Join the John Brown House Museum, a museum of the Rhode Island Historical Society, for a thoughtful Black History walking … Continue reading Black History on Providence’s East Side Walking Tour
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, students and teachers from across the state will participate in the Rhode Island History Day … Continue reading Rhode Island History Day 2026 Contest
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Wednesday, April 29th, at 5:30pm for the presentation The Greatest Show on Earth: … Continue reading The Greatest Show on Earth: What’s American about the Circus with Matthew Wittmann
The role of Black Americans, free and enslaved, in the Continental Army is not well-known; neither is the fact that … Continue reading Black Patriots: An Overview of African Americans in the Continental Army with John Rees
Join the John Brown House Museum on Saturday, May 2nd, from 10am-4pm for a special Saturdays in the 1700s program … Continue reading Saturdays in the 1700s: The Act of Renunciation
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Saturday, May 2, at 10:30am for “Part One” of our Revolutionary War walking … Continue reading Roots of Revolution Walking Tour with Scott Alexander
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Monday, May 4th at 6pm for a presentation from historian Dr. Emily Sneff … Continue reading When the Declaration of Independence Was News with Emily Sneff
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Tuesday, May 5th at 12:30 pm for the fifth installment of Liberty at … Continue reading Liberty at Lunchtime: Georgia Historical Society
Sip wine, shop for Mother’s Day gifts, see the new exhibitions, and support the RIHS on Friday, May 8th, from … Continue reading May Sip & Shop with John McNiff – a special afterhours event!
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join staff from the Rhode Island Historical Society’s John Brown House Museum for HerStory: Historic … Continue reading HerStory: Historic Women of the East Side Walking Tour
The Rhode Island Historical Society will host its first Newell D. Goff Lecture of 2026 on Thursday, May 14th, at … Continue reading Goff Lecture: Representing the Nation: A Look Back at the Bicentennial with Richard Kurin
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Wednesday, May 20th, at 10am for a member-exclusive tour of Butts Hill Fort, … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tour of Butts Hill with the Battle of Rhode Island Associtiation
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday, May 21st, at 6pm for its inaugural Kenneth B. Blumberg Lecture, Neutrality and … Continue reading Blumberg Lecture: Neutrality and Loyalties in the American Revolution: The Trans-Atlantic Political Career of Henry Cruger, Jr.
Join the John Brown House Museum, a museum of the Rhode Island Historical Society, for a thoughtful Black History walking … Continue reading Black History on Providence’s East Side Walking Tour
On Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 5:30 pm, the John Brown House Museum, a Rhode Island Historical Society museum, will … Continue reading The Invention of Rum: A View from Rhode Island with Jordan B. Smith
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join staff from the Rhode Island Historical Society’s John Brown House Museum for HerStory: Historic … Continue reading HerStory: Historic Women of the East Side Walking Tour
Join the John Brown House Museum, a museum of the Rhode Island Historical Society, for a thoughtful Black History walking … Continue reading Black History on Providence’s East Side Walking Tour
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join staff from the Rhode Island Historical Society’s John Brown House Museum for HerStory: Historic … Continue reading HerStory: Historic Women of the East Side Walking Tour
Join the John Brown House Museum, a museum of the Rhode Island Historical Society, for a thoughtful Black History walking … Continue reading Black History on Providence’s East Side Walking Tour
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