Eight members of the Sowams Project Steering Committee met on January 14, 2020 to consider ideas for the next steps leading to establishing a National Heritage Area within the eight project communities over the next eight years. The group reviewed the progress-to-date on interpretive signage, brochure and pocket tour guide distribution, cable TV programming, collaboration […]

Sowams Heritage Area Project Coordinator Dr. David Weed greeted East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva at his first public coffee hour at Borealis Coffee Company in Riverside.  The Mayor fielded questions and discussed a number of topics relevant to East Providence residents but took time to talk about the relevance of the Sowams Heritage Area Project […]