Civil War History “Seven from the Seventh,” with Rob Grandchamp | South County Museum Summer Speaker Series

Author and historian Rob Grandchamp’s talk will feature seven artifacts from the Seventh Rhode Island Volunteers and how they tell the story of a Civil War combat regiment.

Registration is not required. Visit the museum’s website for more information.

The Summer Speaker Series is free lectures and presentations by local historians, authors, and traditional craftspeople to mark the Museum’s 90th birthday. Series topics will include the connection of Rhode Island’s textile mills to the slavery economy, encounters among the Narragansett people and Roger Williams, and the history of trap fishing in the state.