Johnston Historical Society

08/31/2026

amy Arnold's stone was shattered by someone with a .22, photo #1.
Photo 2 shows the pieces found so far, digging through tree roots and hitting many rocks has made this a tough search.
The bases for the other large toppled stones are nearly complete, as shown in the next two photos

08/30/2026

Historical Advertising:

Amoriggi Seafoods, 6 Bowen Street. From the Providence Journal-Bulletin, December 13, 1989.

Amoriggi’s opened sometime before 1961, moved to 23 Greenville Avenue in the late 1990s, then went out of business after 2022.

08/30/2026

JHS Acquisitions and Items from our Collections:

More of our display of Johnston High School Class of 1963 memorabillia.

08/30/2026

Mornin' Guvna!

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

JN054, restoration in progress. We will need to bring in the tripod to lift these incredibly heavy stones onto their bases. Some have fallen over with age, some were vandalized. See individual photos for more information.

08/25/2026

Bus Tour of the Historic Armories of Rhode Island!

08/18/2026

Do you need assistance tracing family history and researching demographics? Our State Archives staff can help share best practices on how to begin genealogical research at Heritage Hour on Saturday September 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Register for free at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heritage-hour-ri-state-archives-tickets-1997620878823.

08/16/2026

JN054. In the part of town known as the "spice rack," permission was received to walk through a yard to the lot. As the first two photos show, we haven't been to this Arnold lot in a long time. 2.5 hours, 4 people... got it done. Well, the landscaping, anyway. There are some big, heavy stones that were the victims of long-ago vandals (wonder where they are now). Any crossfit peeps want to help us pick these up?

08/15/2026

Some "near misses" can only be called an "act of God." More photos from JN054 later.