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Hurricanes and Nor’easters have routinely battered the Rhode Island south coast impacting the lives of many of its residents and resulting in millions of dollars in property damage. In addition to significant property damage, storm surge and wind-driven waves from Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 eroded considerable sections of the state’s south shore damaging many […]

Pandemic viruses have had dramatic impacts on South County for centuries. Join the South County History Center as we explore some of these health epidemics, including the history of the 1918 flu presented by Dr. Kenneth McIntosh, professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health and professor of pediatrics at Harvard […]

An evil baboon dictator. Magical islands separated by a wall. A resistance builds./Un malvado dictador babuino. Islas mágicas separadas por una pared. Una resistencia construye. “The Manton Avenue Project is thrilled to be present Get Out the Vote, a musical collaboration by ten young people who are very much impacted by the current state of […]

Exeter, Rhode Island, 1892: After a large exodus of residents, only 900 people remained in this nearly deserted rural village. Frightening and mysterious sicknesses repeatedly struck families throughout town. Residents searched for the cause and reached the unusual conclusion that the culprit was Mercy Brown: 19-years-old, recently-deceased and a vampire. Dozens of supposed vampires were […]

A free public forum on the importance of a vital Main Street and how communities can protect and enhance them.