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"primary source research"

Nov 24, 2013
  • 18th century
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Benedict Arnold
  • diaries
  • Enos Hitchcock
  • manuscripts
  • primary source research

A perfidious wretch: Hitchcock's sermon on Arnold's treason

By you probably know how much I like the Reverend Enos Hitchcock in all his forms and centuries. We are … Continue reading A perfidious wretch: Hitchcock's sermon on Arnold's treason

Oct 31, 2013
  • 18th century
  • accounts
  • clothing
  • costume
  • Enos Hitchcock
  • Levi Burr
  • MSS 78
  • primary source research
  • providence
  • rhode island
  • textiles

Object Thursday: Accounting for Overhalls

The Reverend Enos Hitchcock is an interesting figure, not only for his role as a Continental Army chaplain during the … Continue reading Object Thursday: Accounting for Overhalls

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

Sep 27, 2012
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Cemeteries
  • primary source research

RI Cemetery Database Updated

New data and photograph files about burials in the Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries (RIHC) Database have just been added to … Continue reading RI Cemetery Database Updated

Aug 30, 2011
  • Hurricanes
  • images
  • maritime
  • newspapers
  • primary source research
  • providence
  • Providence Journal
  • Storms
  • Woonsocket Call

ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER IRENE — ALL IS WELL (AND DRY) IN THE RIHS LIBRARY

As we enter Hurricane Season in Providence we count ourselves lucky to have seen Hurricane  IRENE pass by without causing … Continue reading ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER IRENE — ALL IS WELL (AND DRY) IN THE RIHS LIBRARY

Jul 21, 2011
  • images
  • maps
  • primary source research
  • rhode island

New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library!

Credit: BigTallGuy, from Flickr New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library! The Rhode Island Historical Society … Continue reading New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library!

Feb 25, 2009
  • brown university
  • creative writing
  • primary source research

Chronicles of Brunonia

A fascinating collection of student-produced historical narratives (a number of them using materials from the Rhode Island Historical Society’s collections) … Continue reading Chronicles of Brunonia

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