The Rhode Island Historical Society is proud to present Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to the Revolution, the newest exhibit at the John Brown House Museum. The exhibition opens Thursday, May 25, and will remain in the museum’s gallery until Saturday, December 30. Sugar and its derivative products (molasses and rum) were among the major commodities that drove […]
This tour held October 10th will focus on first-person oral histories found in the book Nuestras Raíces, which have inspired the play to be performed at Trinity Repertory in January 2024. NOTE: We will be walking on busy sidewalks and crossing a highway overpass. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes. Meet 15 minutes before the scheduled […]
Please join us for the opening of NHS’ fall exhibit Waves of Discovery: 18th and 19th Century Seafaring Science. Excellence in maritime navigation quickly became essential to the economic success of Newport’s early European settlers. The instruments and volumes showcased in this exhibit demonstrate how Newport’s seafaring residents navigated the tumultuous voyages back and forth across […]
Early New Englanders’ understanding of arbitrary rule was central to their efforts to maintain self-government in the late 1600’s. In 1664, after King Charles II sent royal commissioners on warships to America, conquering the Dutch and transforming New Netherland into New York, Anglo-American colonists in New England were pressured, bribed or intimidated into accepting more royal […]
“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 residents from the 1600s to the present. While the Rhode Island State House has always been a destination for teachers and students eager to learn […]
This lecture will attempt to shed light on at least a few of the stories of Indigenous people in Portsmouth, along with how some of the English colonists interacted with them. $5 for non-members
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 […]
Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Saturday, December 2, from 1pm-5pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture for a Global Market celebrating Rhode Island makers with international connections and the diversity of the communities that call Rhode Island home. Coinciding with Woonsocket’s Holiday Stroll, families will be able to shop from local vendors, […]
The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Battle of Rhode Island Association will welcome Dr. Friederike Baer on Wednesday, December 6th at 6pm for her talk, “I cannot call it a Conquest – the Rebels ran away like Villains”: German Soldiers in Rhode Island, 1776 to 1779. The British occupation of Rhode Island from 1776 to 1779 included […]
Thursday December 7, 2023 at 5:30pm; a cocktail reception immediately follows the talk Newport Historical Society Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI It may surprise many to learn that on average Colonial Americans consumed twice the volume of alcohol than a modern American. They held fast to their belief that alcohol cured illness, lifted spirits, commemorated […]
