BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Rhode Island Historical Society - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Rhode Island Historical Society 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220220 DTSTAMP:20240328T134100 CREATED:20211112T175319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T161823Z UID:22737-1637280000-1645315199@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Unity & Liberty: Washington's Tour in Rhode Island DESCRIPTION:George Washington had spent years leading soldiers into battle in the Revolutionary War. But\, as the first President of the United States\, he faced a different kind of battle: uniting the thirteen colonies. Debates over the ratification of the Constitution\, which would establish the government we know today\, divided the nation. In an effort to develop a sense of national unity\, Washington went on a tour through the colonies in 1790. Perhaps the most important stop- Rhode Island! The state’s hesitancy to ratify the Constitution demanded special attention from the Commander in Chief. \nInspired by Nathaniel Philbrick’s latest work\, “Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy\,” we invite you to explore George Washington’s 1790 visit to Rhode Island through the Rhode Island Historical Society’s collection of historical artifacts. \nOpening November 19th at the John Brown House Museum. Exhibition included in the price of admission. See the John Brown House Museum visitation page for open hours and admissions prices. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/unity-liberty-washingtons-tour-in-rhode-island/ LOCATION:The John Brown House Museum\, 52 Power St\, Providence\, RI\, 02906-1012\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Unity-Liberty-Logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="John Brown House Museum":MAILTO:jbh@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220301 DTSTAMP:20240328T134100 CREATED:20211112T175823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T135837Z UID:22741-1638662400-1646092799@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:A Rhode Island Winter's Tale DESCRIPTION:The weather outside may be frightful\, but inside the John Brown House Museum\, it’s delightful! Celebrate the magic of winter in Rhode Island with a nostalgic glimpse into winter’s by-gone and explore how Rhode Islander’s have made the most of this frigid season.\n\nOpening December 5th at the John Brown House Museum. Exhibition included with the price of admission. See the John Brown House Museum visitation page for open hours and admissions prices. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/a-rhode-island-winters-tale/ LOCATION:The John Brown House Museum\, 52 Power St\, Providence\, RI\, 02906-1012\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/A-Rhode-Island-Winters-Tale-Logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="John Brown House Museum":MAILTO:jbh@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T134100 CREATED:20220108T160111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T185940Z UID:23001-1642068000-1648746000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:“Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II” Smithsonian Poster Exhibition and Programs DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to present Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II\, a poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit will open on Thursday\, January 13\, 2022\, and will remain in the changing gallery through March.\nThe Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II poster exhibition traces the story of Japanese national and Japanese American incarceration during World War II and the people who survived it. Some 40 years later\, members of the Japanese American community led the nation to confront the wrong it had done—and urged Congress to make it right. \nBased on an original exhibition at the National Museum of American History\, the Righting a Wrong poster exhibition centers around eight core questions that encourage viewers to engage in a dialogue about how this happened and could it happen again. Embracing themes that are as relevant today as they were 75 years ago\, the poster exhibition brings forth themes of identity\, immigration\, prejudice\, civil rights\, courage\, and what it means to be an American. \nComplimenting the Smithsonian poster exhibit\, the Museum will also offer a short documentary\, musical reflections\, informational videos\, explanatory texts\, illustrative graphic novel panels\, a digital exhibit\, visual art\, and a book nook where visitors can learn about Japanese American experiences during this time period through classic children’s books. \nIn addition\, the Museum will host a variety of virtual programs over the course of the exhibit’s installation\, sponsored by the New England Japanese American Citizens League. These include: \nSunday\, January 23\, 1:00pm: “The Power of Objects”\nSmithsonian Museum Specialist and Righting a Wrong co-curator Noriko Sanefuji highlights the work being done to tell the story of Japanese American incarceration through artifacts.Individuals can register for the talk here: https://bit.ly/3yrn7t7 \nSaturday\, February 19\, 2022\, 1:00pm: “Day of Remembrance 2022: Executive Order 9066 and Its Legacies”\nKen Nomiyama (Tule Lake Committee) and Jim McIlwain (New England Japanese American Citizens League) will speak on the 80th Day of Remembrance\, discussing President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 and its consequences during World War II and today. Individuals can register for the talk here: https://bit.ly/3HBNUGo \nSaturday\, March 12\, 2022\, 1:00pm: Family Memories: A Conversation About Camp and Its Aftermath\nDavid Sakura\, Ph.D. and Margie Yamamoto will engage in conversation about their experiences\, and their families’ experiences\, during and after World War II. This program will be moderated by Erin Aoyama\, Ph.D. candidate in American Studies\, Brown University. Individuals can register for the talk here: https://bit.ly/3gg50y7 \nFebruary: Video Program\, Title TBD\nIllustrator Rae Kuruhara celebrates Japanese American food culture by demonstrating how to make onigiri and spam musubi in two short videos and a comic. \n“Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II” was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The traveling exhibition and poster exhibition are supported by a grant from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool\, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center; the Terasaki Family Foundation and C.L. Ehn & Ginger Lew. \nSITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington\, D.C.\, for more than 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art\, science and history\, which are shown wherever people live\, work and play. For exhibition description and tour schedules\, visit sites.si.edu. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/righting-a-wrong-japanese-americans-and-world-war-ii-smithsonian-poster-exhibition-and-programs/ LOCATION:Museum of Work & Culture\, 42 S Main St\, Woonsocket\, RI\, 02895\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Righting-a-Wrong-Tile-banner-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T134100 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:20240328T134100 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:20240328T134100 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:20240328T134100 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:20240328T134100 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:20240328T134100 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/ LOCATION:RI 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:20220226T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T113000 DTSTAMP:20240328T134100 CREATED:20220204T133602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T210817Z UID:23194-1645871400-1645875000@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Drink in the History with Dave’s Coffee DESCRIPTION: Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and Dave’s Coffee on Saturday\, February 26 at 10:30 am for the continuation of Drink in the History\, a year-long series pairing RI beverages with history talks.  \nProgram guests will be treated to cups of two different Dave’s Coffee roasts\, an assortment of Allie’s donuts\, and a bag of Dave’s Coffee to take home. In addition\, Dave’s Coffee’s Director of Community Outreach Neal Beaudreau will share how the company selects\, imports\, and roasts their coffee. This will be complemented by a presentation by RIHS Deputy Executive Director of Collections & Interpretation Richard Ring\, who will share the RIHS’s coffee logs and offer insights into RI’s history in the trade. \nTickets are $20 for RIHS members and $25 for non-members and can be purchased here.  \nDrink in the History is a part of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Bicentennial Celebrations\, made possible in part by Amica Insurance. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/drink-in-the-history-with-daves-coffee/ LOCATION:RI CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rihs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_6287-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR