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"American Revolutionary War"

Revolutionary War Defenses in Rhode Island Book Talk with Dr. John Robertson

The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Battle of Rhode Island Association will welcome Dr. John Robertson on Thursday, May … Continue reading Revolutionary War Defenses in Rhode Island Book Talk with Dr. John Robertson

Inside the Archives: Reading Revolutionary War Documents

The Rhode Island Historical Society continues its free Inside the Archives series on Tuesday, July 5, at noon, with a … Continue reading Inside the Archives: Reading Revolutionary War Documents

POSTPONED: A People’s Tour of the John Brown House Museum

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED A People’s History Tour of the John Brown House was researched and presented by local … Continue reading POSTPONED: A People’s Tour of the John Brown House Museum

Feb 1, 2019
  • Abraham Whipple
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Bohea tea
  • cargo
  • Colonial America
  • colonists
  • Gaspee
  • John Brown
  • molasses
  • narragansett bay
  • Nathaniel Whitting
  • Navigation Acts
  • Newport
  • rhode island
  • Rogue Island
  • rum
  • schooner
  • smuggling
  • tea

Rogue Island

Smuggling in Colonial Rhode Island and the Gaspee Affair On June 9, 1772 the British customs schooner Gaspee ran aground … Continue reading Rogue Island

Aug 31, 2017
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Rhode Island (1778)
  • diaries and journals
  • John Sullivan
  • Men's Diaries
  • Noah Robinson
  • Redwood Library & Athenaeum
  • Stephen Hopkins
  • Theodore Foster

Fighting Like Heroes: Accounts of the Battle of R.I., 1778

The Battle of Rhode Island, also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill, occurred August 29, 1778 in Tiverton, R.I. … Continue reading Fighting Like Heroes: Accounts of the Battle of R.I., 1778

Apr 21, 2016
  • 18th century
  • American Revolutionary War
  • maritime
  • seafaring

The Good, the Bad, and the Awesome

The GOOD Esek Hopkins was born on April 26, 1718 in Scituate, Rhode Island to William Hopkins and Ruth Wilkinson. … Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Awesome

Jan 29, 2016
  • American Revolutionary War
  • John Carter
  • paper
  • Printing History
  • R.I. Imprints
  • Stephen Hopkins
  • William Goddard

Pushing Paper: Collections Highlight

For Rhode Island one of the most important events of the late 18th Century was the opening of paper mills … Continue reading Pushing Paper: Collections Highlight

May 4, 2015
  • 4 May 1776
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Broadsides
  • Independence Day Rhode Island

Happy R.I. Independence Day!

Happy Rhode Island Independence Day! Happy Independence Day Rhode Island! Two full months before the Continental Congress in Philadelphia declared independence … Continue reading Happy R.I. Independence Day!

Jul 3, 2014
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Broadsides
  • Declaration of Independence
  • early printing
  • Fourth of July
  • john brown house museum
  • Solomon Southwick

Object Thursday: The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is classified as a “broadside.” Broadsides are generally printed on one side of a sheet of … Continue reading Object Thursday: The Declaration of Independence

Nov 24, 2013
  • 18th century
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Benedict Arnold
  • diaries
  • Enos Hitchcock
  • manuscripts
  • primary source research

A perfidious wretch: Hitchcock's sermon on Arnold's treason

By you probably know how much I like the Reverend Enos Hitchcock in all his forms and centuries. We are … Continue reading A perfidious wretch: Hitchcock's sermon on Arnold's treason

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