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"ephemera"

Dec 15, 2016
  • clambakes
  • ephemera
  • menus
  • rhode island history
  • summer

Dreams of Summer

I will visit the beach in Rhode Island any time of year, even to the point of inflicting a trip … Continue reading Dreams of Summer

Sep 26, 2013
  • 18th century
  • Art of the Book
  • Children's Books
  • early printing
  • ephemera
  • Henry Marchant
  • Hugh Hale Brown
  • John Carter
  • Juvenile Literature
  • Printing History
  • rihs library

Object Thursday: Little Benjamin, or, Confess your Faults

Little eyes and little hands needed books too. The Rhode Island Historical Society holds a lovely collection of children’s books … Continue reading Object Thursday: Little Benjamin, or, Confess your Faults

Jun 27, 2013
  • ephemera

Object Thursday: Ephemera!

The Encyclopedia of Ephemera [a.] lists over 500 categories of ephemera that have been created over the years. Ephemera have … Continue reading Object Thursday: Ephemera!

Mar 29, 2013
  • #FreedomRI
  • American Revolutionary War
  • banners
  • Dorr Rebellion
  • ephemera
  • providence
  • Rhode Island at War
  • suffrage
  • Thomas Wilson Dorr

Faith & Freedom Friday: Revolution and Rebellion

On Saturday,  April 17, 1841, the Suffrage Association of Rhode Island held a Suffrage Parade. The members of the Association … Continue reading Faith & Freedom Friday: Revolution and Rebellion

Mar 3, 2011
  • education
  • ephemera
  • images

Job Well Done

Good students have been getting rewards of one kind or another for a long time, and the companies producing and … Continue reading Job Well Done

Oct 22, 2010
  • Broadsides
  • early printing
  • ephemera
  • images
  • John Carter
  • providence
  • woodcuts

The Elephant

Unfortunately, this post just missed Elephant Appreciation Day, but better late than never. “The Elephant”* is a broadside advertising the … Continue reading The Elephant

Jun 25, 2010
  • almanacs
  • beaches
  • ephemera
  • Newport

Beach Rules

The first page of The Newport Tide Almanac for the Year 1864 offers the following: RULES FOR BATHING AT NEWPORT … Continue reading Beach Rules

Feb 17, 2010
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Broadsides
  • cataloging
  • early printing
  • ephemera

Talk of the Town, 18th Century-Style

Thanks to the generous support from the following organizations: Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution Rhode Island … Continue reading Talk of the Town, 18th Century-Style

Jan 27, 2010
  • almanacs
  • American Revolutionary War
  • ephemera
  • George III
  • provenance
  • useful books

The King is Dead! (Oh, wait…) Long Live the King! (Sanford Ross, pt. 2)

Our last post described Sanford Ross and some of the details of his daily life that are vividly brought out … Continue reading The King is Dead! (Oh, wait…) Long Live the King! (Sanford Ross, pt. 2)

Nov 26, 2009
  • diaries and journals
  • ephemera
  • holidays
  • provenance
  • useful books

Happy Thanks Givin

The image below is taken from a copy of the 1812 New England Almanack. This almanac and a few others … Continue reading Happy Thanks Givin

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Organization Spotlight: What Cheer Writers Club

Mystery Case

In Memoriam: Paul R. Campbell

Slate Rock, The Landing Place of Roger Williams

Fruit Hill Detecting Society vs. Horse and Carriage Thieves

The Great September Gale of 1815

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