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"Colonial Rhode Island"

Aug 3, 2021
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • rhode island
  • rhode island historical society

Call for Submissions: “The Bridge: The Gaspee Affair in Context”

The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Newport Historical Society will publish the second themed “combined issue” of their respective … Continue reading Call for Submissions: “The Bridge: The Gaspee Affair in Context”

VIRTUAL: “Founding Mothers: The Verin Case and the Liberty of Conscience in Early Rhode Island”

Joshua and Jane Verin were some of the first colonists in the settlement of Providence. Religious meetings happened in Roger … Continue reading VIRTUAL: “Founding Mothers: The Verin Case and the Liberty of Conscience in Early Rhode Island”

Sep 14, 2017
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • images
  • john brown house
  • maps
  • providence
  • rhode island

You are HERE: Maps at the RIHS

This blog is in honor of our (and very first successful) Netop Night at the Robinson Research Center! We hold … Continue reading You are HERE: Maps at the RIHS

Jul 28, 2016
  • 18th century
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • furniture
  • john brown house
  • john brown house museum
  • material culture
  • Rhode Island furniture

Of Feet and Seats

If you were to eavesdrop on some specialists discussing furniture without seeing the objects they see, you might wonder what … Continue reading Of Feet and Seats

Dec 11, 2014
  • African-American soldiers
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • French and Indian War
  • Howard M. Chapin
  • King George's War
  • Native Americans
  • People of Color

R.I. Colonial Patriots of Color

Who is lost to the historical record? And can they be “rediscovered”? A long, often accurate, criticism of the teaching … Continue reading R.I. Colonial Patriots of Color

Nov 28, 2013
  • 18th century
  • Broadsides
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Faith & Freedom
  • French & Indian War
  • Peace of Paris
  • Printed Collection
  • Printing History
  • rhode island
  • Treaty of Paris 1763

"to render Sincere THANKS"

Three hundred and fifty years ago, Great Britain, France and Spain concluded a world war with a Treaty signed on … Continue reading "to render Sincere THANKS"

Oct 17, 2013
  • 18th century
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Brief Encounter
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • costume
  • embroidery
  • Faith & Freedom
  • Gallery Night
  • Grenadiers
  • military history
  • textiles

Object Thursday: Grenadier's Caps at Gallery Night

Just back from conservation and display in Boston, tonight’s Brief Encounter will feature the ca. 1745 British Grenadier’s cap from … Continue reading Object Thursday: Grenadier's Caps at Gallery Night

Sep 19, 2013
  • basket
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Dinah Fenner
  • Gallery Night
  • john brown house museum
  • museum collections
  • Narragansett Indians
  • Native Americans

Object Thursday: The Narragansett Basket

The Narragansett Basket is one of only two surviving 17th-century Algonkian baskets in the world. Despite an accompanying note describing … Continue reading Object Thursday: The Narragansett Basket

Jun 7, 2013
  • Church of England
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • James MacSparran
  • Narragansett
  • Quakers
  • rhode island
  • Stephen Hopkins

Faith & Freedom Friday: The Reverend and the Governor

James MacSparran (1693-1757) was an Irish born Anglican minister who arrived in Narragansett on April 28, 1721 to take charge … Continue reading Faith & Freedom Friday: The Reverend and the Governor

Apr 11, 2013
  • accessions
  • American Revolutionary War
  • British Army
  • cataloging
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • costume
  • curation
  • Grenadiers
  • military history
  • research
  • rhode island
  • uniforms

Object Thursday: Not at Bunker Hill– A British Officer’s Cap

Every object tells a story, and sometimes more than one. In the RIHS Museum collection, we have a very beautiful … Continue reading Object Thursday: Not at Bunker Hill– A British Officer’s Cap

Jan 17, 2013
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • furniture
  • john brown house
  • john brown house museum
  • John Goddard
  • Queen Anne style
  • tours

Object Thursday: A Chair, and the Measure of a Man

John Brown, by all estimates, was not a small man. His waistcoat measurements lead one historical clothing expert to estimate … Continue reading Object Thursday: A Chair, and the Measure of a Man

Jan 3, 2013
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • costume
  • Eleanor Feke
  • john brown house
  • painttings
  • rhode island
  • Robert Feke

Object Thursdays: Eleanor Cozzens Feke

or, Love, Loss, and What She Didn’t Wear She gazes serenely from the wall at the John Brown House Museum, … Continue reading Object Thursdays: Eleanor Cozzens Feke

