Saturday, February 20, 10:00 am-noon

RIHS Library,
121 Hope Street, Providence

$8 for members, $12 for non-members
To register: (401) 273-8107 x12 or nbrooks@rihs.org

Book Love: A History of Bound Books and Their Care

Have you ever wondered how to identify and best care for the old books on your shelf? In this workshop, RIHS Printed Collection Librarian Phoebe S. Bean, will present an illustrated discussion of:

• The history of binding styles with a particular emphasis on American trends;
• How to identify the parts, construction and date of a book;
• Book damage and conservation projects;
• How to best care for your books for long-term preservation.

Limited to 15 participants

Saturday, March 27, 10:00 am-noon

RIHS Library,
121 Hope Street, Providence

$15 for members, $20 for non-members
To register: (401) 273-8107 x12 or nbrooks@rihs.org

Family History French Canadian Style

In the 1800s, one third of Quebec's population left Canada for mill villages in Rhode Island and elsewhere in New England. By 1900, sixty percent of Woonsocket's population was French-Canadian and Woonsocket was the most French city in the United States.

In this seminar, Patty Vigeant Locke will present resources and strategies for researching your French-Canadian ancestors. She will also discuss French aliases (“dit” names), as well as methods of breaking through some of the brick walls commonly encountered in French-Canadian genealogy research.

Patty has been a speaker at numerous genealogical conferences throughout New England and is the chairperson of the Research Department at the American French Genealogical Society.

Limited to 20 participants.

2010 Library Holiday Closings

The library will be closed November 11th for the Veteran's Day holiday.

The library will be closed November 25-26 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The library will be closed December 23, 2010 to January 2, 2011 for the Christmas and New Year's holidays.