Friends of Hearthside

 Our Mission

The mission of Friends of Hearthside, Inc. is to preserve, protect, promote and interpret the heritage of the Hearthside Homestead (b. 1810) and the Great Road Historic District through living history programs and events.

As a community-based nonprofit organization, Friends of Hearthside places high value on the enhancement and protection of the community’s quality of life; authenticity in the preservation, experience, context and setting of Hearthside; professionalism and integrity, and a commitment to mentoring the next generation of volunteers and preservationists.

The Friends of Hearthside, Inc. is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization formed in 2001 to breathe life back into the town of Lincoln’s historic landmark, Hearthside. It is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, allowing for tax deductible contributions and the ability to apply for grants.

Support us!

Help insure the future preservation of this historic area by donating or volunteering your time.

Board of Directors

The volunteer board of directors provides governance and hands-on oversight for the operations of Hearthside and the other sites managed by the organization. An annual meeting of the membership and volunteers is held in March at which members are elected for three-year terms to the board. A copy of the organization’s IRS 990 Tax Form is available upon request.

• Kathryn A. Hartley, Founder, President & CEO

• John Scanlon, Vice President, Site Management

• Diane Prete, Secretary

• Ashley Flynn, Treasurer

• Christine Maino

• William McManus

• Kirk Hindman

• Linda Jennings

• Allison Marovelli

• Michael Heon

• Jenna Alessandro

• Rebecca Garrison

• David Olstein

• Theresa Melvin

• Merry Sanna - Youth Advisor

Partners

No great deed can be accomplished alone, and therefore we are both grateful and proud that the following organizations have partnered with Friends of Hearthside, Inc. to help us accomplish our mission:

• RI Council for the Humanities

• RI Commerce Corporation

• Mary Dexter Chafee Foundation

• John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

• National Park Service-Volunteers in Parks Program

• Roger Williams University

• The Champlin Foundation

• Preserve Rhode Island

• Blackstone Valley Tourism Council

• Town of Lincoln

• RI General Assembly

• FM Global Foundation

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

• The Rhode Island Foundation

• Historic New England

• 1772 Foundation

• Joseph Ott Fund

• American Textile History Museum

• June Rockwell Levy Foundation

• Navigant Credit Union

• CVS Health Foundation

• Citizens Charitable Foundation

• North Smithfield Heritage Association