Becky Chace Band Fundraiser for WPS

2014 Historic Marker Presentation

Our Fall General Meeting and Potluck was held on Thursday, September 18th at the Methodist Church on State Street.  The evening included the annual WPS House Marker Award Ceremony.   Board member Doug Hinman, WPS researcher, historian, presented house markers to several historic properties, including the Warren Artillery Armory and the Narragansett Steam Engine Company. Doug also shared a summary of the history of each property with the membership.

 Many thanks to the members and guests that attended the meeting, as well as to Doug for his hard work completing the research on these properties.  The House Marker Presentation Ceremony is a yearly event for WPS and Doug plans to research other  properties for an additional presentation ceremony at our March general meeting. 





Warren Artillery Armory, 1842

Narragansett Steam Engine Co., 1846

Bliss House, 1788

Nellie Easterbrook House, 1757





Clarence &Marie Seymour House, 1880

Jeremiah Rogers House, 1792

2014 Annual Meeting and Elections

The 2014 WPS Annual Meeting with Elections was  held on Thursday, June 19th at the Methodist Church, Church Street, Warren.

The following candidates were elected to the WPS Board for the 2014-2015 term:

Eileen Collins--President
Gretchen Ruebner--Vice-President
Nick Heywood--Secretary
Tony Guida--Treasurer

Keri Cronin--Trustee
Nathan Arndt--Trustee
Doug Hinman--Trustee
David Wescott--Trustee
Darby Pontes--Trustee
Wendy Farr--Trustee

Following the meeting and elections there was a showing of the Oral History Project film: "Stories of the Silent Generation."

Many thanks to all the members and guests that attended the meeting.