BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Rhode Island Historical Society - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.rihs.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Rhode Island Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T183000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211020T202112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T204828Z UID:22681-1635352200-1635359400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop - Part 1 Using the Library of Congress Archives in Student Research and Historical Argumentation DESCRIPTION:On October 27 and November 3\, 4:30-6:30 p.m.\, we will have an amazing virtual two-part workshop with Lynne O’Hara from National History Day. This training is based on the Guide to Student Research and Historical Argumentation\, a publication co-produced by National History Day and the Library of Congress. Teachers will engage in active learning strategies designed to guide their students through the research process and develop a historical argument backed by evidence. Teachers will leave with materials adapted for their classroom\, copies of the guidebook\, and a plan for implementation in the 2021-2022 academic year. \non November 10 and 17\, also starting at 4:30 p.m.\, will be another set of virtual workshops. November 10 will feature the Rhode Island State Archives and the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. November 17 will feature the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Tomaquag Museum. We will showcase primary sources in these archives\, how students can access the physical materials\, what is available online or virtually in other ways\, and other secondary resources that students can incorporate in their research and final projects. \nThis is for teachers of grades 6-12 who participate or are considering their participation in National History Day! \nRegistration is required. Follow this link! \n*This project is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program\, coordinated by Waynesburg University.” URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/teacher-workshop-part-1-using-the-library-of-congress-archives-in-student-research-and-historical-argumentation/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lovell-General-Hospital.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T183000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211020T202144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T204849Z UID:22687-1635957000-1635964200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop - Part 2 Using the Library of Congress Archives in Student Research and Historical Argumentation DESCRIPTION:On October 27 and November 3\, 4:30-6:30 p.m.\, we will have an amazing virtual two-part workshop with Lynne O’Hara from National History Day. This training is based on the Guide to Student Research and Historical Argumentation\, a publication co-produced by National History Day and the Library of Congress. Teachers will engage in active learning strategies designed to guide their students through the research process and develop a historical argument backed by evidence. Teachers will leave with materials adapted for their classroom\, copies of the guidebook\, and a plan for implementation in the 2021-2022 academic year. \non November 10 and 17\, also starting at 4:30 p.m.\, will be another set of virtual workshops. November 10 will feature the Rhode Island State Archives and the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. November 17 will feature the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Tomaquag Museum. We will showcase primary sources in these archives\, how students can access the physical materials\, what is available online or virtually in other ways\, and other secondary resources that students can incorporate in their research and final projects. \nThis is for teachers of grades 6-12 who participate or are considering their participation in National History Day! \nRegistration is required. Follow this link! \n*This project is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program\, coordinated by Waynesburg University.” URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/teacher-workshop-part-2-using-the-library-of-congress-archives-in-student-research-and-historical-argumentation/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lovell-General-Hospital.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T183000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211020T202158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T204913Z UID:22688-1636561800-1636569000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop - Part 3 Using the Library of Congress Archives in Student Research and Historical Argumentation DESCRIPTION:On October 27 and November 3\, 4:30-6:30 p.m.\, we will have an amazing virtual two-part workshop with Lynne O’Hara from National History Day. This training is based on the Guide to Student Research and Historical Argumentation\, a publication co-produced by National History Day and the Library of Congress. Teachers will engage in active learning strategies designed to guide their students through the research process and develop a historical argument backed by evidence. Teachers will leave with materials adapted for their classroom\, copies of the guidebook\, and a plan for implementation in the 2021-2022 academic year. \non November 10 and 17\, also starting at 4:30 p.m.\, will be another set of virtual workshops. November 10 will feature the Rhode Island State Archives and the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. November 17 will feature the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Tomaquag Museum. We will showcase primary sources in these archives\, how students can access the physical materials\, what is available online or virtually in other ways\, and other secondary resources that students can incorporate in their research and final projects. \nThis is for teachers of grades 6-12 who participate or are considering their participation in National History Day! \nRegistration is required. Follow this link! \n*This project is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program\, coordinated by Waynesburg University.” URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/teacher-workshop-part-3-using-the-library-of-congress-archives-in-student-research-and-historical-argumentation/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lovell-General-Hospital.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211110T185640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T200904Z UID:22725-1636891200-1636902000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Wiki Edit-a-Thon Study Break DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture (part of the Rhode Island Historical Society) has collected (and in some cases begun!) articles on the five brilliant women featured in our recent exhibition “Rhode Island Women Create.” These pages all need different amounts of TLC… That’s where you come in!\nWhat you need to do to prepare: \n1. Create a Wikipedia account before the event\n2. Bring one or two music recommendations\n3. Be ready to edit\, research\, and/or write to your comfort level on these five amazing women! \nRSVP to dkrieger@rihs.org for the Zoom link! URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/wiki-edit-a-thon-study-break/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Wiki-Edit-a-thon-long.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T183000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211020T202213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T204810Z UID:22690-1637166600-1637173800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop - Part 4 Using the Library of Congress Archives in Student Research and Historical Argumentation DESCRIPTION:On October 27 and November 3\, 4:30-6:30 p.m.