BRISTOL HISTORICAL & PRESERVATION SOCIETY
48 COURT STREET
PO BOX 356
BRISTOL, RI 02809
401-253-7223
WE ARE CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS. CALL/EMAIL FOR UPDATES.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE BH&PS
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ATTENTION ALL AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY BUFFS & TALL SHIP SAILING ENTHUSIASTS!!!!
Join the BH&PS on May 16, 17 & 18 for a whole weekend of events.
Watch re-enactments of the Bombing (1775) and the Burning (1778) of Bristol
by the British during the American Revolution.
Take a late afternoon sail from Newport to Bristol
on the Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry
or welcome the ship at a dockside party as she sails into Bristol at sunset.
Enjoy a tour of the Oliver Hazard Perry, or sip your morning coffee and have a private tour with the captain, or listen to sea chanteys at night on the dock and enjoy a special whiskey tasting,
or join a cider tasting on land.
HOSTED BY:
Bristol Historical & Preservation Society
Battle of Rhode Island Association
Bristol RI 250th Commission
&
SPONSORED BY:
Bristol Town Council
Bristol Town Administrator
Bristol Town Grant
BankNewport
Whalley Family Foundation
Heritage Harbor Foundation
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
&
A big THANK YOU to all of our Re-Enactors:
The Bristol Train of Artillery
The 54th Regiment of Foot
The HM Tenth Regiment of Foot in America
The Kingston Reds
The 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
The United Train of Artillery
MORE EVENTS
WINTER HISTORY BOOK CLUB
The BH&PS and the Rogers Free Library have joined together to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the King Philip War with a three-session History Book Club. The final book of this series for discussion is The Name of War by Jill Lepore.
Quiet Study Room at the Rogers Free Library.
APRIL 5th
BUS TRIP TO MYSTIC
First stop is at the Mystic Seaport Museum to view the exhibit Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty, and the Sea. Following a quick lunch, the bus heads to Stonington for a private tour of the Lighthouse Museum and of the Stonington Borough itself. APRIL 9th
LECTURE: THE EARLY QUAKER HISTORY OF KING PHILIP'S WAR
Join noted Quaker historian Elizabeth Cazden for this lecture commemorating the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War. Herreshoff Community Room at the Rogers Free Library.
APRIL 23rd
Free -- advanced registration is needed as seating is limited.
SPRING, SUMMER & FALL WALKING TOURS
Check back to find a schedule of walking tours for spring, summer, and fall.
We will have lots of new tours as well as the return
of old favorites with new routes and directions.
The Society also has self-guided downtown walking tour maps, too. Pick up one at the Society during open hours or CLICK HERE to print one out.
THE BH&PS IS CLOSED DURING OUR FLOOR RENOVATIONS.
QUESTIONS? IT'S BEST TO EMAIL US AT INFO@BHPSRI.ORG.
The BH&PS's main meeting room floor is still under construction and we hope to be open again by April or May.
The asbestos lying under our old carpet cost far more (200% more!!) than expected to remove. And, we now have a sagging floor and a 2" drop around the thresholds.
The BH&PS applied for and received a very generous Champlin Grant to renovate the floor. Our shortfall is now at a whopping $24,000. Therefore, we would be grateful for your donations.. Thank you, thank you!