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"providence"

Drink in the History: Green Line Apothecary (Providence)

Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and Green Line Apothecary on Saturday, June 25 at 1 p.m. for the continuation … Continue reading Drink in the History: Green Line Apothecary (Providence)

(Wait-list Only) Weybosset Crossing: A Native American Cultural Presentation and Walking Tour

Join the Rhode Island Historical Society along with Deborah Spears Moorehead and fellow artists on a walking tour along the … Continue reading (Wait-list Only) Weybosset Crossing: A Native American Cultural Presentation and Walking Tour

Aug 3, 2020
  • landmarks
  • Narragansetts
  • providence
  • rhode island
  • Roger Wiliams

Slate Rock, The Landing Place of Roger Williams

  Although it is now largely forgotten, Rhode Islanders of the nineteenth century considered Slate Rock to be one of … Continue reading Slate Rock, The Landing Place of Roger Williams

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

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

May 25, 2017
  • Albee
  • bijou
  • Bullock's
  • burlesque
  • casino
  • Dime Museum
  • empire street
  • Fay's
  • Gaiety
  • Imperial
  • Keith's
  • mathewson street
  • movie
  • Nickel
  • Opera
  • playbills
  • programs
  • providence
  • rhode island
  • Rialto
  • Strand
  • theater
  • theatre
  • vaudeville
  • westminster street

Destruction of History/History of Destruction II

The architectural history of Rhode Island is a fascinating and frequently researched topic in the R.I.H.S. Collections. Buildings that housed or … Continue reading Destruction of History/History of Destruction II

Apr 13, 2017
  • Adirondacks
  • affair
  • Broadway
  • clothing store
  • death penalty
  • Denver
  • divorce
  • doctor
  • guilty
  • murder
  • newspapers
  • photographer
  • poison
  • providence
  • Providence Journal
  • trial
  • wedding
  • whiskey
  • widow

Happy New Year… in April?

It started with a patron, a picture and a juicy story. A patron was looking for photos taken by Providence … Continue reading Happy New Year… in April?

Mar 22, 2017
  • Elleanor Eldridge
  • Frances Whipple Green
  • Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center
  • Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge
  • providence
  • rhode island historical society
  • rihs
  • Women's History
  • womens history month

“No MAN Ever Would Have Been Treated So”: Elleanor Eldridge

Celebrating Women’s History Month by way of an entrepreneur’s 233rd birthday

Oct 20, 2016
  • doctors
  • medicine
  • providence
  • what cheer day

Meet Dr. William Bowen

Dr. William Bowen was born in Providence, March 8, 1747. His father, Dr. Ephraim Bowen, called him “Billie”. He is … Continue reading Meet Dr. William Bowen

Aug 31, 2016
  • Flooding
  • Gorton Thayer Lippitt
  • Hurricane Carol
  • Hurricanes
  • Hurricanes Rhode Island 1954
  • Lippitt Family Collection
  • providence

"Trust To Yr Own Head": an Account of Hurricane Carol

Today in 1954 Hurricane Carole hit Rhode Island with its full force. Read this first-hand account by Providence resident Gorton Thayer … Continue reading "Trust To Yr Own Head": an Account of Hurricane Carol

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Organization Spotlight: What Cheer Writers Club

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In Memoriam: Paul R. Campbell

Slate Rock, The Landing Place of Roger Williams

Fruit Hill Detecting Society vs. Horse and Carriage Thieves

The Great September Gale of 1815

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