\, we will have an amazing virtual two-part workshop with Lynne O’Hara from National History Day. This training is based on the Guide to Student Research and Historical Argumentation\, a publication co-produced by National History Day and the Library of Congress. Teachers will engage in active learning strategies designed to guide their students through the research process and develop a historical argument backed by evidence. Teachers will leave with materials adapted for their classroom\, copies of the guidebook\, and a plan for implementation in the 2021-2022 academic year. \non November 10 and 17\, also starting at 4:30 p.m.\, will be another set of virtual workshops. November 10 will feature the State Archives and the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. November 17 will feature the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Tomaquag Museum. We will showcase primary sources in these archives\, how students can access the physical materials\, what is available online or virtually in other ways\, and other secondary resources that students can incorporate in their research and final projects. \nThis is for teachers of grades 6-12 who participate or are considering their participation in National History Day! \nRegistration is required. Follow this link! \n*This project is sponsored in part by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program\, coordinated by Waynesburg University.” URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/teacher-workshop-part-4-using-the-library-of-congress-archives-in-student-research-and-historical-argumentation/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lovell-General-Hospital.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211120T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211109T223845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T223845Z UID:22719-1637427600-1637431200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:2021 Goff Lecture: Nathaniel Philbrick's Travels with George (VIRTUAL) DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off its bicentennial celebrations Saturday\, November 20 at 5pm with its annual Goff Lecture\, featuring award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick speaking about his latest work\, Travels with George: In Search of Washington & His Legacy. \nTravels with George marks a new first-person voice for Philbrick\, weaving history and personal reflection into a single narrative. The book moves smoothly between the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries as we see the country through both Washington’s and Philbrick’s eyes.  At historic houses and landmarks\, Philbrick reports on the reinterpretations at work as he meets reenactors\, tour guides\, and other keepers of history’s flame. He paints a picture of eighteenth-century America as divided and fraught as it is today\, and he comes to understand how Washington compelled\, enticed\, stood up to\, and listened to the many different people he met along the way—and how his all-consuming belief in the Union helped to forge a nation. \nPhilbrick will be joined by RIHS Executive Director Dr. C. Morgan Grefe for a virtual reading and talk in which they will discuss Philbrick’s work\, his connections to Providence\, and dig into the complexities of Washington–the man and the myth–and how he is remembered in different ways across the country. This will be followed by a Q&A where guests will be able to pose their own questions to Philbrick. Registration is available at https://bit.ly/Goff2021. \nAs part of the weekend-long celebration\, the public is also invited to recreate part of Philbrick’s journey for themselves on Friday\, November 19 and Saturday\, November 20 at the John Brown House Museum. The museum will be offering free admission and the opening of a special display featuring more than twenty collection items related to Washington’s America. Guests can also join the guide who led Philbrick through the streets of Providence’s College Hill\, Scott Alexander\, who will be delivering his walking tour Unseen Stories: Providence During the Revolutionary War. Walking tour tickets are available now at rihs.org. \nNathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea\, winner of the National Book Award; Mayflower\, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Valiant Ambition\, winner of the George Washington Prize; Bunker Hill\, winner of the New England Book Award; In the Hurricane’s Eye; Sea of Glory; The Last Stand; Why Read Moby Dick?; Away Off Shore; and Second Wind. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/2021-goff-lecture-nathaniel-philbricks-travels-with-george-virtual/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Goff-Lecture-Tile.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220109T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211229T193549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T193550Z UID:22966-1641733200-1641740400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: The Battle of the Gravestones & The Saylesville Massacre of 1934 DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, begins Sunday\, January 9. All events are free and take place at 1 pm on Zoom. \nThe series will kick off with The Battle of the Gravestones & The Saylesville Massacre of 1934\, a talk by Secretary-Treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO Patrick Crowley. \nIn 1934\, workers across Rhode Island went on strike as part of one of the largest industrial actions in American history – the General Textile Strike. In the mill village of Saylesville\, workers fought a week-long street battle with deputy sheriffs and the National Guard. Two workers were killed in an event known as “The Saylesville Massacre.” But what if the story we tell about what happened on the streets of Saylesville is incomplete? This lecture helps round out the story\, taking it in a different direction.\nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3GxHzvd \nPatrick Crowley is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO\, representing 80\,000 working women and men across Rhode Island. He’s been a union organizer for 25 years\, working at different times for the Teamsters Union\, the Hospital Workers Union\, and the National Education Association Rhode Island. He holds two Master’s Degrees in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and in History from the University of Rhode Island. Crowley serves on the boards of several organizations\, including Climate Jobs Rhode Island\, the Institute for Labor Studies and Research\, the United Way of Rhode Island’s Community Advisory Board\, and the board of directors of the Museum of Work and Culture Foundation. He is the author of a recent essay in the Rhode Island History journal about Civil Rights organizing on the Providence Waterfront during World War Two. In his spare time\, Crowley is a yoga teacher and mountain climber. He lives in Lincoln with his wife and son. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-the-battle-of-the-gravestones-the-saylesville-massacre-of-1934/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/crowley.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220108T155121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220108T155121Z UID:22997-1642253400-1642258800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Slatersville: The End of Heaven\, Part 1 DESCRIPTION:As the young men and women return home from serving abroad in World War II\, the children of the late 1940s and 50s recall an idyllic and sheltered childhood that has been described as “heaven” by many who lived. But with the growing demands and changes within the textile industry\, their heaven would soon come to an abrupt and devastating end. This is part one of a two-part screening program. