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.
Reservations required! RSVP here.
This summer's exhibit, "Marketing Matunuck," describes a surge in the number of summer homes and hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this seaside community. Illustrated with historic postcards, it features the story of the development of Matunuck Park as a summer colony. Hours: Wednesday afternoons from 1-4, June 25 through August … Continued
This summer's exhibit, "Marketing Matunuck," describes a surge in the number of summer homes and hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this seaside community. Illustrated with historic postcards, it features the story of the development of Matunuck Park as a summer colony. Hours: Wednesday afternoons from 1-4, June 25 through August … Continued
This summer's exhibit, "Marketing Matunuck," describes a surge in the number of summer homes and hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this seaside community. Illustrated with historic postcards, it features the story of the development of Matunuck Park as a summer colony. Hours: Wednesday afternoons from 1-4, June 25 through August … Continued
This summer's exhibit, "Marketing Matunuck," describes a surge in the number of summer homes and hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in this seaside community. Illustrated with historic postcards, it features the story of the development of Matunuck Park as a summer colony. Hours: Wednesday afternoons from 1-4, June 25 through August … Continued