South Kingstown Land Trust Barn

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 […]

Kendra Collins, New England Regional Science Coordinator at The American Chestnut Foundation, will share the story of the loss of the American chestnut from our landscape, as well as the hopeful efforts to bring back the species. Join the South County History Center and our partners at the South Kingstown Land Trust as we learn […]