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 you to join us on Saturday, July 6 from 12 - 4 PM. There will be FREE entry to our new exhibit, "Little Compton, Connected," […]
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 […]
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 gone by. Our trolley tour will follow the exact route of both the train and the electric trolleys planned for Little Compton around the turn […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Autumnal Equinox Celebration: Sunday, September 22 Last Mishoon Burning Day Public Welcome: 10 AM to 4 PM Activities from 11 AM to 2 PM Join Wampanoag artisans & educators to learn about and participate in traditional artforms and games: Make a wampum pendant, corn husk doll, and painted deerskin bracelet. Play Wampanoag football. Author Talk […]
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 […]
Concert Featuring Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora), Award-Winning Native American Vocalist Free and Open to the Public, 6:30 PM Little Compton Community Center Lawn
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