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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]