World Elephant Day
Today is World Elephant Day! To celebrate and honor these amazing animals, we decided to re-post a piece written about … Continue reading World Elephant Day
Attention all Lovers of Nature!
“To the attention of travelers, sea faring men, and all lovers of nature and nature’s handy works, who are willing … Continue reading Attention all Lovers of Nature!
Missing the snow?
On this lovely 43 degree and sunny January day, I cannot help but miss the snow. Of course, like all … Continue reading Missing the snow?
Object Thursday: A Band Box for Boxing Day
Elsewhere in the world, it’s Boxing Day, the uniquely British Commonwealth holiday when servants and working people received Christmas boxes … Continue reading Object Thursday: A Band Box for Boxing Day
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
Object Thursday: Parkinson's Electric Royal Ice Pick
The Society recently received a gift of a nickel plated Parkinson’s Electric Royal Ice Pick, 1880-1930. Not having heard of … Continue reading Object Thursday: Parkinson's Electric Royal Ice Pick
Object Thursday: Rhode Island Literary Repository
As we digitize and expand the catalog records for the miniatures in the Society’s museum collection, we make connections to … Continue reading Object Thursday: Rhode Island Literary Repository
Object Thursday: Providence from Across the Cove, 1818
Of all the paintings in the RIHS Collection, this is probably my favorite landscape, though its sister painting, made by … Continue reading Object Thursday: Providence from Across the Cove, 1818
Faith and Freedom Friday: Workers' Association for Guaranteed Employment (WAGE)
Mark Toney, a Vallejo, California native, came in 1978 to study at Brown University and became active in the peace … Continue reading Faith and Freedom Friday: Workers' Association for Guaranteed Employment (WAGE)
Faith & Freedom Friday: Sweet Sampler
Once upon a time on Benefit Street stood a church that looked like this. The First Congregational Church, now the … Continue reading Faith & Freedom Friday: Sweet Sampler