RI SAR: Do You Think You Have A Revolutionary War Ancestor?

Greenville Public Library 573 Putnam Pike, Greenville, Rhode Island

Join the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to find out if you have a Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor. In 2026, America is celebrating 250 years […]

Historian Robert A. Geake To Speak on the 1st RI Regiment in Newport

Channing Memorial Church 135 Pelham Street, Newport, RI

The Battle of Rhode Island Association’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati continues with our partners at Rhode Island Slave History Medallions, the Middle Passage and […]

North Kingstown 350th Celebration Speaker Series, Broke the Ice: Richard Smith’s Blockhouse and the Origins of North Kingstown

North Kingstown Free Library 100 Boone Street, North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Follow the story of Smith’s Castle, from Richard Smith’s Blockhouse, described as “the first English house” in Narragansett Country, to the platting of Wickford by Smith descendent Lodowick Updike. Public historian and President of the Cocumscussoc Association/Smith’s Castle, John Dower, will share the tale of how Richard Smith “broke the ice” in building the first […]

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

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

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, United States

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, United States

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 […]

RI 250th Commission Reception

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

Join us for a memorable reception hosted by the Rhode Island 250th Commission. Date: March 29th, 2024 Time: 5:00-7:00 pm Location: State House Library Experience the rich history of Rhode Island with the Charting History exhibit by the Rhode Island Historical Society and Newport Historical Society and performances by the Pawtuxet Rangers Fife & Drum […]

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 […]