The Museum of Work & Culture, a Rhode Island Historical Society museum, will host its annual Salute to Spring ~ … Continue reading Salute to Spring ~ Bonjour Printemps
The Museum of Work & Culture, a Rhode Island Historical Society museum, will host its annual Salute to Spring ~ … Continue reading Salute to Spring ~ Bonjour Printemps
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Secretary of State’s team on Monday, March 30th, at 11am for a … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tour of the Rhode Island State House
Join the John Brown House Museum on Monday, March 30, 2026, at 5:30 pm for “Mary Williams and 17th-Century Rhode … Continue reading Mary Williams and 17th-Century Rhode Island: Exhibit Talk with Charlotte Carrington-Farmer
April 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of George Washington’s 1776 visit to Rhode Island. To recognize this historic anniversary, the … Continue reading Saturdays in the 1700s: Meet George and Martha Washington
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Tuesday, April 7th, at 2 pm for a member-exclusive tour of the Roger … Continue reading MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: “Three Burials of Roger Williams” Tour of Roger Williams National Memorial
Archivists, researchers, curators, and museums bring a range of disciplinary approaches, lived experience, source material, and different relationships to the … Continue reading Finding Black Voices in the Archive with Dr. Christopher West and Jennifer Galpern
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Wednesday, April 15th, at 12:30 pm for the fourth installment of Liberty at … Continue reading Liberty at Lunchtime: Eric Sloane Museum
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
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 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 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
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