Pettaquamscutt Historical Society
2010 Calendar of Events
Friday, February 19, 2010
7:30 PM
Green Zones: Wartime Gardens In Rhode Island
Presented by Sarah Zurier, RIHPHC
A presentation on the history of Rhode Islanders
growing their own food during wartimes and hard
times, 1675-present.
Tavern Hall Club
Corner of South Rd & Rt. 138
Kingston, RI
Saturday, April 24, 2010
8:30 AM - 5 PM
Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference
Preservation is Local
Little Compton, RI
www.preservation.ri.gov
Sunday, April 25, 2010
2:00 PM
A View from College Hill:
William J. Brown:
The Life of a Free Man of Color in Rhode Island
A Talk by Joanne Pope Melish
South Kingstown Public Library
1057 Kingstown Road
Peace Dale, RI
Funded by RI Council for the Humanities
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Exhibition Opens in Main Gallery
What's in a Name?
"The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"
Gallery talk TBA
Saturday, May 15, 2010
10 AM - 3 PM
Kingston Village Fair Open House
Kingston Village-wide celebration.
At PHS: Vintage book and postcard sale,
tours by costumed docents, gift shop
specials, refreshments.
Saturday, Mid- June (TBA)
Noon - 5 PM
Historic Garden and Site Tour
Self-guided tour by map. On site garden
talks and closing reception.
$20 per person / $50 per carload up to 4 persons
Details and Locations TBA
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
6 - 8 PM
Pettaquamscutt Historical Society's
52nd Annual Meeting
Buffet dinner and speaking program
$ 18 per person / $ 35 per couple
Details TBA
Sunday, July 11, 2010
11AM - 4PM
Perryville Day Antique Auto Show
Antique cars, period fashions, local foods, live
music, silent auction, vendors and exhibits,
against the backdrop of historic Willow Dell Barn.
17 Matunuck Beach Road, Matunuck
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:30 PM
Preserving Land and Structures
Presented by:
Wendy Nicholas, Northeast Director
National Trust for Historic Preservation; and
Val Talmadge, Director, Preserve Rhode Island
Discussion of cutting-edge efforts in the northeast
and nationwide to preserve land and help historic
houses to better serve their communities. 
Willow Dell Barn, 17 Matunuck Beach Road
Co-sponsored by Willow Dell Historical Association
Saturday, September 11, 2010 (date to be confirmed)
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Sunset Soiree in the Matunuck Hills
Annual cocktail fundraiser at a private residence
high atop the Matunuck Hills, overlooking Block
Island Sound. An evening to remember!
To benefit the Hale House Endowment Fund.
Minimum donation: $ 50.00 per person
Late September 2010 (Details TBA)
What's in a Name?
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Public informational forum and panel discussion
regarding the state name-change referendum.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 (to be confirmed)
5:30 to 8:00 PM
Hallowe'en Haunted Jail
Spooky evening tour of the authentic 1858 Old
Washington County Jail and its annual "guests"
in our dimly-lit jailer's residence and cells.
PHS Junior Docents and friends portray dubious
historic figures and notorious criminals who were
once housed in this building and the one that
preceded it in 1792 on the same site.
Tours are indoors, beginning every 10 minutes.
Old Washington County Jail
2636 Kingstown Road
Parking next door in the Kingston Congregational Church lot.
$3.00 per person / $12.00 family of 4 or more
Saturday, December 4, 2010
10 AM - 2 PM
Holidays in Kingston Open House
Festive decorations, seasonal refreshments,
gift and book sale, story time with St. Nicholas.
Free admission with non-perishable food item.