Hale

Hale House Open for the Season
2024-08-07 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-28 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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
2024-08-07 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
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 to protect and expand their business. In this presentation Astrid Drew and Heather Kisilywicz from the Steamship Historical Society of America will speak on the rum-running trade in Rhode Island and how it impacted the shipping industry on Narragansett Bay. Reservations required, limited seating!

AT CAPACITY! Banish the Demon Rum: History of RI’s Temperance and Prohibition
2024-08-21 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Paint Night
2024-08-28 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Reservations required! RSVP here.

Opening Reception
2025-06-18 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
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 27 and by appointment.
Postcard courtesy of South County History Center

Hale House Open for the Season
2025-06-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-09 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-23 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-30 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-13 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates

Lecture Series- Brent Runyon: “Found in Matunuck: Historic Buildings and Places Along the Shore”
2025-07-09 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
The lecture will focus on what historic buildings and places Brent has discovered and how he discovered them. Brent Runyon was the executive director of the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) from 2013-2023. In this role he lead PPS through a period of remarkable growth and stability advocating for Providence’s sense of place and its heritage. In 2024 Brent was appointed to the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission. Within the last few years Brent has launched his own historic preservation consulting firm Runyon Heritage Associates and he has recently completed an updated inventory of historic resources along Matunuck’s vulnerable shoreline for the Town of South Kingstown.
Reservations required. Click here to RSVP!
Postcard courtesy of South County History Center

Paint Night
2025-07-23 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
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Space & Depth Art Workshop
2025-08-13 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
This event is at capacity!Click HERE to RSVP!

Faces of History: The Lives and Portraits of Violet Hazard and Oliver Gardiner
2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
This event has been postponed to the 2026 season.
