4:00 pm, Wednesday, July 18: Ribbon-Cutting Celebration at the Kelly House Barn, Captain Wilbur Kelly House and Transportation Museum, Blackstone River State Park, 1075 Lower River Road, Lincoln, RI 02865
All are welcome to celebrate the completion of the replica of the milking parlor barn at the Capt. Wilbur Kelly House. The barn stands on its original site, thanks to a grant in 2016 from the Champlin Foundation to the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. It will give the park rangers additional interpretive space, and give school groups a place to gather when visiting the Kelly House Museum. Al Klyberg helped develop this project, and looked forward to seeing the farm/factory aspect of early industry incorporated into the tour. John Houghton from BVHS has also been involved in this project.
For more information, see this 2016 Valley Breeze article: http://www.valleybreeze.com/2016-11-30/cumberland-lincoln-area/new-kelly-house-barn-will-shield-tour-groups-inclement-weather#.W0FAt9JKiM8
July 7: Archaeologists investigate at the Sprague Cemetery from Ken Postle. Archaeologists Craig Chartier and Greg Lott from Plymouth Archaeology excavated at the lot next to the Sprague Cemetery on Saturday. Shelby, who was a member of the Cumberland High School Archaeology Club and who is now a second year archaeology student at RIC was also present. They made several significant finds including a grave shaft showing “a perfect outline of the original casket” which yielded nails, wood and even a metal handle with a copper pin in it. Photograph courtesy of Ken Postle. See the full post at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Quakerrecovery/permalink/2190748131170601/
July 2-30: BVHS Exhibit at the Hayden Gallery: An Elaborate History: The Cumberland Ballous. 2nd floor of the Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864