This presentation will be an overview of Rhode Island maritime history, specifically the historic steam vessels that frequented the Narragansett Bay and nearby waters. Learn how people traveled in and around Rhode Island when the waterways were the primary highways. Steamship Historical Society of America's Archivist Astrid Drew and Assistant Archivist Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz will … Continued

Historic Hale House is on the move! Our 2023 season will feature "The Transportation Revolution: Turn of the 19th into the 20th Century." We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

Join us for the opening of the 2024 season! This year's theme is “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition” . It will cover a history of alcohol in Rhode Island from Colonial times through Prohibition. Light refreshments will be served. Parking available at the Robert Beverly Hale Library. See less

Our 2024 season will feature “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition.” We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.  

Enjoy an afternoon watercolor painting on the scenic properties of the Hale House with Pam Santos. Together we will take in the sights of this historic house and create a unique watercolor painting of your own. Pam Santos has been teaching the gentle art of watercolor painting for 20 years. Her focus is on the … Continued

Our 2024 season will feature “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition.” We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

Our 2024 season will feature “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition.” We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

In the 1700s, the colony of Rhode Island dominated the North American slave trade, bringing more than 100,000 captives from Africa to the Americas. Most were obtained in exchange for rum distilled in New England from molasses, a byproduct of the refinement of sugar grown by enslaved Africans in the West Indies. Over thirty distilleries … Continued

Our 2024 season will feature “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition.” We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

Our 2024 season will feature “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition.” We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

Our 2024 season will feature “Demon Rum: Rhode Island's Rum Trade, Temperance, and Prohibition.” We are open Wednesdays through Labor Day from 1:00-4:00 and by appointment. Call 401-830-4677 or email halehouseri@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

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