East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society

09/16/2021

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09/13/2021

FREE ONLINE: Monday, September 20th learn about bizarre stories about RI from podcaster Sara Corben who is the host of Weird Island. She is a brand manager for the Transformer toys at Hasbro - and an amateur historian/storyteller. Email [email protected] for your Zoom access

08/27/2021

East Greenwich Academy Class 1911

08/13/2021

Friday the 13th: Western civilization myths surround the date. It is unlucky to have 13 people at the dinner table and I have never been in a skyscraper or elevator with a floor named “13.” In Norse mythology the trickster god Loki arrived as the 13th guest at a dinner party; in the New Testament Judas Iscariot was the 13th to arrive at the Last Supper. Some people consider “13” as lucky and when it falls on a Friday, one of the luckiest days of the year. The movies have bolstered the evil superstition. Have a great Friday the 13th.

08/03/2021

August 3, 1977 Radio Shack introduced the Tandy Corporation personal computer. Many of us were introduced to personal computing on the TRS-80, a new language, the floppy disc and DOS. Radio Shack on Frenchtown Road Price: $600

07/04/2021

Happy Independence Day! Philadelphia printer John Dunlap sent out all the copies he made to newspapers across the 13 colonies, in addition to commanders of the Continental troops and local politicians. 26 copies survive today.
When one of the "Dunlap broadsides" arrived in New York City on July 9, 1776, George Washington, who was the commander of the Continental forces in New York at the time, read the document to the crowd in front of city hall. Many of them cheered and would later tear down a statue of King George III nearby. The statue was later melted down and used to make tens of thousands of musket balls for the American army.

06/25/2021

Enjoy the Fourth of July

Celebrate the Fourth of July with some classic fireworks displays in Rhode Island.

06/21/2021

https://eastgreenwichnews.com/old-jailkeepers-house-sells-for-550000/

One possible use: as a boutique hotel The Marinosci Group is the new owner of the historic Old Jailhouse at 110 King Street, bought for $550,000 from the East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society. ...

06/18/2021

"Ride Sally Ride" June 18, 1983 inside the Space Shuttle Challenger, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly into space. The US Mint will feature Ride and other notable women on the reverse side of quarters through 2025. George Washington will remain on the obverse of the coin as he has since 1932.