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"Exhibitions"

Jan 16, 2013
  • clothing
  • costume
  • Exhibitions

Mad Hats!

Artist/ Rebel/ Dandy: Men of Fashion will open to the public at the RISD Museum on April 28, 2013  and … Continue reading Mad Hats!

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
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  • 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 12, 2012
  • art
  • environment
  • Exhibitions
  • fireflies
  • installation
  • john brown house
  • preservation
  • providence

Fireflies in the Courtyard

Opening September 20th, the Rhode Island Historical Society will host the Firefly Grove in the courtyard of the John Brown House Museum. … Continue reading Fireflies in the Courtyard

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

Jun 21, 2012
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Civil War
  • events
  • Exhibitions
  • john brown house
  • Rhode Island at War
  • War of 1812

Sneak a Peak at the Gallery

Each day we work at the museum, we get a little closer to finishing the exhibit installation. The cases in … Continue reading Sneak a Peak at the Gallery

Jun 14, 2012
  • collections
  • Exhibitions
  • john brown house museum
  • rhode

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

The collections staff at the John Brown House Museum has been working for several months preparing the former silver and … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Jan 6, 2012
  • charles chapin
  • Exhibitions
  • library display
  • public health
  • sanitorium
  • tuberculosis
  • tuberculosis patients
  • wallum lake

The War on Tuberculosis

Our January presentation in the Library’s display case gives us a glimpse at the important features in our state’s efforts … Continue reading The War on Tuberculosis

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

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