Dendrochronology! …is the study of tree ring patterns to uncover stories about the past. This scientific method can provide answers to key historical questions. Is the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard house really the oldest in Newport? Why does Aquidneck Island architecture differ from the rest of New England? How did the building trades develop in Rhode Island?

The Newport Restoration Foundation has launched an exciting project to compare rings from Rhode Island’s oldest trees with samples from among the region’s historic houses. This master chronology will provide a valuable tool for historic house owners, museums & historians.

Learn about our initial findings and about the process and promise of dendrochronology, with special guest speaker Dan Miles of the Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory in England. Refreshments provided.