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"rhode island"

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

Feb 1, 2019
  • Abraham Whipple
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Bohea tea
  • cargo
  • Colonial America
  • colonists
  • Gaspee
  • John Brown
  • molasses
  • narragansett bay
  • Nathaniel Whitting
  • Navigation Acts
  • Newport
  • rhode island
  • Rogue Island
  • rum
  • schooner
  • smuggling
  • tea

Rogue Island

Smuggling in Colonial Rhode Island and the Gaspee Affair On June 9, 1772 the British customs schooner Gaspee ran aground … Continue reading Rogue Island

Jul 9, 2018
  • 1950s
  • fashion
  • Politics
  • rhode island

Lola's Ball Gown

Lola Elda Del Sesto (Farrone) was born on November 01, 1909, she was the wife of Rhode Island governor Christopher … Continue reading Lola's Ball Gown

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

Aug 17, 2017
  • Photographers
  • rhode island

High Summer Harvest

Photographs by Ernest K. Thomas One of our recent projects was the inventorying of the collection of a prolific but … Continue reading High Summer Harvest

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 27, 2017
  • baking
  • cooking
  • cooking from the books
  • food
  • recipes
  • rhode island

Cooking (from) the Books

The Rhode Island Historical Society’s theme for 2017 is Relishing Rhode Island. To celebrate this, our staff will be cooking … Continue reading Cooking (from) the Books

Mar 3, 2017
  • charity
  • consumerism
  • food
  • food conservation
  • home economics
  • rhode island
  • women
  • women's organizations
  • World War I

Rhode Island Women in Action: A Force for Local Food

The Providence Housewives League The Providence Housewives League held their first meeting on September 27, 1912, with an aim to … Continue reading Rhode Island Women in Action: A Force for Local Food

Oct 31, 2016
  • cemetery
  • consumption
  • Exeter
  • exhumation
  • haunted
  • rhode island
  • superstitions
  • tuberculosis
  • vampires

Have Mercy…

Immortalized in H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shunned House”, rumored to be the inspiration for Lucy Westerna in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, destination … Continue reading Have Mercy…

Jul 14, 2016
  • bathing suits
  • beaches
  • clothing
  • costume
  • images
  • rhode island
  • swimming

Fun in the Sun!

Every year people flock to the beaches of Rhode Island for some fun in the sun.Beach front entertainment took on … Continue reading Fun in the Sun!

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Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to Revolution Exhibit

Concerts Under The Elms: Funkademic

Concerts Under The Elms: Nickel Jukebox

Concerts Under The Elms: The Good Living Band

Concerts Under The Elms: Bay Swing

Concerts Under the Elms: Atwater-Donnelly

Concerts Under The Elms: Greystone Rail

Fortepiano Concert featuring Daniel Adam Maltz

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