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John Brown House Museum

Museum of Work & Culture

Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center

Goff Center for Education & Public Programs

Walking tour guides and guests walked a cumulative 950 miles in the last year

RIHS has given over
41,000
School tours

The RIHS Collection contains over
9 Million Feet
of film.

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We're counting down to our 200th Anniversary

Upcoming Events & Programs

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News

Ciné Francophone: A Rhode Island International Film Festival Event

RIHS Celebrates Educators with 4th Annual Teacher Appreciation Week

Valley Talks: Civil War in 1864

Press

Resources on RI African American History Now on RIDE Website!

Items from the Rhode Island Historical Society Collections

Rogue Island

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