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/slatersville-the-end-of-heaven-part-1/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Screening,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-End-of-Heaven1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220111T140803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T140803Z UID:23005-1642618800-1642622400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:RIHS Inside the Archives: “Providential Actions: The Rhode Island Historical Society and its Early Contemporaries” with Alea Henle DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off its free Inside the Archives series Wednesday\, January 19th at 7 pm with a virtual talk featuring librarian\, historian\, and author Alea Henle speaking about her work\, Rescued from Oblivion: Historical Cultures in the Early United States. \nRescued from Oblivion offers an account of the formation of historical culture and consciousness in the early United States. These societies\, including the RIHS\, laid the groundwork for professional practices that are still embraced today\, including collection policies\, distinctions between preservation of textual and non textual artifacts\, historical rituals and commemorations\, and more. At the same time\, officers of these early societies faced challenges to their historical authority from communities interested in preserving a broader range of materials and documenting more inclusive histories\, including fellow members\, popular historians\, white women\, and peoples of color. This session will explore the establishment of these organizations\, as well as the Rhode Island Historical Society’s role\, successes\, and challenges\, in gathering and protecting historical materials–and making them available for view.  \nRegistration is available at https://bit.ly/3EBflP3 \nRescued from Oblivion is available for purchase through the UMass Press. Individuals will receive 30% off of their purchase of her book\, as well as free shipping on their orders with the code MAS017. \nHenle is currently serving as the Head of Access & Borrow and is an Associate Librarian at Miami University (Ohio). Her recent book project\, Rescued from Oblivion: Historical Cultures in the Early United States (UMass Press)\, explores foundational moments in collecting and preserving historical materials. Her current research focuses on how people used postcards in the early twentieth century\, as featured on her blog at aleahenle.com. Henle’s work  \nInside the Archives is a free monthly series that pulls back the curtain on the Rhode Island Historical Society’s collections and offers insights into their modern relevance and accessibility. The series will include talks by historians and researchers\, previews of digitization and accessibility projects\, panels with other state archives and libraries\, and the opportunity to view materials from the collection. This series is a part of the RIHS’s Bicentennial Celebrations. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/rihs-inside-the-archives-providential-actions-the-rhode-island-historical-society-and-its-early-contemporaries-with-alea-henle/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/INSIDE-THE-ARCHIVES-2022-FREE-SERIES-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220123T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211229T194136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T172205Z UID:22968-1642942800-1642948200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: The Power of Objects DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, January 23 at 1pm on Zoom. \nIn this presentation\, Smithsonian Museum Specialist Noriko Sanefuji highlights the work being done to tell the story of Japanese American incarceration through artifacts. A co-curator of the original Smithsonian exhibit “Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II” (upon which the Museum of Work & Culture’s current temporary exhibition is based)\, Sanefuji’s presentation will reflect on how artifacts and objects are important in analyzing and synthesizing this history. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3yrn7t7 \nThis program is sponsored by the New England Japanese American Citizens League. \nNoriko Sanefuji is a Museum Specialist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) in Washington\, D.C. Her areas of focus are Japanese American and Asian Pacific American history and culture. Over the past fifteen years\, Sanefuji has worked on the preservation of Asian Pacific American history and culture\, organizing public programs and the collection of artifacts. She is the co-curator of “Righting a Wrong: the Japanese American Experience in World War II” (2017) and its traveling SITES exhibition (2019). Sanefuji has worked as a curator\, researcher\, educator\, program producer\, and docent coordinator. She has been producing the NMAH’s Day of Remembrance program for over ten years. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-the-power-of-objects/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211215T211952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T135537Z UID:22942-1643212800-1643216400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Teacher Workshop - Evaluating Sources when Researching Indigenous People in History DESCRIPTION:Join Indigenous Educator Leah Hopkins (Narragansett) for this virtual workshop for teachers and students embarking on teaching and researching Indigenous histories.  Though the workshop is organized by New England History Day coordinators\, the tips and guidance provided by Ms. Hopkins will surely be of interest to any teacher or student researching topics and histories with sensitivity and respect.  Ms. Hopkins will cover topics such as how to recognize bias in sources\, how to find Indigenous voices to include in your research\, and where to find Indigenous-produced sources. \nMs. Hopkins\, a mother\, educator\, culture bearer\, subsistence practitioner and museum professional\, is an enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island.  Ms. Hopkins works to develop and implement programs\, curricula and digital content for Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences about Native history\, culture\, values\, lifeways and practices. Ms. Hopkins holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Rhode Island and has a background in museum and tribal education that spans over 10 years. She has worked at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center\, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)\, and other institutions. She is currently the Community Engagement Specialist at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University. \nThis is a joint webinar with partner coordinators at New England History Day programs. