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“Designing the Future Now” Goff Lecture from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum curator Cynthia E. Smith

The Rhode Island Historical Society will host its first Newell D. Goff Lecture of 2025 on Wednesday, May 7th, 6pm. … Continue reading “Designing the Future Now” Goff Lecture from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum curator Cynthia E. Smith

The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots Goff Lecture with Jonathan Schroeder

For one hundred and sixty-nine years, a first-person slave narrative written by John Swanson Jacobs—brother of African-American abolitionist and writer … Continue reading The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots Goff Lecture with Jonathan Schroeder

Journey Through Time with Hmong Pandau

Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Saturday, April 13th at 2pm for its annual Goff Lecture featuring members of … Continue reading Journey Through Time with Hmong Pandau

2021 Goff Lecture: Nathaniel Philbrick’s Travels with George (VIRTUAL)

The Rhode Island Historical Society will kick off its bicentennial celebrations Saturday, November 20 at 5pm with its annual Goff … Continue reading 2021 Goff Lecture: Nathaniel Philbrick’s Travels with George (VIRTUAL)

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