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"john brown house"

Shakespeare on the Great Lawn

For their inaugural Shakespeare Play event, RI Shakespeare Rep presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first full-length play produced … Continue reading Shakespeare on the Great Lawn

Shakespeare on the Great Lawn

For their inaugural Shakespeare Play event, RI Shakespeare Rep presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first full-length play produced … Continue reading Shakespeare on the Great Lawn

Shakespeare on the Great Lawn

For their inaugural Shakespeare Play event, RI Shakespeare Rep presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first full-length play produced … Continue reading Shakespeare on the Great Lawn

POSTPONED: A People’s Tour of the John Brown House Museum

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED A People’s History Tour of the John Brown House was researched and presented by local … Continue reading POSTPONED: A People’s Tour of the John Brown House Museum

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)

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

Jan 9, 2014
  • Chinese export porcelain
  • john brown house
  • john brown house museum
  • soup
  • tureen
  • weather
  • winter

Object Thursday: Soup Tureen

With the cold weather we’ve had lately, soup seems especially appealing. This Chinese export porcelain tureen in the shape of … Continue reading Object Thursday: Soup Tureen

Mar 14, 2013
  • clothing
  • costume
  • design
  • events
  • john brown house
  • providence
  • rack cards
  • rhode island historical society
  • textiles

Object Thursday: Linen Corsets and Leather Pants

It’s not your typical Casual Friday, but it was a Wonderful Wednesday morning. Dana Signe Munroe, Justin Squizzero and I … Continue reading Object Thursday: Linen Corsets and Leather Pants

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

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