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:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230108T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230108T143000 DTSTAMP:20240329T003747 CREATED:20221227T214431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T214431Z UID:46379-1673184600-1673188200@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: Worldly Rhode Island DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, begin Sunday\, January 8 at 1:30pm on Zoom.  \nThe series will kick off with Worldly Rhode Island\, a talk by Rhode Island Historical Society Executive Director C. Morgan Grefe\, Ph.D. \nAs the nineteenth century rolled into the twentieth\, Rhode Island’s industrial production per capita was second to none. The goods made here traveled around the world. And\, in fact\, they were often made by people who came to these shores from the farthest reaches of the globe.  This talk will kick off the RIHS’s annual theme of Rhode Island and The World as we begin to explore how Rhode Island has been shaped by and how it has\, in turn\, shaped the wider world. \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: https://bit.ly/3v9GC8F \nGrefe is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, a position she has held since 2011. Prior to this\, she served as the Director of the Newell D. Goff Center for Education and Public Programs at the Society beginning in 2005.  She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania; and earned a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University in 2005. Her work as a historian focuses on U.S. social\, cultural and architectural history\, with special attention on carceral history\, public history\, and Rhode Island. She makes her home in Pawtucket with her spouse\, artist Gage Prentiss\, and their three exceptional cats. \nOther Valley Talks will include: \nJanuary 22: International House of Rhode Island Executive Director Alex Holt and Vartan Gregorian Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University Andrea Flores will discuss how visa stipulations impact the life trajectories and decisions of international PhD students and international postdocs. \nFebruary 5: Woonsocket icon\, restaurant proprietor\, and jazz aficionado John Chan will share his family’s history\, including how they came to call Woonsocket home and the personal passion that shaped the legendary Chan’s Eggrolls and Jazz. \nFebruary 19: Historian George Goodwin will discuss Woonsocket’s B’nai Israel synagogue\, designed by internationally renowned synagogue architect Samuel Glazer\, and its importance to Rhode Island’s Jewish community. \nMarch 5: Writer Melody Desjardins will examine the relationship between French-Canadian folklore and current day Franco-Americans in search of a deeper connection between the two. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-worldly-rhode-island/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2019/11/MoWC-image-from-Facebook-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230122T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230122T143000 DTSTAMP:20240329T003747 CREATED:20230109T172852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T170212Z UID:46400-1674394200-1674397800@www.rihs.org SUMMARY:Valley Talks: International Scholars in RI - Immigration & the Shaping of a Life DESCRIPTION:Valley Talks\, a series of biweekly historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture\, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society\, continues Sunday\, January 22 at 1:30pm on Zoom. \nJoin International House of Rhode Island Executive Director Alex Holt and Andrea Flores\, Vartan Gregorian Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University\, as they discuss\, both anecdotally and academically\, how visa stipulations impact the life trajectories and decisions of international PhD students and international postdocs. International students and scholars make up a sizable population of contemporary universities\, including in Rhode Island. What draws this vital group of people to uproot their lives and move here? How do they experience living here in Providence? What makes them decide to stay in the US\, move home\, or go elsewhere? \nIndividuals can register for the talk by visiting: bit.ly/3POvBDh \nFlores is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in the anthropology of education. Her research interests primarily center on how education shapes immigrant and immigrant descendants’ sense of self\, transitions to adulthood\, and social belonging in the United States.  \nHolt has served as Executive Director of International House since August 2019. He draws upon his more than 15 years of non-profit management\, community building and education experience to oversee International House\, fostering a dynamic place for cross-cultural activity in Rhode Island. He lives in Providence with his wife and son\, and is now a fourth generation resident of Providence. \n  \nOther Valley Talks will include: \nFebruary 5: Woonsocket icon\, restaurant proprietor\, and jazz aficionado John Chan will discuss his family’s history and the story of Chan’s Eggrolls and Jazz. \nFebruary 19: Historian George Goodwin will tell the story of Woonsocket’s B’nai Israel synagogue and its importance to Rhode Island’s Jewish population \nMarch 5: Writer Melody Desjardins will examine the relationship between French-Canadian folklore and current day Franco-Americans in search of a deeper connection between the two. URL:https://www.rihs.org/event/valley-talks-international-scholars-in-ri-immigration-the-shaping-of-a-life/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://storage.googleapis.com/stateless-www-rihs-org/2023/01/Eblast-Top-_4_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Work & Culture":MAILTO:mowc@rihs.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR