May

22

250th Orb Unveiling & Opening Season Reception

• Friday, May 22, 2026
• 5:00 PM 7:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum Porch & Shop (map)
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May

29

250th Liberty Tree Planting (Community Event)

• Friday, May 29, 2026
• 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
• Old Town Center (map)
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Jun

4

Heroics and Hardships: History of Block Island Life Saving Service, with Janet Dionis

• Thursday, June 4, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jun

9

The Sacred Cause of 1776: Religion and the Revolution, with Mark Valeri, PhD

• Tuesday, June 9, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jun

14

Semiquincentennial Sand Art Contest

• Sunday, June 14, 2026
• 11:00 AM 3:00 PM
• Fred Benson Town Beach (map)
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Jun

18

Symeon Simons and His Role in the Revolution, with Junise Golden Feather Bliss

• Thursday, June 18, 2026
• 5:30 PM 7:30 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jun

19

Juneteenth: Free Admission Day

• Friday, June 19, 2026
• 10:00 AM 4:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jun

25

Ken Burns on the American Revolution: Live at the NY Historical — A Watch Party

• Thursday, June 25, 2026
• 6:30 PM 8:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jun

28

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, June 28, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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Jul

1

Museum Open House — Public Welcome

• Wednesday, July 1, 2026
• 10:00 AM 4:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jul

2

Lighthouse Open House — Public Welcome

• Thursday, July 2, 2026
• 12:00 PM 4:00 PM
• Southeast Lighthouse (map)
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Jul

3

Lighthouse Open House — Public Welcome

• Friday, July 3, 2026
• 12:00 PM 4:00 PM
• North Light (map)
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Jul

4

PARADE — Descendants of Revolutionary War Soldiers Invited to March with Banner

• Saturday, July 4, 2026
• 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum CLOSED (map)
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Jul

5

America 250th Nationwide Potluck: Building Community through Connection

• Sunday, July 5, 2026
• 12:00 PM 2:00 PM
• Block Island (map)
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Picnic Locations: Historical Lawn, Mary D. Park, Fred Benson Town Beach, Southeast Lighthouse, North Light, Settlers’ Rock, Ball O’Brien Park, Solvekin Property.

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Jul

8

A Nationwide Reading of the Declaration of Independence: Sharing the Spirit of America

• Wednesday, July 8, 2026
• 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
• B.I. Historical Society Museum Porch (map)
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Jul

9

The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution, with Rebecca Donahue & Theresa Giard of the Dirty Blue Shirts

• Thursday, July 9, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jul

12

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, July 12, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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Jul

16

Revolution to Reclamation: Freedom through Indigenous Sovereignty, with Chrystal Mars Baker, Tomaquag Museum

• Thursday, July 16, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jul

18

to Jul 19

Honoring Ancestors Celebration & Manissean Intertribal Pow Wow

• Sat, Jul 18, 2026 12:00 PM Sun, Jul 19, 2026 4:00 PM
• Solviken Property on Corn Neck Rd (map)
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Jul

23

Historic Roles of Activism on Block Island: A Conversation with Local Changemakers, with Susan Hagedorn & Others

• Thursday, July 23, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Jul

26

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, July 26, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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Jul

30

Cemetery Tour: Stories in Stone from the early 18th Century, with Janet Dionis

• Thursday, July 30, 2026
• 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
• Island Cemetery, West Side Rd (map)
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Aug

6

From Bondage to Freedom: Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Black Patriots, with Ray Rickman & Robb Dimmick

• Thursday, August 6, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Aug

7

Special 250th Exhibit Opening Reception: RI & the Revolution: Liberty, Struggle and Legacy Exhibit 8/7–10/7

• Friday, August 7, 2026
• 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Aug

9

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, August 9, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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Aug

20

The Revolutionary Life of Block Island's Caty Littlefield Greene, with Michelle Girasole

• Thursday, August 20, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• Bi Historical Society Museum (map)
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Aug

23

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, August 23, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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Aug

27

Cemetery Tour: Block Island's Role in the Revolution, with Pam Gasner

• Thursday, August 27, 2026
• 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
• Island Cemetery, West Side Rd (map)
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Sep

3

America in its 250th Year From the Perspective of Father Dan Berrigan, with Susan Hagedorn, Carla Berrigan and Others

• Thursday, September 3, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Sep

6

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, September 6, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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Sep

10

Sunken British Frigates in Narragansett Bay, 1778, with Bob Cembrola

• Thursday, September 10, 2026
• 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Sep

27

Annual Historical Society Business Meeting

• Sunday, September 27, 2026
• 11:30 AM 12:00 PM
• The Spring House Hotel (map)
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Sep

27

Program: Elizabeth Dickens, Bird Lady of Block Island, with Kim Gaffett

• Sunday, September 27, 2026
• 12:00 PM 2:00 PM
• The Spring House Hotel (map)
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Sep

27

to Sep 29

Holiday Stroll & Museum Open House

• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 12:00 PM Tue, Sep 29, 2026 4:00 PM
• BI Historical Society Museum (map)
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Oct

11

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild

• Sunday, October 11, 2026
• 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
• Historical Society Lawn (map)
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