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SOLD OUT! Explore Rhode Island’s State Rock
Elder Ballou Cemetery Elder Ballou Meeting House Road, CumberThis event is SOLD OUT! Due to the incredible interest in this program, we have surpassed the capacity of this site. The 2:00 PM tour is full. We cannot safely accommodate…
Skills Workshop: Maple Sugaring Training
Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park 287 Oak Street, UxbridgeLearn the art of maple sugaring and prepare to volunteer for Maple Sugar Days. Many hands are needed to continue the tradition of Maple Sugar Days returning February 25th and 26th…
Baseball Through the Years
Grafton Public Library 35 Grafton Common, GraftonThe Grafton Historical Society hosts Grafton Historian Joe Kuras to take you through a timeline from the early 1800s forward for this popular sport, explaining the link between the workers…
Parked at Home with Megan Kate Nelson
Virtual“The national parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” - Wallace Stegner, 1983 In documentaries…
Book Signing: Catherine’s Cadeau
Grafton Historical Society 71 Main Street, South Grafton, MAThe Grafton Historical Society hosts author Ann Davidson who tells the story of Monique LeBlanc, a young woman visiting Grand Pre Park, Nova Scotia. One evening she has a chance…
EnviroScape Training Skills Workshop
Blackstone Heritage Corridor office 670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville, MAWhat is an EnviroScape? The EnviroScape is an interactive tabletop teaching tool. Educators can demonstrate how pollutants affect a watershed. With food, sprinkles, and other "pollutants," the EnviroScape illustrates how…
The Blackstone Canal
Grafton Public Library 35 Grafton Common, GraftonTom Keller presents "Artery to the Heart of the Commonwealth." A transportation revolution transformed the landscape, the economy, and the everyday lives of early 19th-century New Englanders. Following the success…
Bark, Branches, and Buds – Winter Tree and Shrub Identification Walk
Blackstone River State Park 1075 Lower River Road, LincolnHave you ever wondered how to identify a tree in the winter? Come join us as Brian Maynard, URI Professor of Botany, shows us how to identify trees and shrubs…
Vintage Craft Workshop
Grafton Historical Society 71 Main Street, South Grafton, MAUnleash your creative side! The Grafton Historical Society hosts a free vintage craft workshop. Join Pam Hollander as she helps each guest re-create a vintage jewelry piece from the 1950s…
Little Bank Days at Mill Villages Park
Mill Villages Park 61 Main Street, South Grafton, MAJoin the Grafton Historical Society for Little Bank Days at Mill Villages Park on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The society will…