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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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GRANT WRITER WANTED!
The Society is looking for someone
who can write grant proposals.
Please call 568-8967 if interested.
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JOIN G.H.S. OR RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP ONLINE!
CLICK HERE
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Learn about the Chepachet Meeting House and the Chepachet Free Will Baptist Church in the Dorr
Rebellion!
Courtesy of Chepachet
Free Will Baptist Church
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THE JANUARY 17TH MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
February
21, 2022 @ 2:00pm
March 21, 2022 @ 2:00pm
Glocester Heritage Society Update — January 2022
The insurance issue has been resolved through a meeting with Acote's Cemetery Directors Dave Chace and Dave Steere and GHS President Marie
Sweet and Vice President Bill Brown. We received Glocester Town Financial Aid in September that took care of the insurance bill for this year and will apply for Town Aid for the next fiscal year.
A Grant from the Champlin Foundation was received to install fencing and make some needed repairs to the Job Armstrong Store this Spring.
The Chepachet Chicks were back at the Job Armstrong Store from September through Christmas.
Sadly, we lost one of our founding members Glennis Beltram who was admired by all who knew her. Her family is planning a memorial bench to be located in the rear garden of the Job Armstrong Store. Also, GHS lost a supporter with the passing of Jay Forgue, Town Council President.
With a little tweaking by our Treasurer Charlie Wilson, the furnace started and hopefully, it will last the season. A fund has been
started for a replacement.
The meeting schedule for February 21st and March 21st will be at 2:00pm in the Job Armstrong Store. These plans could change due to
the weather and health guidelines.
Committees have been set up for planning Elephant Day in May, July 4th parade, historic cemetery tours, yard sales, Master Gardener plant
sales, Reuben Mason events and more.
From the Officers and Executive Board, thank you to our members and friends for their support and have a safe and happy new year!
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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.
Our famous cookbook, "Taste of Glocester," is in its 6th printing and is available for $24.95.
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