News

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) received the welcome news that we were awarded a grant of $65,000 from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. The grant will go to the Phase 1 restoration of Butts Hill Fort in Portsmouth as well as BoRIA’s website development and ongoing educational efforts.

The van Beuren Charitable Foundation (vBCF) was established in 1986 by John A. “Archie” and Hope H. “Happy” van Beuren. Early conversations around the family kitchen table formed the principles that continue to guide vBCF today: encouraging family involvement,…[Read More]

Iris de Rode’s lecture on François-Jean de Chastellux and his role in the American Revolution was recently published by C-SPAN.

As students start the countdown to the end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation, we rounded up a new batch of books for young readers to keep them reading all summer long! This eight-book reading list, inspired by the compelling stories and complex events of the American Revolution, features stories of famous presidents, undercover spies, history-making women, and unsung heroes whose names may not be as well-known as Washington,…[Read More]

Read the March-April edition of the W3R-US bulletin by clicking the link below!

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) solidified a web partnership with the Newport Historical Society (NHS). Founded in 1854, the purpose of the NHS is to collect, document, and preserve Newport’s unique contribution to our national narrative over the course of five centuries.

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) is proud to announce our web partnership with the Artillery Company of Newport. Chartered in 1741 by King George II of Great Britain, the Artillery Company today is a ceremonial unit of the Rhode Island Militia, Council of Historic Military Commands.

Join the Museum of the American Revolution this Spring for a series of guided tours through the Museum and the surrounding historic neighborhood! Enjoy one of two guided neighborhood tours, or one of three enhanced tours through the Museum accompanied by a Museum educator.

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) is proud to announce the release of our Commemorative Coin Series. Working with Signature Coins of Winter Haven Florida, the two-inch diameter coin features the BoRIA logo on one side and the other side has the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Project logo for this first issue.

What a glorious evening in Wilmington aboard the tall ship, Kalmar Nyckel, celebrating a great city’s Revolutionary War history!