our community for their support all throughout the year. The Little Compton Historical Society invites […]

  • Family Friendly Trolley Tour of Little Compton

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

    Bring the whole family for an entertaining and educational trolley ride. Join hosts Steven Lubar, LCHS Board President, and Marjory O’Toole, LCHS Executive Director, for fascinating stories of a time […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]