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 […]
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, […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Legacy of Innovation- Rhode Island’s Economic History, April 24, 2025 4-5:30pm at the Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark REGISTER HERE! Join us for the fourth installment of the RI 250th Educator Workshop Series! Learn more about the industries that shaped Rhode Island and its economy. This session will explore key historical themes which […]
