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[JAN. 9 DINNER MEETING] Ernest Roberts Shares First-Hand Experiences from World War II
The Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive of World War II, was launched just over 73 years ago. British Prime Minister Winston ...
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[GALLERY] Varnum House Colonial Yuletide a Huge Success!
On December 11, 2016, the Varnum House Museum hosted its Annual Colonial Yuletide Celebration featuring festive holiday decorations, live music, refreshments, and host guided tours ...
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[GALLERY] “GUNS & BEER VII” Beer Tasting Raises over $6,000!
Over 250 people attended the Varnum Continentals 7th annual “Guns & Beer” craft beer tasting fundraiser on November 19, 2016. The beer tasting and raffle ...
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Rhode Island Enters World War II: The Aftermath of Pearl Harbor and Block Island’s Defiant Response
By the time the Japanese launched their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago this month, Rhode Island had already been gearing up for ...
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[DEC. 12 DINNER MEETING] Women in Combat: From the American Revolution to the Modern Day
The presence of women on the battlefield caring for the wounded goes back centuries. Women today serve in front-line duties, but that wasn’t an accepted ...
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[GALLERY] New Exhibits for Guns & Beer VII!
There’s tons of work going on at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum in preparation for Guns & Beer VII. In addition to many new exhibits ...
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11-11-11: Ninety-Eight Years Ago in Providence
The Great War had been raging in Europe since 1914. President Woodrow Wilson, following the will of the majority of Americans, had valiantly sought to ...
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[NOV. 14 DINNER MEETING] The journey to publication of the diary and story of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, 2nd RI Volunteers
One of the finest Civil War soldier’s diaries ever written was compiled by Elisha Hunt Rhodes of Cranston, RI. First published in 1985 by Andrew ...
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GUNS & BEER VII BEER TASTING FUNDRAISER (November 19, 2016)
Varnum Annual Beer Tasting Fundraiser Slated for Saturday, November 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum =========== ONLINE TICKET SALES ...
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WWII Foundation presents Remember Pearl Harbor
November 13, 2016 • 1:00 PM Narrated by Tom Selleck Sunday, December 7, 1941 was a beautiful morning on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A ...
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[MEMBER BENEFIT] Greenwich Odeum Offers FREE Showing of SYFY’s Ghosthunters Filmed at the Varnum Memorial Armory!
The Greenwich Odeum is hosting a special event on Friday, October 28 at 8:00 PM for Varnum Continentals members and their guests: a free showing ...
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The Legendary M1 Garand Rifle: “Best Battle Implement Ever Devised”
The M1 Garand rifle is perhaps the weapon most closely identified with the U.S. infantryman in World War II. General George S. Patton once called ...
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[VIDEO] WPRI Rhode Show features rare Civil War and Rev War Relics at the Varnum Armory
Check out Patrick Donovan, curator at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum on WPRI’s The Rhode Show! The Rhode Show’s Will Gilbert spent time with Curator ...
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Original 1775 Charter for the RI United Train of Artillery
This is the original charter of the Rhode Island United Train of Artillery (UTA) written April 22nd, 1775, just 3 days after “the shot heard ...
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Rhode Island’s Connection to the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie
A little over 200 years ago this month, a small American fleet led by a Rhode Islander marked a major defeat of a superior British ...
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[GALLERY] Varnum Armory’s Updated World Wars Display
Check out the updated World Wars display at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum! Just go here to book a tour!
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[SEPTEMBER 12 DINNER MEETING] Howard Vernon Allen, Community Leader and Legend
This month, as we approach the 110th anniversary year of the founding of the Varnum Continentals, trustee Brian Wallin takes us back in time to ...
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New Flagpoles at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum!
At last our new flagpoles are going up at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum! Thanks to David VanderPyl, Mark Trimmer, and Andrew Barkley, along with ...
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