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Glocester
Heritage Gardens
Dr. Reuben Mason House
Medicinal Gardens
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Job Armstrong Store
Shopkeeper's Garden
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CHECK THE CALENDAR!
See our Calendar page for the latest
events and meetings.
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NEXT MEETING:
May 16, 2022 @ 6:00pm
West of the Seven Mile Line
A History of Glocester (Episode 1)
NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
Three years in the making, this documentary covers over 300 years of history and tells the story of the
native people and early settlers. It describes the area when it was just a wild land called the Outlands or the land "West of the Seven Mile Line" and how it evolved into a thriving center of commerce when the
Great Country Road was built (Rt. 44). It shows how the people were affected during the Revolutionary War and how the eyes of the world were on Chepachet during the Dorr Rebellion. It also takes an in-depth
tour through the villages of Glocester. Written and produced by Betty and Carlo Mencucci, Log Cabin Studios.
Purchase your copy at GHS today!
Email for purchase information
info@glocesterheritagesociety.org
Organized in 1967 -- The purpose of the Society shall be to identify, acquire, hold, arrange, restore, maintain, and preserve for posterity buildings,
tracts of land and objects of historical, educational, architectural, cultural and other similar interests of outstanding value within the Town of Glocester, RI.
History is identity. It is our historic heritage that defines Glocester as a unique place. The Glocester Heritage Society seeks to bring history alive!
The Society is headquartered at the Job Armstrong Store at 1181 Main Street in historic Chepachet, Rhode Island. Built about 1813, this building was
the largest of the thirteen dry goods and grocery stores operating during the early 1800's in Chepachet, with 4 to 5 clerks working full-time. The
building was purchased by the Glocester Heritage Society in 1971 and was gradually restored. It now includes a Visitor Center and welcomes the public to all meetings. Historic and genealogical researchers by appointment only. Call 568-8967.
Please browse our web site to learn more about the Society and its activities, projects, and special events.
THE JOB ARMSTRONG STORE IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Please contact GHS President Marie Sweet at 401-568-7347 or GHS Archivist Edna Kent at 401-568-8967 to make arrangements.
Exhibits and Phetteplace Scrapbooks: 1st floor
Reading Room & Archives: 2nd floor
We sell books, cards, note paper, 1790 maps, cups, shirts, bags, elephant and Dorr Rebellion items.
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