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Motorcycles on Main Fundraiser (April 27-28, 2019)

April 1, 2019

CLICK HERE TO BUY ADVANCED TICKETS! On Saturday (10AM to 4PM) and Sunday (12PM to 4PM), April 27 and 28, the Varnum Continentals will host ...

The Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942 and the Rhode Island Connection

March 31, 2019

Seventy-seven years ago this month, sixteen Mitchell B-25 (Model B) medium bombers were launched from the USS Hornet to attack the Japanese mainland: specifically, the ...

[MAR. 11 DINNER MEETING] Guest Speaker: Roy R. Manstan on U-boat Hunters During World War I

March 4, 2019

Soon after America declared war on Germany in April 1917, the Secretary of the Navy established the Naval Experimental Station in New London, CT, on ...

General George Patton: Master of the Sword

March 3, 2019

There are few military exercises as thrilling as the charge of a cavalry unit, sabers flashing as they face off against the enemy. Of course, ...

[FEB. 11 DINNER MEETING] Guest Speaker: P. DiMaria and R. Pedro on RI Civil War soldier Private Alfred G. Gardner

February 6, 2019

The Varnum Memorial Armory Museum exhibit that features the battle-scarred Bible and other artifacts belonging to Rhode Island Civil War soldier Private Alfred G. Gardner ...

Young Charley Baker of Wickford: North Kingstown’s First American Civil War Killed in Action

February 3, 2019

In August 2015, we shared the story of the first North Kingstowner to fall in combat in the American Civil War during the March 14, ...

[JAN. 14 DINNER MEETING] Guest Speaker: John McNiff on the 1772 Gaspee Affair

January 9, 2019

The Varnum Continentals welcome John McNiff as our guest speaker at the January Varnum Members Meeting on Monday, January 11, 2016. This dinner is open ...

Samuel Colt and His Legendary Model 1860 Army Revolver

January 1, 2019

Until the 19th century was well along, handguns were limited to single-shot weapons. In 1836, a 22-year old Hartford, Connecticut man, Samuel Colt, came up ...

Stiletto — Born in Rhode Island: First of the Mosquito Fleet

December 2, 2018

Recently, the Naval War College temporarily made available to another facility its handsome model of a highly significant war craft, the USS Stiletto. The loan prompted this ...

[DEC. 10 DINNER MEETING] Christian McBurney: The Battle of Rhode Island (1778)

December 1, 2018

The Battle of Rhode Island, in August 1778, was a key element of the Rhode Island Campaign, the first French and American Operation in the ...

Navy Band Brass Quintet free concert at the Varnum Armory on Dec. 2

November 28, 2018

Join Navy Band Northeast’s Brass Quintet as they share holiday music with the community of East Greenwich at the Varnum Memorial Armory. Free, general admission ...

GUNS & BEER IX BEER TASTING FUNDRAISER (November 17, 2018)

November 15, 2018

Varnum Annual Beer Tasting Fundraiser Slated for Saturday, November 17 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum =========== ONLINE TICKET SALES ...

[NOV. 12 DINNER MEETING] Major General Christopher Callahan: Modernization of the National Guard

November 5, 2018

On Monday, November 12, we welcome The Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island, Major General Christopher Callahan, as our guest speaker. In a ...

11-11-11: One Hundred Years Ago in Providence, RI

November 4, 2018

The Great War had raged in Europe since 1914. President Woodrow Wilson, following the will of the majority of Americans, had valiantly sought to keep ...

1899 first edition of Harpers Weekly “Pictorial History of the Spanish American War”

October 22, 2018

Here’s another kind donation to the historic military book collection at the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum. This is an 1899 first edition of Harpers Weekly ...

Revisiting Rhode Island’s Top-Secret Ear on the World

October 1, 2018

The story of one of Rhode Island’s best-kept World War II wartime secrets is briefly recounted in our book “World War Two Rhode Island” (The ...

World War I American Flag that Flew in France

September 22, 2018

Shawn Pease brought this wonderful World War I-era American flag to us. According to his grandfather (who served in the 101st Infantry of the famed ...

[SEPT. 10 DINNER MEETING] First US Flag to enter Germany after World War I Armistice

August 31, 2018

The huge U.S. flag displayed in our drill hall has an illustrious past with a Rhode Island connection. You can read more about it here. ...

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