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Our Programs

 

 

Quarterly Programs - During the spring and fall seasons, the Society presents speakers on various preservation or historical topics.  View past programs.

 


Plaque Program - The Foster Preservation Society has promoted the identification of homes and buildings, some of which are listed in the State and/or National Register of Historic Places, and others which may not be on the National Register but have local importance.  These buildings are awarded plaques which bear the name of the original owner and date the house was built.

 

    To apply for a Foster Preservation Society plaque, access the "Guidelines" and "Application" at the links shown below.  For more information, please feel free to contact us at phone number or email shown at the bottom of our home page.

 

Plaque Program Guidelines                    Plaque Application

 


 

Historical Cemetery Program - Beginning in 2011 (and mostly completed by 2015), the Society conducted a survey of Foster's 158 historic cemeteries.  This survey allows you to see details, GPS coordinates, and photos of each historic cemetery located in Foster, Rhode Island.  The survey is an ongoing project which will be updated regularly.  Click on the link below for details:

 

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission

 

Foster Preservation Society Historical Cemetery Survey (under construction)

 

Perpetual Care

 

More info can be found about Foster cemeteries on our "Resources and Links page" and at the survey link which appears below.  We also sponsor periodic clean-ups by our members or with other local groups such as the Boy Scouts.

 

FPS has replaced Historic Cemetery Signs!

As the FPS Historical Cemetery survey progressed, one of the Society's goals was to replace all of the historic cemetery signs which had been damaged or gone missing.  The FPS had the new signs made and has now installed well over 40 signs.  If you notice that a sign is missing from an historic cemetery near you, please contact the Society using the phone number or email shown on the home page.

 

Thank you!!!

 


 

Winsor Blacksmith Shop demonstrations -

Free demonstrations of the blacksmith's trade are presented during school tours, occasionally throughout the year, and during the three-day long Old Home Days celebration on the last weekend of July each year.

 


 

Historic Tours - The Society offers educational tours to students and adult tours on an occasional basis.  Each year Society members provided a guided tour of the own of Foster to students of the Captain Isaac Paine School, see photo to the right.  > > > > > >

 

In 2006, 2008, and 2010 the Society organized "Barn Tours" which gave attendees an inside look at many of the historic barns and associated farm structures in the Town of Foster.

 

In 2012, the society ran an Historic Cemetery Tour.

 

Please feel free to contact us at the phone number or email shown at the bottom of our home for information about arranging a tour of an historic district for your club or group.

 


  National Register Programs - Our members worked on and completed the research required to have the four historic districts in Foster listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the four districts are:

Foster Center     Hopkins Mills     Moosup Valley     and     Clayville.

 

There still remain a number of individual properties throughout Foster that have been deemed eligible for nomination to the National Register, pending additional research.

State Register Programs - Rhode Island's State Register includes nearly 20,000 properties, including those listed in the National Register of Historic Places as well as addiitonal sites determined to be significant to Rhode Island's heritage

 


 

Cultural Programs - From time to time, the Society presents or co-sponsors a regional cultural program.

 

 

 

Foster Preservation Society

P.O. Box 51

Foster, RI 02825

Phone (401) 397-5687