Wednesday, April 2, 5:30 p.m.

Library Talk

RIHS Library

121 Hope Street, Providence

Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Lee Teverow

(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org

Work and Play in New England in 19th Century Stereoviews

Rhode Island Historical Society Executive Director Bernard Fishman continues his exploration of early photography with his own collection of stereoscopic views of work and play in 19th Century New England. Projected images from the period will show us examples of the farms, factories, businesses and maritime life that provided New England’s economic foundations, as well as the resorts, hotels, and amusements that offered entertainment and recreation. This illustrated talk will last about an hour.

Sunday, April 6 – Sunday, June 1

Museum of Work & Culture

42 South Main Street, Woonsocket

For more information: (401) 769-9675

Exhibition: “Along the Atlantic Seaboard”

Starting April 6, the Museum of Work & Culture’s changing gallery will showcase Robert Godin’s photography exhibit entitled “Along the Atlantic Seaboard,” which will feature idyllic views of familiar coastal scenes from New Jersey to Prince Edward Island. Godin is a freelance photographer, born in Woonsocket, and now resides in Simsbury, Connecticut. To learn more about his work, visit robertgodin.com.

Thursday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.

Gallery Night

John Brown House Museum

52 Power Street, Providence

Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

If These Walls Could Talk… A Genial History of Rhode Island

The Gallery Night lectures continue tonight with a unique take on Rhode Island history. Join us in welcoming Paul F. Eno and Glenn Laxton, both longtime news reporters, to speak on their joint work, Rhode Island: A Genial History. The book takes an entertaining approach on highlighting the varied heroes and villains throughout

our state’s history. The talk will particularly feature discussion on Nathaniel Greene, the murder of Amasa Sprague, and the WWII Chopmist Hill Radio Intelligence Division (RID) station.

Saturday, April 26

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Rhode Island Historical Society Library

121 Hope Street, Providence

Register by April 18!

To Register: (401) 273-8107 x12

For more information: Lee Teverow

lteverow@rihs.org

Family History for Families – A Beginner’s Look at Genealogy

If you have little or no experience with genealogy, this workshop is for you! Jonathan D. Galli, a professional genealogist with 30 years of international research and education experience, will teach you the methods and the sources for accurately tracing your family history in an interactive presentation using today’s technology.

Bring your children (ages 12 and up), parents, grandparents, adult siblings, younger and older relatives, and also bring whatever names, dates and other information you have to make the most of this session. Mr. Galli and RIHS librarians will be on hand to guide your research. Participants will also receive resource materials including blank charts to record what you already know as well as new discoveries. Free to RIHS members; non-members: $15 for two family members, $25 for 3-4

Wednesday, May 7, 5:30 p.m.

Library Talk

Rhode Island Historical Society Library

121 Hope Street, Providence

Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Lee Teverow

(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org

Bringing the War Home: Stereoscopic Views of Conflict from the 19th Century

Rhode Island Historical Society Executive Director Bernard Fishman completes his series of illustrated talks, using stereoviews from his own collection, with a presentation on the imagery of war as seen through the popular stereoscopic format. From the Crimean War of the 1850s through the Spanish-American War at the end of the century, and including views of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, we will see what Americans of those times saw of these conflicts through their parlor stereoscopes. This illustrated talk will last about an hour.

Thursday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.

Gallery Night

John Brown House Museum

52 Power Street, Providence

Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

Tonight, experience a truly artistic Gallery Night at the John Brown House Museum. Katherine Mangiardi, a Masters of Fine Arts candidate at RISD, has been working on pieces relating to both the space and history of the house. Her work is homage to the women, specifically Abigail Brown, affiliated with the Brown family in the late 18th century. Mangiardi explains that her “work brings a feeling of an intense female life to the upstairs bedroom of the John Brown House, where Abigail’s wedding reception was held in 1788. Various excerpts from women’s letters about Abigail and Abigail’s own diary are juxtaposed with different pieces to create a feeling of feminine introspection and quiet grace. My own history attempts to fill in the blanks where voids in information about these women exist. I invite the viewer to do the same.”

The doors of the RIHS Library will be open to one and all for a look at our newly painted Reading Room and lobby. Take the opportunity to browse the Library’s broad range of materials reflecting the people and history of Rhode Island. The Library is open for research Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.