BULLETIN BOARD GHS NEWSLETTER Winter 2019 CLICK HERE Glocester Heritage Gardens Dr. Reuben Mason House Medicinal Gardens ~ and ~ Job Armstrong Store Shopkeeper's Garden CLICK HERE CHECK THE CALENDAR! See our Calendar page for the latest events and meetings. CLICK HERE GRANT WRITER WANTED! The Society is looking for someone who can write grant proposals. Please call 568-8967 if interested. JOIN G.H.S. OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE! CLICK HERE Learn about the Chepachet Meeting House and the Chepachet Free Will Baptist Church in the Dorr Rebellion! Courtesy of Chepachet Free Will Baptist Church CLICK HERE USE YOUR CREDIT CARD TO DONATE ONLINE TO THE RESTORATION FUND ENDOWMENT FUND

THE JOB ARMSTRONG STORE WILL BE OPEN
Columbus Day - Monday, October 14, 2019
11:00am to 3:00pm

SCARECROW FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Sponsored by Chepachet Grange & Glocester Manton Library

TRICK OR TREAT ON MAIN STREET
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Sponsored by Glocester Business Association

PEDDLARS' FAIRE
Saturday, November 23, 2019
10:00am to 4:00pm

CANDLELIGHT SHOPPING
Thursday, December 5, 12 & 19, 2019
and Saturday, December 21, 2019

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.