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There are two ways you can obtain an item from the Foster Preservation Society.
1. If you wish to order by mail and pay by check, click here for our Order Form, fill it out, send it to us by mail, and the item will be shipped to the address you indicate.
2. If you wish to avoid shipping charges, all items can be purchased directly from the Foster Preservation Society Office located in the basement of the Foster Town House at 180 Howard Hill Road, Foster, Rhode Island, click here for directions. We are in the office on Wednesday mornings between 9:00 am until 12:00 noon.
Books
1781 - A Bicentennial Celebration - 1981
Album of old photographs compiled by the Foster Bicentennial Committee.
$10.00
By My Kin: Stories of Foster
Collected by Margery I. Matthews
Historical narratives and town trivia.
$8.00
Foster: Images of America
This book, released in February 2012, contains many historic photographs of the Town of Foster taken through the years.
$24.99
Foster and the Patriot's Dream
by Sandra Olson, Margery I. Matthews, Marcia M. Bowden,
and Elizabeth Olausen
Foster's contribution to the Patriots' cause in the War of Independence.
$6.00
It Was a Good Life
Reminiscences of Foster by Members of the Foster Preservation Society.
$8.00
Notes on a House in Westconnaug: Its People and History
by Edward H. Balfour
$12.00
Old Home Days Souvenir Program from 1981
$1.00
The One Room Schoolhouse
Stories and vignettes about Foster's one room schoolhouses, including school rules and excerpts from Superintendent's reports between 1878-1908.
Originally published by the Ladies Auxiliary of The Foster Center Volunteer Fire Company.
$7.00
Peleg's Last Word: The Story of the Foster Woolen Manufactory
The legend of Peleg Walker and the Ramtail Mill.
$7.00
A Rhode Island Rule Book (hardcover)
by Leah Inman Lapham c. 1939 A reprint of a Cookbook of Historical Recipes & Cures.
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Stores in Foster: 19th - 21st Century
Pamphlet produced by the Foster Preservation Society.
$1.00
This Finnish Episode: Recalling the Finns in Foster, Rhode Island and its Surrounding Areas
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Gifts
Mt. Hygeia Schoolhouse
T-Shirt
Various colors (grey, yellow, orange, blue, and purple) with black or black and white image and text.
Available in S, M, L, XL, 2X, and 3X.
$15.00
Save Mt. Hygeia School bag
Tan canvas bag with black image and text.
$15.00
Windsor Blacksmith Shop T-Shirt
Various colors with black image and text.
Available in S, M, L, and XL.
$12.00
Swamp Meadow Bridge
T-Shirt
Grey with black image and text.
Available in S, M, L, and XL.
$12.00
Jerimoth Hill T-Shirt
Rust colored shirt with yellow image and text.
Limited sizes available.
$10.00
Maps
Maps of Foster
(BLACK AND WHITE)
Dates available: 1799, 1862, 1870, 1895.
These maps are each printed on a sheet of heavy paper which is 12 inches wide by 18 inches tall.
$5.00 each
Map of Foster
(COLOR)
Dated: 1870
This map is printed on a sheet of heavy paper which is 12 inches wide by 18 inches tall.
$5.00
Videos
Barns of Foster
DVD produced by the Foster Preservation Society (Aug 2010).
$10.00
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