Explore the history of Lincoln by touring the homes of some of its most prominent families: Arnold House (1693) and Hearthside House Museum (1810). Compare and contrast these Rhode Island architectural gems and the lives of the people who called them home. $10. Registration required.
Historic New England’s Casey Farm at 2325 Boston Neck Road in North Kingstown, RI will hold a free program by Lorén Spears, visiting educator from the Tomaquag Museum, on Saturday, June 8 from 1:00 to 2:00. First, The Tomaquag Museum will offer information and traditional crafts during the Coastal Growers Market which is open from […]
All are invited to join Casey Farm’s tour guide and a professional herbalist for a “History and Herb Hike” at Casey Farm on Saturday, June 29 from 1:00 to 3:00. Casey Farm is located at 2325 Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) in Saunderstown, RI. Included on the tour are the farm house, barn buildings, gardens […]
The town of Lincoln, Rhode Island, was named in honor of our sixteenth president in 1871. Visit Arnold House and learn about President Lincoln's visits to the Ocean State and the history of this land that became Lincoln. Tour the museum and enjoy some birthday cake. Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 11:00 am - […]
Join us virtually to celebrate the installation of "Three Sisters" RainKeep in the Casey Farm garden. Created by Allison Newsome and Deborah Spears Moorehead, it is the first modern outdoor sculpture to become part of the Historic New England collection. This functional work of art, which depicts the Eastern Woodlands creation story of the Three Sisters (corn, […]
Seventeenth-century New England’s bloody Pequot War erupted after English colonial settlers increasingly grabbed Indigenous inhabitants’ land. During the war, a relatively unknown legal case in Plymouth Colony set a precedent for justice—the trial by jury of three settlers for the unprovoked attack and murder of an Indigenous man named Penowanyanquis, a member of the Nipmuc Nation […]
In this virtual program, Frederick Wiseman, coordinator at the Vermont Indigenous Heritage Center (Burlington, VT) and director at the Wôbanakik Heritage Center (Swanton, VT), and Don Stevens, Chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk - Abenaki Nation, introducue the cultural clash and history of both native and early settler agriculture in northern New England (Vermont and Wampanoag of […]
Join Casey Farm on the Juneteenth Holiday to honor the contributions of people of color to the growth of Casey Farm in Saunderstown and to Rhode Island. At this family-friendly day, explore the farm on foot or on a hayride. Listen to music by the Nettukkusqk Singers, the URI African Drummers and Dancers, and Sidy […]
