January Program: The Battle of Rhode Island

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1 Jamestown Historical Society Fall 00 January Program: The Battle of Rhode Island # $ &' &'(')*+' #$ &-()). / 0 # (#$ 3# 4 60 / ())7 8 # #$ : # : # < 0 &&= #$8 &''(&''7 #$ # > Larry McDonald in the uniform of Le Regiement de Bourbonnais directs the firing of a salute as the American British and French flags are raised at the Conanicut Battery on Battery Day 00. Fall 00

2 From the President by Rosemary Enright (+ 6 * > - - $ : - Signage at the Windmill A &'(& &'(& ('' A $ ('' Your Board 0 *#0 B BB 0 * (-.( &''. - 6 &''. $ Fall 00

3 Honor Roll of Volunteers for < # / $ C 0 0 # #C@ <C@ C C (+( / C C C </ C/ / D6 CD # # # # # > < < < < < < E E E F G&+&7)G Fall 00 3

4 4 Fall 00 Windmill Hill by Linnea Petersen &''- =G' &.7 H IJH< : JH@ : J / # : : D('' 6 # + Windmill Day 00 &'('D : : The Jamestown windmill with sails in place. Windmill Day 004. : : (- I H J G&+(.&' $ Quaker Meetinghouse by Harry Wright &''- A K : : D$ &''. &''. D

5 > Buildings & Grounds A / $ < $ 3G&+ ').G4 Windmill Repairs G 6 by Greg DiGasper 3 F 4 Eagle Scout Projects D 0 D 8 / # $ Conanicut Battery Historic Park H J # The new grass on the battlements at the Conanicut Battery protects the earthworks from erosion and because it reaches a relatively low height does not require regular mowing. Fall 00

6 Programs Annual Meeting August 3 C #$ 3#$4 #$ (--( #$ # #/ ()). A House Tour September $ (-: (-' 6A () : : (..7 6 (- 3 G' (..+( (-(G(=&' >/ 6 6 Fall 00 Other Events D : &''-: - D &( : :

7 (7=) ((& Development and Membership B By Erica Gregg &)& (. )= # D +( 6 ((' 6 $ $ 6 &''- 6 : Membership Renewal $ D ('' Site of members-only Preview Party H K H 6 C by Sally Schott J : D J Conor Kennedy and Jackson Hawkins study the JHS display at the Lawn Avenue School. H L K 6 J Fall 00 7

8 8 Fall 00 Collections Committee By Sue Maden : #0 # : Exhibits Summer Museum Exhibit G=' 6 =' (.-. &''. &( : Library Display Case A $ (.--(-++ /L #$ & # Lawn Avenue School Exhibit D /C A Cataloging 0 A $ #0 / / : &='' D C (-''' BG''' $ < G&+ &(7)

9 Accessioning and Deaccessioning / A $ 6 : A A &' 6 D Special Projects # - $.' - 3(---&''+4 - / - HC $ J '3D(. &-4#0 - * - ='' Grant Received $ 3$4 ## ():&= < +''' H0# J Other Activities D A A Some recent donations (l to r): an 8 map from Dick and Joyce Allphin the purser box used on the Jamestown- Newport ferry from Ed and Irene Silvia and a mug from this summer s Carr/Clarke school reunion. Fall 00

