MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2007-2008

1. September 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Colonel Richard SHERYKA of the Kentish Guard
   
2. October 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Wayne CABRAL- Cloud Hill Museum, Warwick
   
3. November 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Jim HAVENS - from the Audubon Society
   
4. December 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Holiday Open House
   
5. January 2008 Monthly Meeting
   Pat SHARKEY - Curator of Roger Williams Park Zoo
   
6. February 2008 Monthly Meeting
   Janine BURKE - Assistant Superintendent for administration at the West Warwick Watewater Treatment Plant
   
7. March 2008 Monthly Meeting
   Alan LEVEILLEE, Archaeologist
   
8. April 2008 Monthly Meeting
   Professor Margaret ORDONEZ - History of Buttons
   
9. May 2008 Monthly Meeting
   Jan MATHEWS - Registered Nurse - CPR & AED
   
10. June 2008 Monthly Meeting
    

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2006-2007

1. September 2006 Monthly Meeting
   S.S. PARENTE, Author of "The O'Donnell's Hill Gang"
   
2. October 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Park Ranger John MCNIFF, for the Roger Williams Memorial, in Providence, RI
   
3. November 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Robert NERO,Scientist with the Environmental Protection Services
   
4. December 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Holiday Open House...
   
5. January 2007 Monthly Meeting
   David BETTENCOURT, Producer of "You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park"
   
6. February 2007 Monthly Meeting... No Meeting was held...due to snowy weather
   
7. March 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Jeanne BENOIT, who will share her experiences visitng Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
   
8. April 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Ed THEBERGE & Dr.Gregory THEBERGE will share their collection of Brewery Memorabilia
   
9. May 2007 Monthly Meeting
   Silma Del LANGLEY, Deputy Warden at the Intake Center of Rhode Island Dept. of Corrections
   
10. June 2007 Monthly Meeting
    Installation of Officers for 2007-2008 year.

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2005-2006

1. September 2005 Monthly Meeting
   George PICARD, spoke on his time in the service as a jailer at Sugamo Prison
   
2. October 2005 Monthly Meeting
   White Whitches
   
3. November 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Patrick CONLEY, attorney, author of sixteen books, former history professor at Providence College, and currently spending much of his time in real estate development.
   
4. December 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Holiday Open House...
   
5. January 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Thomas MCDONOUGH, Expert Sports Collector.
   
6. February 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Henry DUQUETTE, Drummer for Providence Brigade Band, expert on Civil War drums.
   
7. March 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Matthew KIERSTEAD, an Industrial Historian who works for Public Archaeology Lab in Pawtucket.
   
8. April 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Jim CONNELL, Director of Linden Place
   
9. May 2006 Monthly Meeting
   Linda Crotta BRENNAN, author of "The Black Regiment of the American Revolution"
   
10. June 2006 Monthly Meeting
    Installation of Officers for 2006-2007 year.

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2004-2005

1. September 2004 Monthly Meeting
   PVPHS Follies - (including sound bites from the show!)
   
2. October 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Buster CLEGG, President of the R.I. Reds Heritage Society
   
3. November 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Mary (CASTALDI) COOPER, Author of "From the Village"
   
4. December 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Holiday Open House...
   
5. January 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Al MARTIN, one of the amateur woodcarvers of the New (up and coming) Oakland Beach Carousel
   
6. February 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Dr. E. Pierre MORENON, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rhode Island College, speaking about the former State Home and School for Children
   
7. March 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Knight Estate
   
8. April 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Plum Beach Lighthouse
   
9. May 2005 Monthly Meeting
   Roberta HUMBLE, an English professor of English at CCRI. Her topic "Rhode Islandese."
   
10. June 2005 Monthly Meeting
    Installation of Officers for 2005-2006 year.

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2003-2004

1. September 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Dr. Michael BELL, author and consulting folklorist for the Rhode Island Historical & Heritage Commission speaking on Superstitions of the Past and Vampires
   
2. October 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Donald CARPENTER, Historian, speaking on "Our Rhode Island Water Supply"
   
3. November 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Shawn MULLIGAN from the Quonsett Point Air Museum
   
4. December 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Holiday Open House
   
5. January 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Patsy SANFORD from the Heffenreffer Museum in Bristol.
   
6. February 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Evening of Irish Music by Phil EDMONDS and Cathy CLASPER TORCH known as the group "TRUA"
   
7. March 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Irene BLAIS from the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket.
   
