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American Civil War Tin Type of Rhode Island’s James Winterbottom
This American Civil War tin type photograph at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum shows North Smithfield native Private James Winterbottom of Troop C of the ...
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[DEC 11 DINNER MEETING] Maureen Taylor on her book “The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation”
Our December 11 Varnum Member Dinner Meeting will feature a discussion by the author of “The Last Muster”, a remarkable two-volume book (Amazon.com: Volume I ...
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Books: 1852 “Pictorial Life of George Washington” and an 1885 “Barner’s Brief History of the United States”
Here’s another great donation to the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum‘s collection: an 1852 edition of a “Pictorial Life of George Washington” and an 1885 “Barner’s ...
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Tail fin from a World War II Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf fighter plane
The Varnum Memorial Armory Museum received a fascinating new donation from new Varnum Continentals member, Richard Clarke. His grandfather, a World War II radio operator ...
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First US Flag to enter Germany after Armistice
The Varnum Memorial Armory Museum now has on display the first US flag to cross into Germany after the signing of the Armistice concluding World ...
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GUNS & BEER VIII BEER TASTING FUNDRAISER (November 18, 2017)
Varnum Annual Beer Tasting Fundraiser Slated for Saturday, November 18 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum =========== ONLINE TICKET SALES ...
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New Display Cases for the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum
The Varnum Memorial Armory Museum has acquired two gorgeous early 1900s display cases with their original wavy glass panes intact. We’ve cleaned up one and ...
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Varnum Armory curator to join the Rhode Island State Battle Flag Conservation Project Committee
The Varnum Memorial Armory Museum‘s curator, Patrick Donovan, will join the Rhode Island State Battle Flag Conservation Project Committee. The State of Rhode Island has ...
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Remnant From the First British Revolutionary War Flag taken from the English by the American Colonists
Every so often we still find incredible bits of U.S. history tucked away in a corner at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum. This framed note ...
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[NOV 13 DINNER MEETING] Dr. Maury Klein on Sumpter, Secession, and the Election of Abraham Lincoln as the Last Major Event Leading to the U.S. Civil War
On Monday, November 13, URI Professor Emeritus Maury Klein, a nationally-noted author and historian, will take us through the events preceding the 1860 election of ...
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U.S. Navy Seabees Celebrate 75 Years of Service: “We Build, We Fight” from Davisville, RI, to the Four Corners of the World
This year, the U.S. Navy marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of its Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Seabees. Although the military ...
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[OCT 16 ANNUAL MEETING] Author/Historian Robert A. Geake on “From Slave to Soldier”
The Monday, October 16 members’ meeting is also the Varnum Continental’s Annual Meeting, and it’s only fitting that we look back at one of the ...
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[SEPT 11 DINNER MEETING] Author/historian Paul F. Caranci on his book “Wired”
September’s speaker, Paul F. Caranci (Website || Amazon) Rhode Island’s former Deputy Secretary of State (2007-2015) and North Providence town councilman (1994-2011) has dedicated his ...
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One-pounder shell recovered from the USS Maine
The USS Maine (sent to Cuba “to protect US interests” during the Cuban revolt against Spain) mysteriously exploded on the evening of February 15, 1898. ...
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Japanese spy photos of US Navy ships taken before the attack on Pearl Harbor
Here’s a unique exhibit at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum: Japanese spy photos of US Navy ships taken before the attack on Pearl Harbor. One ...
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Daguerreotype of Private Cyrus H. Brackett, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
This photograph at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum shows Private Cyrus H. Brackett. Born in Acton, Maine, 20-year-old Cyrus Brackett enlisted in the First New ...
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A Civil War Angel of Mercy: Katherine Prescott Wormeley
In the early days of the American Civil War, few military officers knew or cared much about the medical care rendered to their men although ...
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Bartending Benefit at the Hill & Harbor Cigar Lounge
— Tuesday, September 19 (6 PM – 9 PM) — Join us for a Guest Bartending Benefit at the Hill & Harbor Cigar Lounge, 564 ...
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