Beacon Alliance of Neighbors

Maybe the ghosts of Pidge Tavern are the problem....but check it out by touring or listening to the talk from May 26th to November 7th.....BOOO!

Ghost Tours
Mills & Mysteries: A Ghostly Experience
Fridays, May 28-July 3, 2009
Fridays & Saturday, August 28-November 7
All tours: 6:30 & 8:30PM
Tour fee: $15 per person

Pawtucket has a long and rich history of the unexplained.  Interwoven with history is always and element of legend, at times entering the realm of paranormal.

Join us for a stroll along the Blackstone River at Slater Mill where we can explore a trove of these mysteries.

The 2009 season is kicked off with the lecture Practical Ghost Hunting 101 in the Slater Mill Theater located in the Visitors Center across from the Mill.  This lecture is presented by Keith and Sandra Johnson and Carl Johnson.
Tuesday, May 26 . 7PM
Lecture fee: $10 per person

Reservations required for tours and lecture - space is limited. Call 401.725.8638 to reserve your spot today!

MAY 11, 2009

Dear MMP,

This material is absolutely amazing.  Where did you obtain the materials?  Do you have a personal archive?  Absolutely terrific.  May I use the material when I teach a "Rhode Island History" class in late 2009?

Thanks,

Jim Matuszek

Shea High School 

Am sure we could also use similar history lessons on the damming of the great Blackstone River and stopping the fish flow...but Cumberland is now including this in their history curriculum. Soon we will have free flow of the fish over the Main Street Dam and Slater Mill Dam as the fish migrate up and down our river.

Slater Mill and Main Street will also be generating hydro power as well- We all win with history and environmental supports.

May 11, 2009

Dear Arthur,

It seems timely Blackstone Valley area high schools should get together and discuss ideas for a comprehensive Rhode Island state History curriculum.   Cumberland and Shea High Schools last met in Newport for a History conference in 2004.  The districts need to involve each other.

Peace,  Jim