250th Anniversary of the Providence Tea Party – A Commemoration of Freedom and Resistance

Rhode Island State House 82 Smith Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join us to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Providence Tea Party, an iconic moment in Rhode Island’s Revolutionary history. This event will honor the bold act of resistance by Rhode Island women who burned British tea in 1775, a key precursor to the American Revolution. The ceremony will feature a press conference with local […]

Teaching Rhode Island’s History: Connecting Standards to Stories

Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, United States

Join us for this day of professional learning at Old Slater Mill in Pawtucket! Teaching Rhode Island’s History: Connecting Standards to Stories promises a day of inspiring professional learning focused […]

RI 250th Educator Workshop – The First Rhode Island Regiment: Pioneers of Equality

Cranston Central Library 140 Sockanosset Road, Cranston, RI, United States

Wednesday March 26th, 4:00-5:30 pm at the Cranston Public Library-Sockanosset Branch REGISTER HERE! Join us to learn more about the first integrated regiment in the Continental Army, the Rhode Island 1st Regiment. The bravery of its soldiers, including free and enslaved Black and Indigenous men, helped secure American freedom in major battles including Bunker Hill, […]

RI Militia’s 250th RI Lexington Alarm March

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

Saturday April 5, 2025 The alarm will be raised that the British have attacked Lexington at the Nathanael Greene Homestead 50 Taft St, Coventry, RI at 10:00 am - 4:00 […]

Rhode Island Genealogical Society 50th Anniversary Dinner 1975-2025

Join the Rhode Island Genealogical Society for their 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner! The event will feature a presentation from the Rhode Island Department of State team. The conversation will follow the Semiquincetennial efforts by the RIDOS Team to further our historic preservation and curation. RI Semiquincentennial Program Coordinator, Lauren Fogarty and Rhode Island State Archivist, […]

Two Lights for Liberty at the Old Colony House

Colony House Washington Square, Newport, RI, United States

Sip and celebrate to kickoff America250 Two Lights for Liberty to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th anniversary will be held on Friday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event […]