8. April 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Viginia WILLIAMS who will speak on "Outhouses"
   
9. May 2004 Monthly Meeting
   Scott MALLOY will speak on "The First Millionaire in Rhode Island"
   
10. June 2004 Monthly Meeting
    Installation of Officers for 2004-2005 year.

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2002-2003

1. Sept. 2002 Monthly Meeting
   Gerald FITTA on Hertiage Harbor Museum
   
2. October 2002 Monthly Meeting
   Mrs. Deborah THOMPSON curator of The Gilbert Stuart Museum
   
3. November 2002 Monthly Meeting
   Richard DANFORTH from the Slater Mill Musuem
   
4. December 2002 Monthly Meeting
   Holiday Open House
   
5. January 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Suzanne DESTEFANO, PVPHS Genealogist, Topic Becoming an "organized" Genealogy Sleuth
   
6. Feb. 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Had to be cancelled due to the Senior Center being used as a clearing House for the families of the victims that were in "The Station" Fire on Feb. 20th
   Open this page for details on the fire.
7. March 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Sue GLASTSHEEN, from the Rhode Island School of Design Museum
   
8. April 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Elaine MAGUIRE of the Big River Management Area
   
9. May 2003 Monthly Meeting
   Nancy ST. VINCENT, from the Emerald Forest Homestead
   
10. June 2003 Meeting
    Installation of Officers for 2003-2004 year.

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2001-2002

1. September 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Mr Frank LENNON, President of the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation.
   
2. October 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Charlie PERRINO, subject: the history of the old Cranston Farms which was originally G. Perrino & Sons.
3. November 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Mr. Dick CARBONE, a forum speaker for the Providence Preservation Society, topic 19th century schools in RI.
4. December 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Open House-Holiday Party
5. January 2002 Monthly Meeting
   The Royal Mill Project, speakers Ben ADAMS and Mara TRACHTENBERG.
6. February 2002 Monthly Meeting
   "Rhode Island and Constitutional Rights"-Speaker: Vincent MANCUSO
7. March 2002 Montly Meeting
   "Growing Up in Pawtuxet Valley"-Speaker: Frank COLETTA, NBC10 Local Newscaster
8. April 2002 Monthly Meeting
   "The Spragues: Mills, Mansions and Politics" "Speaker: Donald CARPENTER
9. May 2002 Meeting
   Justin Marra on "Technology meets the past"
10. June 2002 Monthly Meeting
    Installation of New Officers for 2002-2003 year.

MONTHLY MEETING SPEAKER PROGRAM 2000-2001

1. Sept. 2000 Monthly Meeting
   Robert LYNCH, owner of the 1795 Nathaniel Porter Inn, Warren, RI
   
2. Oct. 2000 MonthlyMeeting
   Ginny LESLIE, Senior Planner for D.E.M.
   
3. Nov. 2000 Monthly Meeting
   Marla DANSKY, Executive Director of R.I. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Alice GOLDSTEIN, senior researcher at Brown University's Population Studies Training Center.
   
4. Dec. 2000 Monthly Meeting
   Frank PROSNITZ, President of the Odeum Corporation
   
5. Jan. 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Michael HEBERT, Historic Preservation Specialist/Archaeologist with the R.I. Department of Transportation
   
6. Feb. 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Dr. Scott MOLLOY, Professor at URI's Labor Research Center
   
7. March 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Rev. Edmund H. FITZGERALD, Historian, Topic="George Washington's 5 visits to R.I."
   
8. April 30, 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Charles BLANCHETTE, member of Battery B in the R.I. Light Artillery and a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
   
9. May 21, 2001 Monthly Meeting
   Providence Brigade Band
   
10. June 23, 2001 Monthly Meeting
    Installation of Officers for 2001-2002 year.

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