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Bell School Project Completed

Bell School is looking beautiful after the recent renovation- re-siding and new paint. You'd never know she's nearly 200 years old!

Richard Wolke

Aug 17, 20230 min read

Quonnie Grange hosts event

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Kristen Chambers

Sep 4, 20221 min read

Regional History Fair

RHS looks forward to taking part in the Regional History Fair at the Westerly Library on September 14. Learn more about our Society, or...

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Kristen Chambers

Sep 3, 20221 min read

Bell School Siding Project

We are excited that work on the Bell School Museum has begun! RHS applied for and was accepted for a Champlin Grant to re-side the...

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Kristen Chambers

Sep 3, 20221 min read

Samuel Clarke Farm Open House

We are pleased to announce that the Samuel Clarke Farm Open House, originally planned to take place in May 2020 but quashed by Covid, is...

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Kristen Chambers

Apr 15, 20221 min read

Historical Cemetery Hike

On Sunday, May 1st, 2022 at 9:30 AM we will offer a historical cemetery hike including three cemeteries, old cellar holes, wildflowers,...

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Kristen Chambers

Apr 15, 20221 min read

Historical Cemetery Event

Please join the Richmond Historic Cemetery Committee on Sunday, April 24 at 12:00 noon as we bring RH Cemetery #37 back to its original...

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Kristen Chambers

Mar 24, 20201 min read

Clark Memorial Library

(Originally published by Elizabeth Mowchan, January 29, 2018) We are fortunate for the generosity of Clark Library in allowing us to use...

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Kristen Chambers

Mar 24, 20202 min read

Who is Aunt Kate?

(Originally published August 3, 2018) The question was posed recently on our Facebook page: “A mystery…Who is “Aunt Kate”, the artist who...

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Come Visit Bell School House August 3 & 10

Richard Wolke

Aug 6, 20191 min read

Come Visit Bell School House August 3 & 10

If the flag is out, we're open! Come see the Lost Mills of South County exhibit Saturday, August 3 or August 10.

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Richard Wolke

Aug 6, 20191 min read

Town Hall sign to be displayed

This handsome hand painted wooden sign, which used to hang on the outside of the Town Hall before it was renovated in 1999, apparently...

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Richard Wolke

Jul 9, 20191 min read

Looking for Volunteers

A CAROLINA HISTORY MUSEUM? The original Richmond Clerk’s and Probate Court Office (1908 to 1966), owned by the Society, occupied a small...

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RHS announces the passing of Elizabeth Ann Mowchan

Richard Wolke

Jul 6, 20193 min read

RHS announces the passing of Elizabeth Ann Mowchan

The Richmond Historical Society expresses deepest sympathy to the family of Betty Mowchan. Betty was a long-time member and active...

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Richard Wolke

Jul 6, 20191 min read

Bell School House Museum is Open

The Bell School Museum is open (usually!) on Saturdays during the summer from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Come see the current exhibit on Lost...

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Richard Wolke

Jul 3, 20194 min read

Minutes from our Annual Meeting

MINUTES OF THE 2019 RHS MEETING The annual meeting of the Richmond Historical Society was held June 20, 2019 at Clark Memorial Library....

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Richmond Historical Society is sad to announce the passing of Patricia Millar

Richard Wolke

May 10, 20192 min read

Richmond Historical Society is sad to announce the passing of Patricia Millar

Patricia Ann (Smith) Millar 1936 - 2019 Patricia Ann (Smith) Millar, of Richmond, Rhode Island, succumbed to Parkinson's dementia on...

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Richard Wolke

May 10, 20191 min read

Join our genealogy group

Interested in your family history? If you are or have been working on it and have found yourself stuck... We can help. The genealogy...

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