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Historical Society. \nRegister to receive the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/RYRtfN7DzHbpKPso7 URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-teacher-workshop-evaluating-sources-when-researching-indigenous-people-in-history/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Teacher Professional Development,Virtual ORGANIZER;CN="Geralyn Ducady":MAILTO:gducady@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220120T154200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T154316Z UID:23152-1643223600-1643227200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Narragansett 1822 Porter Launch and Drink in the History Kick-Off with the RIHS DESCRIPTION:Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and Narragansett Brewery on Wednesday\, January 26 at 7pm for the official launch of Narragansett’s latest creation: an 1822 Porter created especially for the RIHS’s bicentennial. This virtual event will feature a Q&A session with Narragansett’s Head Brewer Lee Lord\, who will offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on what goes into crafting a historic brew. \nTickets include a 4-pack of the 1822 Porter for guests to enjoy while Lord fields questions about her process. Tickets are $20 for RIHS members and $25 for non-members and are available at rihs.org. \nThis program is the first in the RIHS’s Drink in the History series\, which will pair Rhode Island beverage companies with historic talks throughout the year. Additional partners include: Dave’s Coffee\, White Dog Distilling\, Ceremony Tea\, Rhode Island Spirits\, Yacht Club Soda\, Sons of Liberty\, Little Maven Lemonade\, Sowam’s Cidery\, Granny Squibb’s Iced Tea\, Anchor & Hope Wine\, and Ellie’s. Ticket packages for the year are still available and feature 12-packs for the full series and 6-packs of the alcoholic and non-alcoholic programs. Packages can be purchased at rihs.org. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/narragansett-1822-porter-launch-and-drink-in-the-history-kick-off-with-the-rihs/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RIHS-Ticket-Template-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211229T194524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T141943Z UID:22970-1644152400-1644157800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: Entangled Landscape DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, February 6 at 1pm on Zoom. \nIn this talk\, retired National Park Ranger Chuck Arning and member of the Nipmuc community Bruce Curliss discuss the Blackstone Valley\, and New England as a whole\, from the standpoint of how native communities and English settlers used and viewed the landscape. At the time of English arrival\, the New England landscape was not a wilderness; native peoples had been manipulating the landscape for over 1500 years. However\, the English saw the landscape as a frightening and mystifying wilderness\, while for the Native peoples it was home\, and not a wilderness at all. “Entangled Landscape” will also delve deeply into the complexities of language with regard to indigenous communities. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/327C9bC \nChuck Arning\, a retired National Park Service Interpretive Ranger\, logged 25 years in the\nservice. He produced\, wrote\, and hosted the award-winning cable television series Along the Blackstone for the National Park Service. Arning was awarded the 1997 National Freemen Tilden Award for Excellence in Interpretation from the National Park Service. In 2002\, with help from a wide variety of partners\, Arning was awarded the Freedom Star Award for his work on the Underground Railroad by the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. In 2014\, he was awarded the Leadership in Preservation Award by the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce and in 2017\, he was awarded the Bay State Legacy Award by the Massachusetts History Conference. Arning was the project manager for the widely acclaimed book\, Landscape of Industry – An Industrial History of the Blackstone Valley\, published by the University Press of New England in 2009. Arning continues his interest in history and non-profit museums and historical sites through his consulting business. He is a member of the American Antiquarian Society\, the National Council for Public History\, the New England Historical Association\, the American Association of State & Local History\, and the American Conference for Irish Studies. \nBruce F. Curliss (aka Star) is a pragmatic lifelong learner\, public speaker\, lecturer\, multimedia artist\, and member of the Nipmuc tribe. Curliss has been steeped in the tradition of the land of his ancestors which includes the Blackstone Valley\, finding the common relationship of his eastern woodland traditional lifeways and the history of what has transpired throughout that history. Curliss has served in several capacities for his community\, including as the Chairman of the MA Commission of Indian Affairs\, an elected Tribal Councilman\, and is referred to by the community as a wisdom keeper. His professional career\, spanning over 30 years\, has had him involved in many aspects of tribal communities from youth development\, economic development\, and governance on a national stage. Although he values his mainstream learning experiences as giving him opportunities\, he has held onto it as only what opens the door. It is the people and relationships that drive the change. Currently\, he is working in the for-profit world and enjoys as much of his free time exploring the waterways of his ancestors on his kayak. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-entangled-landscape/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Woon-River.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T191500 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220120T161345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T185721Z UID:23153-1644516000-1644520500@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Romance After Dark DESCRIPTION:Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday\, February 10th at 6pm for Romance After Dark\, a virtual evening filled with craft cocktails\, cheese samplings\, and conversations about some of the most romantic items in the RIHS collection. \nThe evening’s virtual program will include a cheese tasting with Edgewood Cheese Shop\, a peek at love tokens from Rhode Island history\, a cocktail demonstration by MXR\, a talk on the history of the wedding dress with textiles from the RIHS collections\, and Rhode Islanders sharing their love stories about partners\, friends\, and personal passions. \nGuests will be able to experience the perks of a romantic night out from the comfort and safety of their home\, with two available packages: “Cheesy Love Story” or “Love on the Rocks.” Packages will be available for pickup prior to the event. \nThe “Cheesy Love Story” package features a box of 5 cheese samples for two from the Edgewood Cheese Shop. Tickets are $35 for RIHS members and $40 for non-members. \nThe limited edition “Love on the Rocks” package includes the cheese box\, as well as the “Your Love is on Fire” box by MXR Cocktails. Featuring hand-selected\, fresh ingredients to craft four beverages\, with a splash of orange juice and cinnamon syrup\, this cocktail will ignite any heart ablaze. Kits are BYOB for customized preferences and can be used to create non-alcoholic mocktails. Tickets are $45 for RIHS members and $50 for non-members and are available now at rihs.org. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/romance-after-dark/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Romantic-After-Dark-.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="John Brown House Museum":MAILTO:jbh@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220212T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220207T190907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220209T170140Z UID:23241-1644670800-1644676200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:The Museum of Work & Culture’s 6th Annual Children’s Baking Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, will offer its annual Children’s Baking Workshop with Gingersnaps Bakery on Saturday\, February 12 at 1pm. \nThis year’s event will have a Valentine’s Day theme and will feature a cookie decorating demonstration with a member of the Gingersnaps Bakery staff\, an interactive French Language matching game\, baking bingo\, and a brief presentation on the history of Valentine’s Day. \nBaking kits will be available for pickup at the Museum prior to the event and will include: a chef’s hat\, apron\, recipe card\, game printouts\, heart-shaped sugar cookies\, frosting\, and sprinkles so children can follow along and decorate their own cookies. \nTickets are $20 per participant. Space is limited\, and early registration is strongly encouraged. Tickets are available for purchase at shopmowc.com. