Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum on Wednesday, September 6th at 10:30am … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Gallery Tour of Eating in Edo at RISD Museum & Private Lunch at Somo
Join City Cemetery Director Annalisa Heppner for a tour of selected interments, monuments, and landscape features at Providence’s North Burial … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: North Burial Ground Tour
Join the RIHS on Thursday, September 14 at 2pm for a private, members-only tour of the Blue Garden, the historic … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tour of Newport’s Iconic Blue Garden
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday, September 28 at 7pm for a night of folk music featuring singer, … Continue reading Rhode Island Historical Society Welcomes Lily Henley for Concert
Black cats and witches. Jack-o’-lanterns and candy apples. Or maybe it’s the crunch of leaves underfoot that reminds you of trick-or-treating as … Continue reading As American As Pumpkin Pie: The Global Origins of Halloween by Dr. C. Morgan Grefe
Robert Geake, author of Death in Early New England: Rites, Rituals & Remembrance, will explore the documentation in diaries, letters, … Continue reading Ghostly Sightings, Unexplained Occurrences, and Tales Both Tall and True from Early New England with Robert Geake
Join Dr. Bruce Dorsey, author of Murder in a Mill Town: Sex, Faith, and the Crime That Captivated a Nation … Continue reading Murder in a Mill Town: Sex, Faith, and the Crime that Captivated a Nation with Dr. Bruce Dorsey
Join as as we connect via Zoom with Cambridge-educated historian Adrian Gray for an exploration of Rhode Island's connections to … Continue reading Worksop, Witches and a Place in American History: the Life of Richard Bernard with Adrian Gray
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on the Great Lawn of the John Brown House Museum for the Witch Craft Market, … Continue reading Witch Craft Market
Join the RIHS for the culmination of their monthlong All Hallow's Evenings series with a Spellbinding Soirée, hosted at their … Continue reading Spellbinding Soiree
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will offer free admission to veterans … Continue reading Veterans Day at the Museum of Work and Culture
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, is excited to announce Tuesday Tea … Continue reading Tuesday Tea Time Talks at the Museum of Work & Culture
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will be hosting its second Tuesday … Continue reading Tuesday Tea Time Talks at the Museum of Work & Culture
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Saturday, December 2, from 1pm-5pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture for … Continue reading Global Market at the Museum of Work & Culture
The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Battle of Rhode Island Association will welcome Dr. Friederike Baer on Wednesday, December … Continue reading German Soldiers in Rhode Island, 1776 to 1779 Free Talk with Friederike Baer
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday, December 14, at 6pm, at the Aldrich House for a talk from … Continue reading Talk with Pamela McColl on the History of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will host a free Smithsonian Traveling … Continue reading Flights of Friction: Fact or Fiction Smithsonian Traveling Trunk Activity
PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAM IS NOW BEING HELD VIA ZOOM DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST The series will kick off … Continue reading Valley Talks kicks off at the Museum of Work & Culture With Architect Jonathan Bell and Exploration of French Mills NOW VIRTUAL DUE TO WEATHER
This program is sold out and we are only taking registrations for the waitlist. The Rhode Island Historical Society will … Continue reading WAITLIST ONLY: A & L Tirocchi, Dressmakers to the Rhode Island Elite, 1915-1947 with Madelyn Shaw
Filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present Village Shaker, Puzzle Maker: Creating the Documentary Series Slatersville, a talk exploring the decade-long … Continue reading Valley Talks Continues with a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Slatersville Documentary Series
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Tuesday, January 30, at 6pm, at the Aldrich House for a talk by … Continue reading Talk with Retired Park Ranger John McNiff on the Early Life of Roger Williams
The Rhode Island Historical Society will host a weekly virtual series, Love our Collections, highlighting the behind-the-scenes work of its … Continue reading Love Our Collections – RIHS Collections: Acquisitions in the 21st Century
Rhode Island Historical Society Executive Director Dr. C. Morgan Grefe and artist Gage Prentiss will present Making Art History. In … Continue reading Valley Talks Continues with a Talk on Providence Artist Edward Mitchell Bannister
In this virtual talk, historian Robert Cvornyek will present on Rhode Island-born athlete Charles Thomas. Thomas lived most of his … Continue reading A Purposeful Life: Charles Thomas and the Struggle for Racial Equality in Sports with Robert Cvornyek
The Rhode Island Historical Society is hosting a weekly virtual series, Love Our Collections, highlighting the behind-the-scenes work of its … Continue reading Love Our Collections: Film at the RIHS
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