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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 pm. The militia companies will form and be inspected, and then will ready themselves to embark on Massachusetts (company drills, battalion drills, cannon drills, company […]

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, […]

Smith’s Castle Walking Tour: Revolutionary Rhode Island History Hunt with Fresh Maps

Smith's Castle 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RI, United States

April School Vacation Week! Our new "Revolutionary Rhode Island" History Hunt series launches at 4 locations. All events are free of charge, but registration is required: • Mon. 4/14 North Kingstown - Smith's Castle walking tour (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) • Tues. 4/15 Portsmouth - Battle of RI Driving Tour (10:30 a.m. - noon) […]

Battle of Rhode Island Driving Tour: Revolutionary Rhode Island History Hunt with Fresh Maps

Butts Hill Fort 35 Dyer Street, Portsmouth, RI, United States

April School Vacation Week! Our new "Revolutionary Rhode Island" History Hunt series launches at 4 locations. All events are free of charge, but registration is required: Mon. 4/14 North Kingstown - Smith's Castle walking tour (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Tues. 4/15 Portsmouth - Battle of RI Driving Tour (10:30 a.m. - noon) Wed. 4/16 […]

Varnum House Walking Tour: Revolutionary Rhode Island History Hunt with Fresh Maps

Varnum House Museum 57 Peirce Street, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

April School Vacation Week! Our new "Revolutionary Rhode Island" History Hunt series launches at 4 locations. All events are free of charge, but registration is required: Mon. 4/14 North Kingstown - Smith's Castle walking tour (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Tues. 4/15 Portsmouth - Battle of RI Driving Tour (10:30 a.m. - noon) Wed. 4/16 […]

Bristol Walking/Driving Tour: Revolutionary Rhode Island History Hunt with Fresh Maps

Downtown Bristol Rt 114, Bristol, RI, United States

April School Vacation Week! Our new "Revolutionary Rhode Island" History Hunt series launches at 4 locations. All events are free of charge, but registration is required: Mon. 4/14 North Kingstown - Smith's Castle walking tour (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) Tues. 4/15 Portsmouth - Battle of RI Driving Tour (10:30 a.m. - noon) Wed. 4/16 […]

Two Lights for Liberty at the Old Colony House

Colony House Washington Square, Newport, Rhode Island

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 will kick off two years’ worth of engaging and educational programming and events to commemorate the birth of our nation and the City of Newport’s […]

Commemorating 250 Years of the American Revolution: Paul Revere’s Ride: Longfellow’s Mistakes – A Lecture Series by Dr. Fred Zilian

Rogers Library 525 Hope Street, Bristol, RI, United States

Newport, RI – As the nation embarks on a multi-year commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, historian and educator Dr. Fred Zilian has launched a compelling lecture series exploring important themes and pivotal events of this era. On March 19, 2025, he delivered the inaugural lecture, “The British-German Occupation of Aquidneck Island, 1776-79,” at the Newport Public Library, setting […]

Professional Development Series – A Legacy of Innovation: Rhode Island’s Economic History

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

Join us for a captivating Professional Development Series at the historic Slater Mill as we explore Rhode Island’s rich and complex economic history. This event will provide an in-depth look at the state's transformative role in shaping America's economy, from the slave trade and rum distilleries to the rise of the Industrial Revolution. Through primary […]