FLEA & FAIR
AUGUST 9 FROM 9 TO 4
(RAIN DATE AUGUST 10)
SUMMER & FALL HISTORY BOOK CLUB
The BH&PS Book Club's first book for this series is The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean.
UPCOMING LECTURES, TALKS, CONVERSATIONS...
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSSION VIDEO
Watch our video of the recent Historic District Roundtable with four preservation experts.
THANK YOU TO THE TALL SHIP LYNX FOR SAILING TO BRISTOL AND JOINING IN FOR THE REENACTMENTS
THANK YOU TO OUR ENTHUSIASTIC REENACTORS
including the Bristol Train of Artillery, the HM Tenth Regiment
of Foot in America, the Kingston Reds, the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment. and the United Train of Artillery
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS
including Dr. Patrick Barosh, Dr. Matthew Perry, Christian McBurney, and Suzanne Chereau, all of whom taught us a lot more about American and Rhode Island history!
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THANK YOU TO THE MUSICIANS
including David Coffin with his sea chanteys, and to the acoustic trio, the Whelks, from Warren, and to the band StrangeBrew.
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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PROVIDED FOOD & DRINK
including 401 Gourmet, O'Brien & Brough Distillers, Corkscrew Bartending, Sowams Cider Works Company, and Vienna Bakery.
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS
as the hosts could not have done this event without you!
Photographs:
Courtney Garrity, Chelsea Johnston, Steve Nigzus, Betsy Simmons, Dory Skemp, Lynn Smith, Greg Spiess, Catherine Zipf
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! We could not have done this event without your generous support.
BankNewport
Bristol Lofts
Bristol Rotary Club
Bristol Town Administrator
Bristol Town Council
Bristol Town Grant
Heritage Harbor Foundation
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
Lynn Smith, Sponsor for the Sea Chantey Concert & dedicated to all her family members who proudly served in the U.S. Navy
Ursillo, Teitz & Ritch, Ltd.
Whalley Family Foundation
Shawen Williams
THANK YOU TO OUR FELLOW HOSTS!
