Melissa Parson, her husband and sound person, John Ewing, paid a visit to Margaret’s Rock with their friend and script writer, Rebecca Hughes (pictured left), on July 24, 2023. Melissa is a documentary filmmaker, videographer, and descendent of Roger Williams from Seattle who is working on a film about Williams and visited to get footage […]
Following a visit last year by Northeast Outreach and Engagement Manager Timothy Leonard of the National Parks Conservation Association‘s Northeast Regional Office in New York City, the Association recently donated $5,000 to the Sowams Heritage Area Project. The funds will be used to complete the feasibility study that is currently underway that will be submitted to […]
(Left) A dozen participants in the Lifelong Learning Collaborative visited the Seat of Metacom in Bristol, RI as part of an eight week series of meetings from June 30th to August 18th to explore 17th century locations in Sowams, the home of the Massasoit Ousamequin. Titled “Forget Plymouth Rock – It All Started Right Here: […]
In this conversation with Dr. David Weed of the Sowams Heritage Area Project we discuss the history of the Pokanoket tribe of eastern Rhode Island and the pivotal role their tribe played in our nations history. Click here to listen to the 36-minute conversation on Apple Podcasts, and click here to view the conversation on […]