10 Donations and Acquisitions: June through October 00 Dick and Joyce Allphin: Everts & Richards 8 map of Jamestown and Prudence Island. Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association: DVD of shipwreck data sheets collected by Jim Jenney. Judy Bell: T-shirt Jamestown Ambulance T-shirt JTN Rhode Island Skate Park. Nancy Bennett: The History of Jamestown on Conanicut Island in the State of Rhode Island by W.L. Watson. Sally Blackett: Scrapbook of pictures of Battery Day 00 to 007. Susan Buelow: In Search Of Sanctuary by Susan Buelow (partially set in Jamestown). Jim Buttrick: notebook with information related to the Jamestown Bridge Commission 4- kept by Cary Magruder notebook with materials related to Location Factors for the Taylor Point Site Jamestown R.I. for a proposed Tourist Resort-Motel Complex by the Rhode Island Development Council April 68 Jamestown Log of Cary Magruder Jan. 38 to Jan. 47. Carr/Clarke School Reunion Committee: souvenir mug and papers. Ken Caswell: DVD St. Matthew s Church demolition. John Doty: two plans for the Newport Bridge drawn by Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade and Douglas: general plan and elevation contract # 6/8/6 and plan and elevation of contract limits contract # 6/3/6. Rosemary Enright: Once Upon a Time in Rhode Island by Katherine Pyle 63 Jamestown Annual Report three St. Matthew's Church tiles buttons We Support Jamestown Fire & EMS Beavertail Lighthouse. I Climbed the Tower. Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library: ten buttons promoting May membership month. Judy Garlick: photographs of the Jamestown school graduating classes for a copy of program for graduating class 33. Brookie Harding: Mills by David Larkin. Jamestown Emergency Medical Service (JEMS): seven uniforms / jackets worn by volunteers between 4 and 80s. Polly Lathan: a photocopy of the Jamestown Town Crier Aug. 4 6 photo of Sylvia s oil truck from 40s for scanning. Joe Logan: 64 digital photos of town hall: 30/3-4/06 old town hall and ground breaking for new town hall 70 0/6/06 move of old town hall //06 6 building progress 3 /4/06 building progress DVD of town hall move and construction digital photos 4//0 four JHS signs at Recreation Center Sue Maden: DVD of Carr/Clarke School reunion by Kathy Brownell. 0 Fall 00 Pede Manchester: blue and gold pin with arch of Newport Bridge and Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority in black velvet bag. Katherine Smith Murphy: Newport telephone book which includes Jamestown Jamestown Council of Defense certificate made out to Katherine Smith (who) has devoted upwards of 00 hours to vigilant service in the Control Center dated Feb. 43. Parsons Brinkerhoff: Parsons Brinkerhoff The First 00 Years by Benson Brodick. Arlene Petit: Population: Two generations in Jamestown by Robert S. Kirk Seminar in American Colonial History 74. Marion Pierce: Annual Report Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority. St. Mark Church: St. Mark Church Jamestown Rhode Island. Parish family Album 0 00 signed by Rev. William J. O Neill April 00. St. Matthew s Thrift Shop: framed photo of Library (now Museum building). Dick Smith: 40 Jamestown Bridge dedication souvenir program scrapbook by John L. Smith (JLS) of Aug celebrations of 300 th anniversary of the purchase of Jamestown (souvenir program copy of telegram from President Eisenhower 86 pages of photo) newspaper article JLS s 0 th wedding anniversary stationery from celebration copy of JLS speech at bicentennial JLS Golden certificate as member of American Legion 83 American Legion 3 yearbook with photo of JLS as District Chairman. Thomas Carton Swett: framed aerial photograph of Dumplings/Fort Wetherill area mid80s. Barbara Szepatowski: button Visitor Harbor Defense Narragansett Bay 88 thought to be from Fort Burnside. Fricky Vaughn: multiple newspaper articles about Jamestown. Pebble Wadsworth: The Quaker Ogdens in America by Charles Burr Ogden. Linda Warner: article on Dick Queern and his oil business 7 newspaper photo of election victors Blue and Gold class newspaper and 6 program for first graduation (6) from Lawn Avenue School tercentenary tag letter from Anna Baker to Mrs. Warren and concert ticket will of Anna J. Armbrust (36) USO stub postcard about Central Baptist Church fair copy of Lucy Carr's report card for Grade V 0s decal for Fifth Annual Family Day 73 program for JHS exhibit 73 newspaper article about Bicentennial 76 photo of Little League team photo of party for Swedish crew at Fort Getty 77 Town budget School budget

11 Treasurer s Report by Tricia Evangelista / A H J #$ 3#$4 D+(&''-0 #$M&(7)G7 &''- #$ 0 $ 0 #$ 0 M)7(- 0 M)G&7$ $ #$ D+(&''- * &''- M&+''' M&'''' D+(&''- &''- Communication by John Horton L $ 6H J ' 6 $D #0 HC $ J ' $ = Fall 00

12 Officers and Directors President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Directors to 00 Directors to 0 Directors to 0 Rosemary Enright Harry Wright John Horton Tricia Evangelista Dick Allphin William Mullins Sally Schott Caroline Frank Sue Maden Dennis Webster James Wright Greg DiGasper Erica Gregg Jamestown Historical Society P.O. Box 6 Jamestown RI 083 Change Service Requested Linnea Petersen Deb Swistak Look for the table at the Saturday December Melrose Avenue School Non Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Jamestown RI Permit #6