Jamestown, RI

PDF of print edition This week in Island history Week of May 8 Compiled by Sue Maden       The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 5, 1908 The first catch of any amount of scup along the shore of the island was made yesterd... More ... Jamestown Historical Society News By Rosemary Enright       We made it! Let the celebration begin! With the help of many people both on and off of Jamestown, the Jamestown Historical Society raised more than the $500,000 we needed to build the vault in the basement of the new Town Hall, renovate the Jamestown Museum at 92 Narragansett Ave., and establish a... More ...