Speaker Series
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Presenting Sponsor | Location | Details |
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| 29 Jan. | Lorén M. Spears |
The Narragansett People and the relationships and people involved in the early days of North Kingstown. |
350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 7:00 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 8 Feb. | Tim Cranston | Setting the Record Straight: The story behind North Kingstown's connections to Slavery and interactions with the Narragansett. | Friends of the North Kingstown Library Association | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 29 Feb. | John Dower | Broke The Ice: Richard Smith's Blockhouse and the Origins of North Kingstown | 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 14 Mar. | Tim Cranston | The Story of Quidnessett: Villages of North Kingstown | Friends of the North Kingstown Library Association | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 11 Apr. | Donna Desautels, Jim Garman & Tim Cranston | The Story of Slocum: Villages of North Kingstown | 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 18 Apr. | Christian McBurney | North Kingstown and the Revolutionary War | Battle of Rhode Island Association | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 16 May | George Loxton | Davisville: Villages of North Kingstown Click Here to view the Flyer |
350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Road |
View on YouTube. |
| 25 May | Tim Cranston | Wickford History from the Water | Kayak Centre | 12:00 PM SOLD OUT Book Online Now |
View on YouTube. |
| 5 June | John Edwards, Whit Hill | Saunderstown: Villages of North Kingstown | 350th Steering Committee | 6:00 PM Saunderstown Yacht Club & Willett Free Library | View on YouTube. |
| 15 June | Rhode Island Black Storytellers | Casey Farm Juneteenth & Open Farm Day Program Description Here |
Historic New England | 8:30 AM Casey Farm |
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| 22 June | Gilbert Stuart Birthplace Staff | The Birthplace of Gilbert Stuart & the North Kingstown Community Click Here to view the Flyer |
Gilbert Stuart Museum & Birthplace | 4:30 PM Gilbert Stuart Museum & Birthplace |
View on YouTube. |
| 13 July | Tim Cranston | Lafayette: Villages of North Kingstown | Bakeford The Hive |
10:00 AM Bakeford, The Hive |
View on YouTube. |
| 20 July | Tim Cranston | Places of North Kingstown: Ryan Park Click Here to view the Flyer |
Friends of the North Kingstown Library Association | 10:00 AM Ryan Park |
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| 17 Aug. | Tim Cranston | Black History Walking Tour Click Here to view the Flyer |
HistWick | 10:00 AM Wickford Village |
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| 24 Aug. | Tim Cranston | Women's History Walking Tour Click Here to view the Flyer |
HistWick | 10:00 AM Wickford Village |
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| 29 Aug. | Dr. Charles Yurgalevitch | Planting trees today for a greener tomorrow. Click Here to view the Flyer |
350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM Town Hall
80 Boston Neck Rd
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View on YouTube. |
| 12 Sept. | Erik Thorkilsen and Richard Trethewey |
Wickford Village with This Old House Click Here to view the Flyer |
HistWick | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Rd |
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| 28 Sept. | Tim Cranston | What's so Special About Wickford?: A Walking Tour Click Here to view the Flyer |
Friends of the North Kingstown Library Association | Wickford Village | View on YouTube. |
| 10 Oct. | Tim Cranston | Allenton: Villages of North Kingstown Click Here to view the Flyer |
Friends of the North Kingstown Library Association | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Rd |
View on YouTube. |
| 21 Oct. | Brian Wallin | Riding the Rails to Wickford Click Here to view the Flyer |
350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Rd |
View on YouTube. |
| 26 Oct. | Tim Cranston | North Kingstown Notables in Elm Grove: A Walking Tour |
HistWick | 10:00 AM Elm Grove Cemetery |
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| 13 Nov. | Christian McBurney | Seabees: Create Pontoons at Davisville Play a Key Role in the D-Day Landings Click Here to view the Flyer |
350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM Town Hall 80 Boston Neck Rd |
View online post-event on YouTube. |
| 20 Nov. | Jack Sprengel & Dan Urish | The Seabees: Operation Deep Freeze/Antarctica | 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 7:00 PM Seabee Museum |
View on YouTube. |
| 5 Dec. | Tim Cranston | Hamilton: Villages of North Kingstown | 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM
Town Hall
80 Boston Neck Rd |
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| 12 Dec. | Susan Aylward | The Story of North Kingstown's Libraries | 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | 6:30 PM
Town Hall
80 Boston Neck Rd |
View on YouTube. |