A Matter of Truth Exhibit

Rhode Island State House 82 Smith Street, Providence, RI

“A Matter of Truth” Dives Into Rhode Island’s History of Discrimination The new State House exhibit presented by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society explores the lives of African heritage […]

Charting History: Navigating the Currents of Rhode Island’s Past

Aldrich House 110 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI

Charting History is a traveling panel exhibition that tells one cohesive, chronological, and thematic narrative of Rhode Island's history. It follows the major threads of commerce, conflict, and conscience to tell the stories of RI and the people who have lived here throughout history up to the present-day. This exhibit is designed to introduce visitors […]

Lecture: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence

Newport Historical Society Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI

March 6, 2024 at 6:30pm, doors open at 5:30pm for a cocktail reception Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI Tickets: $15-$20 per person or $43 – $55 for a combo book + admission ticket On Wednesday March 6, 2024, the Newport Historical Society, in partnership with the Battle of Rhode Island Association, will […]

Dr. Shirley L. Green To Speak on “Revolutionary Blacks, Discovering the Frank Brothers” in Providence

Aldrich House 110 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI

The Battle of Rhode Island Association’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati continues with our partners at the  Rhode Island Historical Society, for a lecture by Dr. Shirley Green. Thursday March 7th at 6:00 PM at the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Aldrich House 110 Benevolent St in Providence The lecture […]

Gilded Age Newport in Color Exhibition

Rosecliff Mansion 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island

"Gilded Age Newport in Color" at Rosecliff is taking visitors back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when African heritage families were active members of a new type of urban setting – the resort community. The exhibition explores an important chapter in American history when African heritage families could unite and promote their […]

“Hope Deferred”: George T. Downing and the Nineteenth Century Civil Rights Movement

Newport Historical Society Resource Center 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI

Thursday March 21, 2024 at 6:30pm; doors open at 5:30pm for a cocktail reception $20 per person, $15 for Newport Historical Society members and active duty military Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street On Thursday March 21, 2024 at 6:30pm, Rhode Island historians Erik Chaput and Russell DeSimone will discuss the life and career […]

Virtual Lecture—The Marquis de Lafayette and his Farewell Tour

Zoom

In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette embarked on a tour of the United States, returning for a final time to the country he helped establish and whose democratic experiment he saw as a model for the rest of the world. During his thirteen-month tour, he visited all twenty-four states of the union, where he was […]

Rhode Island Cemetery Weeks: April-May 2024

Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Awareness and Preservation Weeks (Rhode Island Cemetery Weeks) will feature dozens of free programs in April and May. Rhode Islanders of all ages are invited to participate […]

Major General Nathanael Greene Memorial Bench Dedication

Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead 50 Taft Street, Coventry, RI

Join the Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead and the Nathanael Greene Homestead Association in marking our nation's 250th anniversary! The two organizations will dedicate a memorial bench in honor of […]

Rhode Island Independence Day Open House

Rhode Island State House 82 Smith Street, Providence, RI

The State House Restoration Committee and the RI Department of State will host an Open House on Rhode Island Independence Day, Saturday, May 4th!