The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse welcome back Luca Rebussini! Join us for an evening of learning about the lives of pirates off the coast of Rhode Island. Luca Rebussini is a native Rhode Islander and a 6th grade social studies teacher at Jenks Middle School in Pawtucket, R.I.  He is a 2016 and 2017… Read More »Friends of Pomham Lighthouse: “Pirates and Hunting Pirates”

John Kostrzewa and Ernie Germani: “Men on the Move” Weaver Library - Monday, March 18 - 6:30 pm We’re all looking forward to getting out on the trails around the Hunt’s Mills area and these two men will help us find the sweet spots. Ernie is our own Open House hike leader who also volunteers… Read More »John Kostrzewa and Ernie Germani: “Men on the Move”

The Sowams Heritage Area Project invites members of the community to participate in a community conversation to discuss the significance of Sowams, the ancestral homeland of the Massasoit Ousamequin who welcomed the Pilgrims in 1621, and the extraordinary array of resources that can be found on its landscape.   Free to the public, the conversation… Read More »Written on the Landscape: The Sowams Heritage Area Project Hosts the Next Round of Community Conversations

The Sowams Heritage Area Project invites members of the community to participate in a community conversation to discuss the significance of Sowams, the ancestral homeland of the Massasoit Ousamequin who welcomed the Pilgrims in 1621, and the extraordinary array of resources that can be found on its landscape.   Free to the public, the conversation… Read More »Written on the Landscape: The Sowams Heritage Area Project Hosts the Next Round of Community Conversations

David Robinson Green Jacket Shoal: Rhode Island's Largest Ship Graveyard In  April 2015, two men braved the frigid waters of the Upper Bay to discover a treasure at Green Jacket Shoal: 29 vessels on the bottom, among them the 150’ Bay Queen. Robinson has been researching and speaking about the Shoal  and brings us up… Read More »“Green Jacket Shoal – Let’s Dive Again 10 years On”

Did you never arrive at the Library on Dec. 11 - the fateful Bridge Closing night? Tom is reprising his talk about the restoration of the 1914 Indoor Court with an added  Open House at the court from 5-6pm - 8 Blanding Avenue Program begins at 6:30 at Weaver Library. Check out this Gazette with… Read More »“Love at the Indoor Court”- Tom Brum