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/the-museum-of-work-cultures-6th-annual-childrens-baking-workshop/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/s448899319554291973_p863_i2_w1280.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220111T171524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T143303Z UID:23010-1645275600-1645281000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Day of Remembrance 2022: Executive Order 9066 and Its Legacies DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the RIHS\, on Saturday\, February 19 at 1pm as they commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Day of Remembrace with a virtual conversation on the legacies of Japanese internment. \nOn February 19\, 1942\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066\, which authorized removal of people of Japanese ancestry from the west coast of the United States. Since that time\, February 19 has been recognized every year by the Japanese community throughout the U.S. as a Day of Remembrance. In honor of the 80th anniversary\, the Museum will welcome Ken Nomiyama\, who was born in an incarceration camp in Northern California\, and Jim McIlwain\, a student of Japanese American history\, to discuss EO 9066 and its consequences during World War II and today. \nThis program is made possible with the support of the New England Japanese American Citizens League and is presented in conjunction with Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II\, a Smithsonian poster exhibit currently on view in the Museum’s changing gallery. \nIndividuals can register for the program by visiting: https://bit.ly/3HBNUGo \nNomiyama is Japanese American\, born during World War II at Tule Lake\, the incarceration camp located in Northern California. He is a retired businessman\, living in Newport R.I.\, with a strong interest in the history and plight of the Japanese American. He is on the board of the Tule Lake Committee. \nMcIlwain\, Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience\, Brown University\, is a student of Japanese American History with a special interest in the service of Japanese Americans in the U.S. Army during WWII. He is a life member of the Japanese American Veterans Association and an honorary member of Fox-Company Chapter of the 442nd Veterans Club of Honolulu. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/day-of-remembrance-2022-executive-order-9066-and-its-legacies/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EXECUTIVE-ORDER-9066-AND-ITS-LEGACIES.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211229T194926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T141923Z UID:22972-1645362000-1645367400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: Before Hollywood\, There was Vaudeville DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, continues Sunday\, February 20 at 1pm on Zoom. \nResearcher Kathryn Sos-Hayda and Woonsocket Historical Society President Irene Blais will present this talk looking at the history discovered during research for the upcoming Museum of Work & Culture exhibit “Hollywood comes to Woonsocket\,” including vaudeville\, French-Canadian touring acts\, and the stories of some performers who graced the stage in Woonsocket. Woonsocket performers who made it big will also be featured\, as well as details of how the team approached its research. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3GGo83u \nKathryn Sos-Hayda is a Providence resident whose interest in history brought her to the Museum of Work and Culture as a research volunteer. With an academic and professional background in International Relations focusing on Ukraine and Russia\, she enjoys the challenge of research and the process of writing. Sos-Hayda grew up in the area around Washington\, DC\, where she also attended college and graduate school. Prior to making Rhode Island her home\, she and her family lived in various locations including Heidelberg\, Germany\, and San Antonio\, Texas. \nIrene Blais was a longtime employee of the Museum of Work & Culture and is now retired. Her passion is Woonsocket history. She has been president of the Woonsocket Historical Society since 2013. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-before-hollywood-there-was-vaudeville/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/vaudville.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220202T185142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T131533Z UID:23176-1645729200-1645732800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Inside the Archives: How Welfare Worked in the Early United States DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society continues its free Inside the Archives series Thursday\, February 24th at 7 pm with a virtual talk featuring Associate Professor of History Gabe Loiacono speaking about his work\, How Welfare Worked in the Early United States: Five Microhistories. \nHow Welfare Worked in the Early United States explores the establishment of poor relief systems in early America by tracing the lives of five Rhode Islanders who operated or benefitted from those programs. Loiacono will discuss his research methods\, the challenges of locating records of the poorest Americans\, and how the RIHS archives helped him complete his work during a pandemic.  \nRegistration is available at https://bit.ly/3zX9cvM \nHow Welfare Worked in the Early United States is available for purchase through Oxford University Press. Individuals will receive 30% off of their purchase of the book with the code ASFLYQ6. \nLoiacono is currently an Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. As a graduate student at Brandeis University\, he was surprised to learn about poor relief in early America. That story brought him to the Rhode Island Historical Society more times than he could count. With the help of several archivists there\, he learned how to find and interpret old records. His recently published book How Welfare Worked in the Early United States: Five Microhistories\, is based in good part on that research. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/inside-the-archives-continues-with-virtual-talk-by-gabriel-loiacono/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51821051830_e7f40149b6_o-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20211229T195859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T141841Z UID:22974-1646571600-1646577000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: In the Beginning: Origins of the French-Canadian Exodus\, 1826-1861 DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, conclude Sunday\, March 6 at 1pm on Zoom. \nThe final Valley Talk will feature scholar Patrick Lacroix presenting his talk “In the Beginning: Origins of the French-Canadian Exodus\, 1826-1861.” \nThe American immigration story is typically told in terms of “pull” and “push” factors. It is easy to lose sight of the connective tissue that had to develop between Canadian and American communities to make large-scale emigration from Quebec possible. That interconnectedness was not a product of the 1860s; it developed in overlapping phases in the first half of the nineteenth century. It was the product of infrastructure projects\, which accelerated information flows and laid the basis for cross-border kinship networks. This talk explores such early phases of development to highlight the truly impressive scale of French-Canadian mobility prior to the U.S. Civil War. