Varnum House Museum Announces Tour Hours for 2017 Season!
We’re pleased to announce that the Varnum House Museum will be open for the 2017 tour season in June, July, and August on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Tours include a dynamic program featuring costumed interpreters leading our guests through this house museum’s rich history. Contact the Varnum House Museum by calling […]
James Mitchell Varnum and the 1st Rhode Island Regiment (“Black Regiment”)
Let’s take a look at one aspect of the General James Mitchell Varnum‘s illustrious career: the evolution of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment (LINK 1 :: LINK 2), which became known as Varnum’s Continentals and from which we take our name as a historic state militia. The first shots of the American Revolution echoed down […]
[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 by docents in period costume. We had over 100 visitors tour the museum and take in many new exhibits and revamped rooms in this 1773 mansion museum. We even had […]
Roger Williams University Volunteers a Huge Help at the Varnum House Museum
The Varnum House Museum was happy to host Roger Williams University volunteers as part of their Community Connections program. We had about ten students on the grounds helping us clean up the house grounds. They filled dozens of organic refuse bags and cleaned up the brush around the outer edge of the grounds. This program […]
Varnum House Museum Open to the Public!
The Varnum House Museum had a great opening day today! We had several docents on hand to give tours to the public. If you’d like to take a tour, then email [email protected] or call 401-884-1776. Please see below for our summer tour hours. [the_ad id=”788″]
Varnum House BBQ a Big Success!
On Monday, June 13, we had our annual Varnum Continentals Community Barbecue at the Varnum House Museum. What a great time! We had about 100 guests on the grounds for the celebration and taking tours of the newly-refreshed 1773 house museum (originally built by General James Mitchell Varnum). New Varnum House Docent Program Launched It […]
[JUNE 13 DINNER MEETING] Cookout at the Varnum House Museum
The June Varnum members’ meeting will be held on the grounds of the Varnum House Museum on Monday, June 13, 2016. It’s a chance to kick back, enjoy the gardens, and tour the historic 1773 Varnum House. Burgers, hot dogs, BBQ grilled chicken and all the staples of a summer cook-out will be served, plus […]
Varnum House Docent’s Give Tours to over 100 Elementary School Students
The Varnum House Museum was thrilled to launch its new docent program by giving tours to over 100 elementary school students in East Greenwich, RI. It was all hands on deck on June 2 when the new docents showed off our newly-renovated Varnum House Museum to the kids. As usual, the children showed great interest […]
What’s New at the Varnum House Museum: A Chat with Varnum VP Barbara Weaver
Last fall, longtime Varnum Continentals member and trustee Barbara Weaver took on a new role as Varnum House Museum Vice President. Since then, she and her husband Bill, another member and trustee, have been hard at work assessing the needs of this valued historic asset and putting hours and elbow grease — along with volunteer […]
Varnum House Yard Cleanup a Huge Success!
We’d like to thank all the volunteers who came to the Varnum House Museum on April 9, 2016 to help us clean up the grounds and yard perimeter. There was lots of work to be done including the cleaning of leaves and yard debris, pruning bushes, limbing up trees, and a lot more. As you […]