Oct 9, 2012
  • 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
  • 54th Regiment of Foot
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Bourbonnais
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • events
  • Exhibitions
  • history
  • john brown house
  • living history
  • rhode island
  • Rhode Island at War
  • rhode island regiment
  • what cheer day

What Cheer! Day Preparation Underway

It’s a busy week for us here at the RIHS, as everyone prepares for our first What Cheer! Day  on … Continue reading What Cheer! Day Preparation Underway

Sep 10, 2012
  • clothing
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • costume
  • quilted petticoats
  • textiles

Framing a Plan

This coming weekend, I’ll be joining in at the Coggeshall Farm Harvest Fair, along with RIHS Registrar Dana Signe Munroe. … Continue reading Framing a Plan

Jun 25, 2012
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Disarmament
  • early printing
  • Exhibitions
  • Military draft
  • Peace

The Pursuit of Peace in Rhode Island

As Tolstoy knew, war and peace go hand in hand so it’s appropriate to the 2012 RIHS theme of Rhode … Continue reading The Pursuit of Peace in Rhode Island

May 4, 2012
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Independence Day
  • rhode island
  • Rhode Island Independence Day

Happy Rhody Independence Day!

Two full months before the Continental Congress in Philadelphia declared independence from Great Britain, the General Assembly of Rhode Island … Continue reading Happy Rhody Independence Day!

Mar 22, 2012
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • relics
  • Roger Williams

The Root of the Matter

On March 22, 1860, a group of enterprising amateur historians set about excavating the grave of Roger Williams.  I realized … Continue reading The Root of the Matter

Dec 23, 2011
  • 18th century
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • costume
  • embroidery
  • free pocket pattern
  • pocket
  • textiles

What's in a Pocket?

Lucy Lockett lost her pocket Kitty Fisher found it Not a penny was there in it Only ribbon round it … Continue reading What's in a Pocket?

Nov 23, 2011
  • children
  • clothing
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • rhode island
  • textiles

One for the Little Boy

At an event commemorating the 235th anniversary of the Fall of Fort Lee in New Jersey, I watched the re-enactors’ … Continue reading One for the Little Boy

Nov 17, 2011
  • brown university
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Exhibitions
  • providence

Rhode Island Begins

In the beginning, there were Wampanoag and Narragansett people, among others. There were villages and crops, the ocean and the … Continue reading Rhode Island Begins

Nov 10, 2011
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • images

Unknown Soldiers

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and we hope you will join us at the Museum of Work & Culture at 11:00 … Continue reading Unknown Soldiers

May 4, 2011
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Broadsides
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Gaspee
  • Independence Day
  • Printing History

Happy Rhody Independence Day!

! Happy Independence Day Rhode Island! Two full months before the Continental Congress in Philadelphia declared independence from Great Britain, … Continue reading Happy Rhody Independence Day!

Dec 8, 2010
  • American Indians
  • Colonial Rhode Island

Trails of Memory

We had such a great turnout and so much interest in last Wednesday’s program that we wanted to post some … Continue reading Trails of Memory

Oct 29, 2010
  • book history
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • early printing
  • James Franklin
  • John Carter
  • paper

New Online Resource

We’re pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: The Atlas of the Rhode Island Book Trade in … Continue reading New Online Resource

May 4, 2010
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • Independence Day

Independence Day

It’s that time again, time to celebrate Rhode Island’s declaration of their independence from Great Britain. Last year we posted … Continue reading Independence Day

Nov 23, 2009
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • holidays

Charter Day

346 years ago this November 24th, 1663 George Baxter was called before the General Court of Commissioners and asked to … Continue reading Charter Day

Apr 17, 2009
  • bookplates
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • debtors' prisons
  • early printing
  • James Franklin
  • provenance

An Impartial Hand

In a recent New Yorker article on the history of debtor imprisonment*, Jill Lepore briefly mentions a 1754 Rhode Island … Continue reading An Impartial Hand

Feb 26, 2009
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • early printing
  • James Franklin
  • typography

The Ardent Desire

Picking up on the discussion of broadsides in a previous post, today we’ll highlight another broadside from the collection: The … Continue reading The Ardent Desire

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The Great Swamp Massacre, a Conversation with James A. Warren

Organization Spotlight: Blackstone Valley Tourism Council

Tearing Down the Walls…Carefully

Summer Memories

Organization Spotlight: What Cheer Writers Club

Mystery Case

In Memoriam: Paul R. Campbell

    

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