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3s1bDLX \nA native of Cowansville\, Quebec\, Patrick Lacroix holds a Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire. He has taught at Phillips Exeter Academy and at liberal arts college in Canada. He served as test centre manager for Pearson in Halifax before taking on his current responsibilities as director of Acadian Archives at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Dr. Lacroix is the author of John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Faith and “Tout nous serait possible”: Une histoire politique des Franco-Américains\, 1874-1945. His research on Franco-Americans has notably appeared in the Catholic Historical Review\, Vermont History\, and the American Review of Canadian Studies. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-in-the-beginning-origins-of-the-french-canadian-exodus-1826-1861/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/E2_M010_C-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T140000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220301T160050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T201028Z UID:23283-1647090000-1647093600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Family Memories: A Conversation About Camp and Its Aftermath DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, on March 12 at 1pm as they host a virtual talk exploring personal stories of Japanese-American internment during World War II. \nDavid Sakura\, Ph.D. and Margie Yamamoto will engage in conversation about the experiences of themselves and their families during and after World War II. This program will be moderated by Erin Aoyama\, Ph.D. candidate in American Studies\, Brown University. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/mowcfamilymemories. \nThis program is part of “Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II\,” a Smithsonian poster exhibition on display from January 13-March 31\, 2022. Programs for “Righting a Wrong” are sponsored by the New England Japanese American Citizens League. \nBorn in Seattle\, WA\, Sakura is a third generation Japanese-American (Sansei) whose grandfather was a leader in Seattle’s Japanese community during the early 1900s. After the outbreak of World War II\, Sakura’s family was involuntarily detained at Camp Harmony\, a temporary detention camp and subsequently transported to Minidoka\, a permanent internment camp in Idaho. Since 1980\, Sakura has spoken widely to a variety of groups\, including college\, university and high school students\, historical societies\, and civic groups. \nYamamoto is retired after more than 40 years in the marketing and communications fields. Before retirement\, she was Director of Community Program Initiatives at WGBH\, Boston’s public broadcasting station. She has served on the boards of the Japan Society of Boston and the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Yamamoto has also served on advisory committees for the PBS Adult Learning Service\, the Greater Boston Food Bank\, and the Institute for Asian American Studies\, UMass Boston. \nAoyama is a doctoral candidate in American Studies at Brown University. Her research is rooted in Asian American studies\, 20th century American history\, relational ethnic studies\, and public humanities. Her dissertation takes up questions of race\, place\, and community repair within the afterlives of Japanese American incarceration and redress. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/family-memories-a-conversation-about-camp-and-its-aftermath/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Family-Memories-A-Conversation-About-Camp-and-its-Aftermath.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220301T192045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T130155Z UID:23293-1647457200-1647460800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Inside the Archives: “Discovering the Secrets Within the Old Stone Bank Records” With Ray McKenna DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society continues its free Inside the Archives series on Wednesday\, March 16 at 7 p.m.\, with “Discovering the Secrets Within the Old Stone Bank Records” featuring historical researcher and writer Ray McKenna. \nThis virtual program will explore the significance of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Old Stone Bank records and McKenna’s efforts to ensure their transcription for researchers. McKenna will also share the discoveries uncovered by his efforts\, including the stories of Rhode Island’s immigrant communities in the 19th century\, which he shares on his blog Federal Hill Irish. \n  \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErceqvqT0rHdVbYrboI4HbR1J4MikUsV_Y \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nMcKenna earned a B.A. in history from URI and an M.A. in history from UCONN. He then went on to teach European and American history for 11 years at Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts. Eventually\, he left teaching for the wine trade but returned about 12 years ago to his passion—historical research and writing. He currently operates the website federalhillirish.com\, which is devoted to Irish immigration to Rhode Island. \nInside the Archives is a part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/inside-the-archives-discovering-the-secrets-within-the-old-stone-bank-records-with-ray-mckenna/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ray.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220629T191658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T191659Z UID:23636-1657022400-1657022400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Inside the Archives: Reading Revolutionary War Documents DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society continues its free Inside the Archives series on Tuesday\, July 5\, at noon\, with a program highlighting documents from the American Revolution. \nJoin Deputy Executive Director for Collections and Interpretation Richard Ring as he offers an examination of two types of Revolutionary War documents: one printed and one manuscript. Ring will discuss how to find and “unpack” such documents in several ways to better understand their place and significance in history\, as well as the nature and challenges of conducting primary research. \nThis program will be held on Zoom. Guests can register by visiting: https://bit.ly/revwarita. \nInside the Archives is part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/inside-the-archives-reading-revolutionary-war-documents/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Hopkins-RHiX174524A-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T130000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220726T195322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220728T152629Z UID:23742-1659528000-1659531600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Inside the Archives: Developing Flowing Through Time DESCRIPTION:Join us as we continue our free Inside the Archives series on Wednesday\, August 3\, at noon\, with a program highlighting the development of the Museum of Work & Culture’s soon-to-be-debuted digital exhibit Flowing Through Time. \nThe Museum of Work & Culture will pull back the curtain on the exhibit development process as Museum staff and researchers\, as well as Adam Kelley\, Director of Illustration and Animation for Trivium Interactive\, offer a sneak peek at the upcoming new permanent digital exhibit Flowing Through Time\, which will tell the story of the Blackstone River. The team will offer insights into the journey from idea to the creation of the final exhibit\, which will be installed this fall. \nThis program will be held on Zoom. Guests can register by visiting: https://bit.ly/flowingthroughtime. \nInside the Archives is part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, sponsored by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/inside-the-archives-developing-flowing-through-time/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/flowing-through-time-tile.