The Rhode Island Historical Society will host veteran research and writer Christian McBurney on Wednesday, August 1st, at 6 p.m., … Continue reading Discussing the History of Rumrunners in Narragansett Bay – Book Talk with Christian McBurney
The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off the 26th season of its beloved Concerts Under the Elms series on … Continue reading Concerts Under The Elms: Funkademic
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will host a Rhode Island International … Continue reading MoWC to Screen Québecois Films for R.I. International Film Festival
The Rhode Island Historical Society will host a virtual talk on Tuesday, August 15th at 7pm with former Australian Ambassador … Continue reading Virtual Talk – Former Ambassador David Stuart to Discuss History of RI’s Trade Connections to Australia
Join the John Brown House Museum on Wednesday, August 16 at 5:30pm for a special tour of “Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky … Continue reading Special Tour of “Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to Revolution,” at the John Brown House Museum
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will host its annual free Labor … Continue reading Free Labor Day Open House at the Museum of Work & Culture
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
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