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"Howard M. Chapin"

Dec 7, 2017
  • Governors of Rhode Island
  • Greene
  • historic homes
  • Howard M. Chapin
  • john brown house
  • librarians
  • library
  • rhode island historical society
  • Roelker

William Greene Roelker (1886 – 1953)

“Live by faith and not on figures” William Greene Roelker, Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society from 1940 – … Continue reading William Greene Roelker (1886 – 1953)

Mar 31, 2017
  • Howard M. Chapin
  • maps
  • providence

Maps in the Rhode Island Historical Society Collection

  There are just over 3,500 maps in our collection, all of which are cataloged and available through NETOP. The … Continue reading Maps in the Rhode Island Historical Society Collection

Jun 3, 2016
  • anchor
  • Howard M. Chapin
  • seals (emblems)
  • symbols
  • Thomas Hazard

Seals!

Everyone loves Rhode Island’s harbor seals but I love the seals in the R.I.H.S. Collections. They make any document more … Continue reading Seals!

Mar 29, 2016
  • #peopleMW
  • Howard M. Chapin
  • librarians
  • rhode island historical society

Dear Howard

The collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society have their own storied past and the current curators walk through the … Continue reading Dear Howard

Feb 18, 2016
  • Charles V. Chapin
  • disease
  • Howard M. Chapin
  • typhoid
  • Typhoid Mary

You Give Me Fever

typhoid [tahy-foid] noun Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, characterized by high fever, rose-colored spots on chest or abdomen, abdominal pain, intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced via contaminated food or  … Continue reading You Give Me Fever

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

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