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Canonchet Mansion


Once upon a time...
Canonchet Mansion
whalebone
From our collection:
whale bone
SCM campus
Scenery of the Season:
A day in July

The mission of the South County Museum is to inspire wonder and a better understanding of the agricultural
and rural village life in coastal Rhode Island before the emergence of suburban communities.


Coming Up at the South County Museum

Inaugural of "Life in a Coastal Village." A series of lectures, music and demonstrations

Salt Pond on the Southland Riverboat. Prentice K. Stout, author of A Place of Quiet Waters, is the guide for this twilight cruise.
$40 per person. Box Lunch available. Reservations required; call museum for reservations ASAP (last year the cruise sold out).
July 30, 5:30 p.m. cast-off from Galilee.

"Working on the Railroad." Rich Lysik and his career with the New Haven and Seaview Railroads
August 14, 7:30 p.m.


Farm Tales
At the South County Museum

Wednesdays 10:30 to noon
With Patti Gardiner
Stories, Visits with the Farm Animals, Snack Time
Free to Members
Nonmembers: $5 per child
Call the Museum

Our Space in Myspace:
SCM joins the Blogosphere, thanks to intern Rachel Trout

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