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220829T153005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T153006Z UID:23834-1664391600-1664395200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Inside the Archives: The Art of Then with What Cheer Writers Group DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society continues its free Inside the Archives series Wednesday\, September 28\, 7 p.m. with a virtual panel hosted by the What Cheer Writers Club highlighting the varied collections of Rhode Island’s archives. \nArchivists from the Rhode Island Historical Society\, along with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society\, Rhode Island State Archives\, Tomaquag Museum\, and Wanderground Lesbian Archives/Library will showcase artifacts from our state’s activist movements and offer insights into their collections\, including how local writers can access materials to support\, inspire and substantiate their creative projects. \nRegistration is available at https://bit.ly/RIArchives \nThis event was made possible through a grant funded by the National Writing Project as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grantmaking program\, as well as the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Sponsor\, Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/inside-the-archives-the-art-of-then-with-what-cheer-writers-group/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T130000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20220926T163031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220926T163031Z UID:23861-1666785600-1666789200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Virtual Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Archival Film Screening DESCRIPTION:Join AARP Rhode Island\, the Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island Historical Society on Wednesday\, October 26\, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. CT | 10:00 a.m. MT | 9:00 a.m. PT for a FREE virtual event showcasing Rhode Island LGBTQ+ archival film footage. \nThe screening will showcase film footage from the Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive and audio-video recordings from the Rhode Island Historical Society holdings. Topics include Pride parade and celebrations\, LGBTQ youth\, and creating LGBTQ spaces (bars\, performances\, etc.). Learn about the importance of film and audio archives to researchers and historians and how you can best preserve your own home movies. \nPreserving historical evidence is important so that we can learn from the past and celebrate the communities and lives of those who came before us. Engaging with archival records of the LGBTQ+ experience can be emotional\, especially since materials may contain a reflection of oppression and trauma. The program’s goal is to celebrate the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Rhode Island and to honor their legacy with preservation. \nThis event is FREE\, but registration is REQUIRED. Please do not opt out of event-related emails\, as you will be emailed a link to join the class via Zoom prior to the event. \nYou can register for the event here: https://events.aarp.org/event/589b3d5d-b445-48cc-ae55-76a2ab4f0bb6/summary \nFor more information\, contact AARP Rhode Island at riaarp@aarp.org. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/virtual-rhode-island-lgbtq-archival-film-screening/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Screening,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230108T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230108T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20221227T214431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T214431Z UID:46379-1673184600-1673188200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: Worldly Rhode Island DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, begin Sunday\, January 8 at 1:30pm on Zoom.  \nThe series will kick off with Worldly Rhode Island\, a talk by Rhode Island Historical Society Executive Director C. Morgan Grefe\, Ph.D. \nAs the nineteenth century rolled into the twentieth\, Rhode Island’s industrial production per capita was second to none. The goods made here traveled around the world. And\, in fact\, they were often made by people who came to these shores from the farthest reaches of the globe.  This talk will kick off the RIHS’s annual theme of Rhode Island and The World as we begin to explore how Rhode Island has been shaped by and how it has\, in turn\, shaped the wider world. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3v9GC8F \nGrefe is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, a position she has held since 2011. Prior to this\, she served as the Director of the Newell D. Goff Center for Education and Public Programs at the Society beginning in 2005.  She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania; and earned a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University in 2005. Her work as a historian focuses on U.S. social\, cultural and architectural history\, with special attention on carceral history\, public history\, and Rhode Island. She makes her home in Pawtucket with her spouse\, artist Gage Prentiss\, and their three exceptional cats. \nOther Valley Talks will include: \nJanuary 22: International House of Rhode Island Executive Director Alex Holt and Vartan Gregorian Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University Andrea Flores will discuss how visa stipulations impact the life trajectories and decisions of international PhD students and international postdocs. \nFebruary 5: Woonsocket icon\, restaurant proprietor\, and jazz aficionado John Chan will share his family’s history\, including how they came to call Woonsocket home and the personal passion that shaped the legendary Chan’s Eggrolls and Jazz. \nFebruary 19: Historian George Goodwin will discuss Woonsocket’s B’nai Israel synagogue\, designed by internationally renowned synagogue architect Samuel Glazer\, and its importance to Rhode Island’s Jewish community. \nMarch 5: Writer Melody Desjardins will examine the relationship between French-Canadian folklore and current day Franco-Americans in search of a deeper connection between the two. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-worldly-rhode-island/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2019/11/MoWC-image-from-Facebook-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230122T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230122T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20230109T172852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T170212Z UID:46400-1674394200-1674397800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: International Scholars in RI - Immigration & the Shaping of a Life DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, continues Sunday\, January 22 at 1:30pm on Zoom. \nJoin International House of Rhode Island Executive Director Alex Holt and Andrea Flores\, Vartan Gregorian Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University\, as they discuss\, both anecdotally and academically\, how visa stipulations impact the life trajectories and decisions of international PhD students and international postdocs. International students and scholars make up a sizable population of contemporary universities\, including in Rhode Island. What draws this vital group of people to uproot their lives and move here? How do they experience living here in Providence? What makes them decide to stay in the US\, move home\, or go elsewhere? \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: bit.ly/3POvBDh \nFlores is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in the anthropology of education. Her research interests primarily center on how education shapes immigrant and immigrant descendants’ sense of self\, transitions to adulthood\, and social belonging in the United States.  \nHolt has served as Executive Director of International House since August 2019. He draws upon his more than 15 years of non-profit management\, community building and education experience to oversee International House\, fostering a dynamic place for cross-cultural activity in Rhode Island. He lives in Providence with his wife and son\, and is now a fourth generation resident of Providence. \n  \nOther Valley Talks will include: \nFebruary 5: Woonsocket icon\, restaurant proprietor\, and jazz aficionado John Chan will discuss his family’s history and the story of Chan’s Eggrolls and Jazz. \nFebruary 19: Historian George Goodwin will tell the story of Woonsocket’s B’nai Israel synagogue and its importance to Rhode Island’s Jewish population \nMarch 5: Writer Melody Desjardins will examine the relationship between French-Canadian folklore and current day Franco-Americans in search of a deeper connection between the two. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-international-scholars-in-ri-immigration-the-shaping-of-a-life/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2023/01/Eblast-Top-_4_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230219T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20230120T163111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T144528Z UID:46422-1676813400-1676817000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: “B’nai Israel: Woonsocket’s Gorgeous but Little-Known Synagogue” DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, continues Sunday\, February 19 at 1:30pm on Zoom. \nJoin historian George M. Goodwin as he discusses Woonsocket’s B’nai Israel synagogue\, designed by synagogue architect Samuel Glaser\, and its importance to Rhode Island’s Jewish community. Woonsocket’s Jewish congregation\, B’nai Israel\, was founded in 1893\, but did not build its own synagogue until 1962. Unfortunately\, the congregation’s membership reached a peak of about 200 families during the 1960s. In recent decades\, having struggled to survive\, it now faces an uncertain future. What will become of Glaser’s masterpiece? \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3CAUX23 \nGoodwin is an art and architectural historian with a special interest in synagogues. He has served on the board of Rhode Island Historical Society. A past president of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association\, Goodwin has edited its journal\, Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes\, for almost two decades. He also co-edited The Jews of Rhode Island\, which was copublished by the University Press of New England and Brandeis University Press in 2004. He and his wife\, Betsey\, live in a 1920 Arts & Crafts bungalow\, once the youngest “plaque house” honored by the Providence Preservation Society. \nOther Valley Talks will include: \nMarch 5: Writer Melody Desjardins will examine the relationship between French-Canadian folklore and current day Franco-Americans in search of a deeper connection between the two. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-bnai-israel-woonsockets-gorgeous-but-little-known-synagogue/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2023/01/IMG_2139.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20230214T151237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T151237Z UID:46505-1677610800-1677614400@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Black Greys and Colored Giants Book Talk with Robert Cvornyek DESCRIPTION:The Rhode Island Historical Society will host a virtual talk on Tuesday\, February 28th at 7pm with Professor Emeritus of History from Rhode Island College Robert Cvornyek about his new book\, Black Greys and Colored Giants: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Baseball in Rhode Island\, 1870-1949. \nIn this talk\, Cvornyek will discuss the genesis of the book which chronicles the semi-pro Providence Colored Giants and other local segregated baseball clubs which competed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He will share stories of the local teams and players whose successes provided a constant reminder of the strength and accomplishments of the state’s Black ballplayers in the face of racism. \nGuests can register for this free Zoom talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/RIBlackBaseball \nCvornyek is Professor Emeritus of History at Rhode Island College. He currently serves as an assistant teaching professor at Florida State University Panama City where he specializes in sport history. Cvornyek has written extensively on the intersection of race\, sports\, and cultural expression and\, recently\, edited the autobiography of baseball Hall-of-Famer Effa Manley. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/black-greys-and-colored-giants-book-talk-with-robert-cvornyek/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2023/02/TAB-Blast-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230305T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230305T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T175319 CREATED:20230109T174503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T214245Z UID:46405-1678023000-1678026600@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: Visualizing Franco-American Culture Through French-Canadian Folklore DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures presented by the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, conclude Sunday\, March 5\, at 1:30pm on Zoom. \nThe final Valley Talk will feature writer Melody Desjardins presenting her talk “Visualizing Franco-American Culture Through French-Canadian Folklore” \nIn this talk\, Desjardins will discuss how cultures can be identified through artistic expressions of storytelling\, music\, dance\, and traditional dress for events like ceremonies and rituals. These customs\, referred to as “folklore\,” can reveal the unique history and culture of particular groups\, as well as how they view themselves. French-Canadian folklore can further contextualize Franco-American culture\, particularly in imaginative and creative ways. By engaging with French-Canadian folklore\, can Franco-Americans find more profound meaning? \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3vbHVUS \nMelody Desjardins is a freelance writer and shares the Franco-American experience through personal stories and lighthearted topics on her blog\, Moderne Francos. Through her experience in journalism\, content creation\, and photography\, Melody hopes to reach other Franco-Americans and discuss older topics with new perspectives. She is originally from Wilton\, NH\, and currently resides near Manchester. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-visualizing-franco-american-culture-through-french-canadian-folklore/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2023/01/desjardins.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR