January 2019

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Steering Committee reviews recent Sowams Heritage Area Project progress

Members of the Steering Committee, including (left to right) Carl Becker, Keith Morton, Dave Norton, Dave Weed, Rock Singewald and Doug Blum (not pictured) met at the Barrington Library to review recent progress on the Sowams Heritage Area Project. After an update on a set of eight proposed interpretive signs (shown in the photo), they […]

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The History of Sowams presented at the George Hail Library

Over forty people came to hear an hour-long presentation entitled “The History of Sowams, the 17th century home of Massasoit” held at the George Hail Library in Warren. Dr. David Weed, Coordinator of the Sowams Heritage Area Project talked about how he got involved in the project and then shared much of what he has […]

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Bonnie Warren edits part of the Sowams Interpretive Plan

Bonnie Warren, who initiated the Historic Preservation Program at Roger Williams University and who worked for many years for the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission, agreed to review and edits portions of the draft Sowams Heritage Area Interpretive Plan that Project Coordinator David Weed is preparing. “As always, Bonnie provided some critical corrections […]

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Hamilton House Adult Learning Exchange hears about Sowams

Over thirty people at Hamilton House Adult Learning Exchange on the East Side of Providence attended a one-hour presentation on “Rediscovering 17th Century Rhode Island in the Sowams Heritage Area” to learn how that history shaped life in Rhode Island. “If you don’t know what happened here 400 years ago, you’ll never understand what’s going […]

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Sowams Heritage Area presented to the Warren Town Council

Newly elected and re-elected members of the Warren Town Council heard a brief presentation on the creation of a Sowams Heritage Area that would include the Town of Warren and seven other communities in East Bay Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts once fully developed. Coordinator David Weed and Team Member Rock Singewald described the project, […]

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Janaya Kizzie creates an interactive map of the Sowams Heritage Area

Professional archivist and librarian Janaya Kizzie created an interactive map of the Sowams Heritage Area for the website. She made a connection for each of the 51 locations so anyone can click on the location on the map and bring up the web page that describes it. Besides being very talented, Janaya also happens to […]