This week in Island history
Week of April 12
Compiled by Sue Maden
      The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
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Jamestown Historical Society News
By Rosemary Enright
      Spring is a busy time for the Jamestown Historical Society. We're sprucing up the windmill, pulling together the final details of the summer museum exhibit, and putting finishing touches on our summer programs. We're looking forward to seeing lots of visitors in the coming months.
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Historian donates Dutch Island gun battery sign
      Walter Schroder, the wellknown historian and a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown Historical Society, recently gave the JHS a Battery Mitchell sign from Fort Greble. Battery Mitchell was a 6-inch disappearing gun battery at the Dutch Island fort.
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