18 Old Town Rd
Open 10–4pm Daily
Block Island Historical Society Featured on PBS
Join us this summer as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence with community events, tours, and lectures at the Historical Society.
Tour the Island Cemetery to learn about the Island’s 18th century residents and their roles in the Revolutionary War.
Join a conversation with documentary film-maker Sue Hagedorn and Carla Berrigan, a niece of Father Dan Berrigan, a prominent peace activist and Jesuit priest.
Bob Cembrola, former curator for the Naval War College Museum, will present on the British decision to scuttle their fleet when the French arrived to aid the American rebels.