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[MARCH 14 DINNER MEETING] Guest Speaker Jim Egan: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Newport Tower Museum
Who doesn’t love a good mystery? Especially one that involves espionage, secret symbols, code words, significant ties to early Colonial history … and is located ...
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“New Armory is Opened at East Greenwich” — Jan. 2, 1915
So, one of our members was doing some deep Google-fu and found this fun and interesting news clip about the opening of the Varmum Memorial ...
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[FEBRUARY 15 DINNER MEETING] Barbed Wire College: Rhode Island and the Secret POW Camps of World War II
EVENT UPDATE: Due to the possibility of a winter storm, the Varnum Members Meeting scheduled for February 8 has been postponed one week. The new ...
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The Famed Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver Joins the Varnum Memorial Armory Collection
When I was growing up in Connecticut, my father was a state government executive based in Hartford and I can recall often passing by the ...
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A Conversation with Armory Curator Patrick Donovan
Departing from our usual article of historic interest, this month we spoke with Armory Vice President & Museum Curator Patrick Donovan about some of the ...
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1804 Passport Signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison!
Look what we just found! Yet ANOTHER treasure in the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum archives. This is an 1804 ship’s passport signed by President Thomas ...
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[JANUARY DINNER MEETING] Guest Speaker: John McNiff, Roger Williams National Memorial
The Varnum Continentals welcome John McNiff, a Ranger with the National Park Service at the Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence, as our guest speaker ...
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New Artifacts from the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry
Christmas came early for the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum. We just acquired several wonderful identified artifacts from the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, a hard-fighting unit ...
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Jamestown’s Conanicut Battery: A Revolution Restoration
This month, we mark the 240th anniversary of the infamous Burning of Jamestown by British and Hessian troops, a story we’ll share on these pages ...
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[DECEMBER DINNER MEETING] Guest Speaker: Tim Gray of the World War II Foundation
We are honored to welcome Tim Gray (Chairman of the World War II Foundation and national award-winning documentary film maker) as our guest speaker at ...
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[SPEAKING PROGRAM] November Varnum Member Dinner & Speaking Program Features Brian Wallin: “Edson F. Gallaudet — A Rhode Island Aviation Pioneer”
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO VARNUM MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. Drive north of East Greenwich along Post Road, and you’ll see a handsome white-shingled house ...
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Beer Tasting Fundraiser to Feature Rare Civil War Canon
In preparation for our Guns & Beer VI Annual Beer Tasting Fundraiser (Saturday, November 14), we successfully moved the Civil War James cannon (click here ...
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Guns & Beer VI Beer Tasting Fundraiser: We’re Bringin’ Out the BIG guns! (NOVEMBER 14, 2015)
Varnum Annual Beer Tasting Fundraiser Slated for Saturday, November 14, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum =========== BUY TICKETS ...
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Infantry Weapons in the Spanish-American War: Forging New Directions
The charge up San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, is looked upon as one of the high points of the emotion-charged Spanish American War. ...
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OCTOBER GUEST SPEAKER: John W. Kennedy, Director of Museum Education Naval War College Museum
The Varnum Continentals welcome John W. Kennedy, Director of Museum Education Naval War College Museum, as the guest speaker at our October dinner and annual ...
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[FEATURE EXHIBIT] Who Carried the British Grenadier Sergeant’s Carbine at the Armory?
There’s nothing like a good detective story. When coupled with the history of a Revolutionary War weapon, it gets even more interesting. Special thanks go ...
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Transcript of George Washington’s Letter to Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum
Here’s a transcription of our newer exhibits at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum: George Washington’s letter to General James Mitchell Varnum (written on the eve ...
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[GALLERY] September 2015 Member Dinner a Great Success!
Our monthly member dinner featured Frank J. Williams, Lincoln Scholar & Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of RI. There was also great food and even ...
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