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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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.

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

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.

THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY. Heather Kisilywicz from the Steamship Historical Society of America will speak on the history of Rhode Island’s Temperance and Prohibition. Reservations suggested as seating is limited.

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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