Foster Preservation Society

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Collections

 

The Foster Preservation Society maintains a large collection of documents and artifacts related to the history of Foster including:

  • Nearly seven hundred (700) documents and photographs.

  • A large slide collection available for presentation to community groups (see below). 

  • Tax lists dating from 1870.

  • Copies of maps dating from 1799.  Some of these maps are on sale through our Online Gift Shop.

  • Scrapbooks dating from the early 20th century to the present.

  • Complete collection of implements used/displayed in our Winsor Blacksmith Shop.

  • Several genealogical records of Foster families.


 

Photo Galleries

 

We invite you to view our various photo galleries.  Please click the appropriate link listed below:

 

 

 

 

Foster Center          Moosup Valley          Hopkins Mills

 

Clayville              Foster School Houses

 

Cindy Mellor-Neale Photograph Collection

 


 

Slide Collections

 

The Foster Preservation Society currently has fourteen separate slide collections posted online.  These collections contain thousands of photos from Foster's past.  To access our collections please click on the link shown below.

 

 

Access to Slide Collections

 


 

Post Card Collections

See an historical collection of over 100 postcards from Foster's past.  It just might surprise you to see what you recognize.

 

Post Card Collection #1

 

 

 

 

Foster Preservation Society

P.O. Box 51

Foster, RI 02825

Phone (401) 397-5687

Email: fosterfps@msn.com