Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Wednesday, September 3rd, at 5:30pm for a talk by author Jennifer Rycenga on … Continue reading Schooling the Nation: The Success of the Canterbury Female Academy Book Talk with Jennifer Rycenga
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society for our premiere of a powerful Black History walking tour on Saturday, October 11th … Continue reading Black History on Providence’s East Side Walking Tour
Join the John Brown House Museum, a Rhode Island Historical Society museum, on Saturday, February 21st at 11:00 am for our Black History on … Continue reading Black History on Providence’s East Side – Walking Tour (Special Collaboration with Stages of Freedom)
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 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
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 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
In celebration of Juneteenth, the John Brown House Museum will be OPEN and FREE for all visitors from 10am to … Continue reading Juneteenth at the John Brown House Museum
In celebration of Juneteenth 2026, the Rhode Island Historical Society is teaming up with the African American Museum of RI … Continue reading Juneteenth Special Walking Tour: Black History on Providence’s East Side
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
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