Early colonial history of Washington County prior to the split into North and South, Mark Kenneth Gardner | South County Museum Summer Speaker Series

Public historian and educator Mark Kenneth Gardner will speak about the people and the history of the area that became South Kingstown, prior to South Kingstown’s incorporation as a town in 1723.

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.