Varnum House Museum Awarded Two Key Grants
Preserve Rhode Island, 1772 Foundation, and USDA Invest in the Varnum House Museum’s Future The Varnum House Museum recently won two significant grants towards securing its future as a Rhode Island community hub for history, culture, science, and learning. These grant awards show the progress made towards re-establishing the Varnum House as a long-term cultural […]
Old Quarrels, New Politics: JM Varnum’s Congressional and Legal Careers
Varnum Continental Members! Sign up now for our first member dinner of the season on Monday, September 9 starting at 5:30 PM. Our speaker will be local historian and author Robert A. Geake.
December 15: Colonial Yuletide
September 27 – 29: Art Show & Sale, Artist Susan leach
Speaking Event and Open House a Big Success for Varnum House Museum
Sunday, April 21 was an amazing day for the Varnum House Museum! In addition to a wildly successful museum open house (the tours never stopped), we also hosted a speaking event with Dr. Robert A. Selig on military burial practices during the American Revolutionary War. It was a fascinating talk and we got great feedback from the attendees!
[VARNUM HOUSE] Dr. Robert A. Selig Speaks on Military Burial Practices during the American Revolution
On Sunday, April 21 at 1:30 PM at the Varnum House Museum, Dr. Robert A. Selig lectures on “The Culture of Death: Military Burial Practices during the American War of Independence”. This speaking event will be held in tandem with a Varnum House Museum open house from 11 AM to 3 PM.
[MAR. 11 MEMBER MEETING] Speaker Christian McBurney on “Machine Guns in Narragansett Bay: The Coast Guard’s War on Rumrunners”
oin author and historian Christian McBurney as he explores the use of excessive force in Narragansett Bay and other Rhode Island waters against crews that were mostly made up of local fishermen (many from immigrant families) trying to earn extra dollars and fulfill a strong demand for bootleg liquor. East Greenwich was a favorite port for rumrunners.
Chocolate-Making Demos at the Varnum House Museum a Big Success!
We hosted two chocolate-making demos at Varnum House Museum on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, and both were completely full! Not surprisingly, everyone loved the demos by The Pewter Pot Fine Spiced Chocolates.
[VARNUM HOUSE] History is Sweet: Chocolate Making Demo & Open House
On Sunday, February 11, the Varnum House Museum will host two immersive 18th-century chocolate making demonstrations put on by The Pewter Pot Fine Spiced Chocolates. Discover the delightful secrets of how chocolate was made and enjoyed centuries ago! The Varnum House Museum is the perfect backdrop for a historic chocolate making adventure. At this event, skilled chocolatiers in period attire will guide you through the traditional techniques used in the 1700s.
Colonial Yuletide Event at the Varnum House Museum Returns!
Celebrate General James Mitchel Varnum’s 275th Birthday at the Varnum House Museum’s Colonial Yuletide Open House (Sunday, December 17, 2023)