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"weather"

Dec 22, 2016
  • almanacs
  • Bennett Wheeler
  • Elisha Thornton
  • John Carter
  • Printing History
  • weather

A Solstice Almanac Tale

We have just celebrated the Winter Solstice yesterday, Dec. 21st.  Today we look at the seasons of yore, specifically 1795 … Continue reading A Solstice Almanac Tale

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

Feb 7, 2013
  • Blizzard of 1978
  • clothing
  • Governor Garrahy
  • rhode island
  • weather

Object Thursday: The Blizzard Shirt

I’ll admit it now: I’m not from here. So the first winter I was in grad school in Providence, I … Continue reading Object Thursday: The Blizzard Shirt

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In Memoriam: Paul R. Campbell

Slate Rock, The Landing Place of Roger Williams

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The Great September Gale of 1815

    

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