History

Join Rye Historical Society for Little Historians Story Time, a bi-monthly children’s program (Ages 6-10) designed to spark curiosity, imagination, and a love of history in young learners. This program encourages an exploration of the past through engaging storytelling, hands-on activities such as themed coloring pages, and an introduction to the Square House Museum. Walk-ins […]

Calling all Rye Historical Society members! Join us for coffee, conversation, and a closer look at history on the second Saturday of every month. We invite our members to arrive before the museum opens to explore parts of the historical society’s collection that are not otherwise on display. This sneak peek behind the scenes of […]

Join Rye Historical Society for Little Historians Story Time, a bi-monthly children’s program (Ages 6-10) designed to spark curiosity, imagination, and a love of history in young learners. This program encourages an exploration of the past through engaging storytelling, hands-on activities such as themed coloring pages, and an introduction to the Square House Museum. Walk-ins […]

Long before it was a quiet commuter suburb, Rye was a battleground. DJ Hennes, local resident, RHS Board Member and author of Whispers of Liberty, brings to life the whaleboat wars — the brutal, no-quarter guerrilla campaign fought by raiders across Long Island Sound, where Rye residents themselves took up arms in a conflict as […]

Calling all Rye Historical Society members! Join us for coffee, conversation, and a closer look at history on the second Saturday of every month. We invite our members to arrive […]

Have you wondered what it would have been like aboard privateering ships? Explore the thrilling nautical history of privateers during the American Revolution with a once-in-a-lifetime experience inspired by this […]

Join Rye Historical Society on the fourth Saturday of each month for an all-new Architecture Tour of the Square House! This fascinating tour begins in 1730, when the first structure […]