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"john brown house"

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

Sep 11, 2017
  • doors open rhode island
  • doors open ri
  • john brown house
  • john brown house museum
  • museum day live!
  • museum of work & culture
  • smithsonian magazine museum day live!
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Smithsonian Museum Day Live! and Doors Open R.I. Come to RIHS

John Brown House Museum in Providence and Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket Will Offer Free Admission, Tours on September 23

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

Jan 3, 2013
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • costume
  • Eleanor Feke
  • john brown house
  • painttings
  • rhode island
  • Robert Feke

Object Thursdays: Eleanor Cozzens Feke

or, Love, Loss, and What She Didn’t Wear She gazes serenely from the wall at the John Brown House Museum, … Continue reading Object Thursdays: Eleanor Cozzens Feke

Oct 11, 2012
  • 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Broadsides
  • Civil War
  • john brown house
  • primary source research
  • Rhode Island at War

History Many Ways: What Cheer! Day 2012

One of the most rewarding things about working at the RIHS is the opportunity to share our wonderful collections with … Continue reading History Many Ways: What Cheer! Day 2012

Oct 9, 2012
  • 2nd Rhode Island Regiment
  • 54th Regiment of Foot
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Bourbonnais
  • Colonial Rhode Island
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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

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