April 16, 2024
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Summer Evening at the Caratunk Wildlife Refuge on August 11: Making S’mores!
Nature in Summer: So Much to Discover!
(June 29, 2022) – Learn to identify wildflowers in the meadow and forest, search for local mushrooms on the damp forest floor, enjoy an evening twilight hike, or bring the kids for a pond … more
D-R Regional 2nd Annual Library Card Night a Success
Dighton-Rehoboth-Superintendent Dr. Anthony C. Azar thanked the many families that took advantage of this wonderful opportunity for their child(ren) to experience our local libraries and to be able … more
Mrs. Doris Johnson, teaching principal at the North Rehoboth School, greeting Mr. Downs’ 3rd grade class in 1974. She continued to invite the 3rd graders to The Hornbine School until she passed. By then, all 3rd grade classes from Rehoboth took field trips to the Hornbine School each year.
Hornbine School Museum’s Open House Season
We have been unable to have school classes visit the school for the past three years because of the unpredictability of the Corvid Virus. However, we were able to arrange for three classes to visit … more
Northern diamondback terrapin at Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium
Indulge Your Curiosity This Summer!
Bristol, RI (June 13, 2022) – Get curious at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium this summer. Observe Audubon’s new seahorses and resident turtles in new aquatic exhibits. Discover all … more
Touisset Marsh Walk (July 29)
Stay Cool in July with Audubon
(June 1, 2022) – Looking to stay cool in July? Audubon offers naturalist-led evening treks to learn about fireflies and other wildlife, and cool morning walks in search of birds. Get out, … more
Frances Magan in Hornbine School doorway.
Hornbine School Museum Neighborhood
Would you like to take a short, fun, inexpensive and educational day trip to a historic land mark? Less than a gallon of gas will take your family to Rehoboth’s Hornbine School Museum. The old … more
Susan McIlwain (Rehoboth Garden Club Chair of the Civic Beautification committee) speaking with Wayne Taylor (Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Treasurer) at the Blanding library walkout with new plantings, including a Virginia magnolia tree in the foreground underplanted with perennial geraniums.
Blanding Library Walkout Plantings Dedication
On May 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM prior to the annual business meeting of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society (RAS), a dedication was held to celebrate the completion of the landscape plantings by the Rehoboth … more
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Pollinator
A Threat to Pollinators is a Threat to Us All
Rhode Island Environmental Groups Rally to Support Bills That Restrict Usageof Neonicotinoid Insecticides (H7129 and S2299)Smithfield, RI (May 12, 2022) – Environmental groups, legislators, and … more
Tree Swallow
Birds, Bats and Butterflies…
(April 28, 2022) – Start your summer off right – in the great outdoors! Join an Audubon expert and learn all about bats, explore pond and stream habitats, discover amazing aerial … more
Hornbine School Museum Open This Season
Thank you to Rehoboth's Tree Warden, Rob Johnson (and his crew). They cleared many years of small trees, brush, poison ivy and undergrowth from the Hornbine School grounds near the stone walls … more
Goff Hall
Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Members Only Event
What: Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Members Only Event: Bookbinding for BeginnersWhen: Friday, March 25th, 2022 6:30-8:30PM EDTWhere: Goff Hall, 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth (REHOBOTH, MA) – Join … more
Rehoboth Minutemen Camp Event
October 10, 1- 4 PM Free Admission The Carpenter Museum 4 Locust Avenue, RehobothThe 13th Continental Regiment will set up a full camp of tents with a cooking demonstration and display of items used … more
Genealogy DNA Expert Kelly Wheaton
Carpenter Museum Speaker Series: The Y-DNA of the Rehoboth Progenitors with Genealogy DNA Expert Kelly Wheaton
What: Carpenter Museum Speaker Series: The Y-DNA of the Rehoboth Progenitors with Genealogy DNA Expert Kelly Wheaton When: Thursday, October 7th, 2021 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT Where: The … more
Crafters’ Marketplace Planned for October 23 in Rehoboth Village
Rehoboth’s Carpenter Museum is hosting a Crafters' Marketplace on Saturday, October 23 at three locations in historic Rehoboth Village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at three locations including the … more
Carpenter Museum Speaker Series:
What: Carpenter Museum Speaker Series: How to Find A Rehoboth Grave with Cemetery Commission Member Beverly BakerWhen: Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 7:00 PM – 9:00PM EDTWhere: The Carpenter … more
REHOBOTH MINUTEMEN CAMP EVENT
OCTOBER 10, 1- 4 PM FREE ADMISSION THE CARPENTER MUSEUM 4 Locust Avenue, Rehoboth The 13th Continental Regiment will set up a full camp of tents with a cooking demonstration, and display of … more
Carpenter Museum Speaker Series: The Hornbine School
When: Thurs, August 26, 2021 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT Where: The Carpenter Museum, 4 Locust Ave., Rehoboth (Rehoboth, MA) – Join local historian Dave Downs for an in-person lecture about the … more
Carpenter Museum Speaker Series: A Rehoboth Memoir: The Tobey Site in Retrospect
When: Sat, August 7, 2021 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT Where: The Carpenter Museum, 4 Locust Ave., Rehoboth (Rehoboth, MA) – Join Don Doucette for an in-person lecture about his time … more
Welcome to the Graveyard!
When: Tue, June 22, 2021 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT Where: Hosted by the Carpenter Museum, Virtual Program via Zoom (Rehoboth, MA) – Join Brenda Sullivan on a virtual tour robust with … more
Carpenter Museum
Genealogy Event at Carpenter Museum
What: Introduction to Genealogy with Research Manager Lende McMullen When: Wednesday May 12th, 1:00-2:00pm Where: Hosted by the Carpenter Museum, Virtual Program via Zoom In this free online program, … more
Eastern Screech-Owl
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Hawks & Hoots
September 12 & 13, 2020Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium, 1401 Hope Street (Route 114), Bristol, RI(August 10, 2020) - Hawks and owls are a force in nature. With long sharp talons, amazing … more
The Jewels of Smithfield - Glittering Water Links to RI History
Smithfield – On Wednesday, August 5th, please join the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) and the Town of Smithfield at 5:30 pm at Georgiaville Pond to celebrate “The Jewels … more
Vibrant and bustling Fiber Market returns to Old Slater Mill in January
(Pawtucket, RI) With the return of the 4:35 sunset comes the annual Knitting Weekend and Fiber Market at Old Slater Mill -- an opportunity to turn your eye from the winter’s monotone pallet … more
Movie Night at Blanding Public Library
Saturday, September 21 7:00 PM Free Glory (Rated R with racism of the time period depicted along with graphic violence and use of archaic terms and language.) Glory is an … more
Elizabeth Roy pointing to her grandfather Luis Macedo when he was a student at the Hornbine School in 1896. Recently, Alice Boissonneau, age seven, from Dighton visited the school. She has always loved reading Little House on the Prairie books. For the past three years, she has visited the school with her family. Alice comes dressed for the occasion in a long dress and high top laced shoes. She enjoys writing on slates with a slate pencil, using a feather ink pen and playing several "old fashioned" outdoor games.
Hornbine School Open Sept. 8th
The Old Hornbine School House, Rehoboth's one-room school museum will be open to the public Sunday, September 8th, from 2 - 4 p.m. The one-room school museum has been open to the public since it's … more
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