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Varnum House Museum’s Mystery Musket
For as long as anyone can remember, this nearly forgotten flintlock sat in a corner of the Varnum House Museum’s Keeping Room over the kitchen ...
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[VIDEO] Varnum Memorial Armory Museum on WPRI’s “The Rhode Show”
As part of Friday’s On The Rhode series, the Rhode Show‘s Will Gilbert spent time with Armory Curator Patrick Donovan to feature some amazing historic ...
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[MEMBERS ONLY] SEPTEMBER GUEST SPEAKER: Frank J. Williams, Lincoln Scholar & Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of RI
ONLY VARNUM CONTINENTAL MEMBERS MAY ATTEND THIS EVENT! TO JOIN, JUST CLICK HERE. The Varnum Continentals welcome Frank J. Williams, a former Chief Justice of ...
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Rhode Island’s Charles Tillinghast James: An Artillery Pioneer
West Greenwich native Charles Tillinghast James was a product of the Industrial Revolution who achieved fame in such diverse areas as the textile industry, politics, ...
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New Flags at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum!
We’ve been a bit flag challenged at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum for quite a while now due to old and worn out equipment. We’re ...
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George Washington’s Letter to James Mitchell Varnum (Battle of Red Bank, NJ)
We just completed a custom frame using high-quality museum glass to display George Washington’s letter to General James Mitchell Varnum (written on the eve of ...
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Young Charley Baker of Wickford: North Kingstown’s First Civil War KIA
In a quiet corner of North Kingstown’s Elm Grove Cemetery is the Baker family plot. Among those buried under a simple, moss-encrusted marker is Charles ...
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Historic Canons at the Varnum Memorial Armory
In addition to a comprehensive military museum of smaller items, the Varnum Memorial Armory features numerous historic canons from both the Revolutionary War and Civil ...
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Volunteers Tackle Varnum Armory Exterior Cleanup
Today was a busy day at the Varnum Memorial Armory in East Greenwich, RI! Members Mark Trimmer, Tim “Action” Jackson, and Armory Curator Patrick Donovan ...
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General George Patton: Master of the Sword
Few military exercises are as thrilling as the charge of a cavalry unit, sabers flashing as they face off against the enemy. Of course, in ...
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The Dorr Rebellion Flag: A Mystery Solved
Hanging in the President’s Office is a faded 19th century relic that commemorates a defining moment in Rhode Island history. May 3rd of this year ...
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Rhode Island’s Albert Martin, A Hero of the Alamo
One of the most famous documents in American history, “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World,” was written by Lt. Col. ...
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The Aircraft Carriers of Block Island
Out on Block Island, there is a small plot of land with a very special memorial: a ship’s bell commemorating the two US Navy aircraft ...
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