Season Opening Reception

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.  

Paint Night!

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.

Lecture: Rum and Slavery: The Evil Twins that Fueled the Rise of Rhode Island as a Colonial Maritime Power

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.

Hale House Open for the Season

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

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.

AT CAPACITY! Rum Running Trade in Rhode Island

Historic Hale House 2625 Commodore Perry Hwy, South Kingstown, RI, United States

THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS. The Eighteenth Amendment, or Prohibition, was passed in 1919, and with it rum- running sprang up in Rhode Island waters. The Coast Guard received resources to combat the illegal smuggling and those rum-runners responded in kind with unique tactics and adaptation of recreational watercraft … Continued