Lecture: The Colonial Struggle Against Arbitrary Rule in the Late 1600s, Revisited

St. Michaels 399 Hope Street, Bristol

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 Exhibit

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

“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 […]

Charting History: Navigating the Currents of Rhode Island’s Past

Aldrich House 110 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI, United States

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 […]

Global Market at the Museum of Work & Culture

Museum of Work and Culture 42 S Main St, Woonsocket, RI, United States

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, […]

“German Soldiers in Rhode Island, 1776 to 1779”: A Free Talk with Friederike Baer

Aldrich House 110 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI, United States

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 […]

Alcohol and Politics in Colonial Newport

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

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 […]

Lecture: Dr. Friederike Baer: “I cannot call it a Conquest – the Rebels ran away like Villains”: German Soldiers in Rhode Island, 1776 to 1779″

Varnum Memorial Armory 6 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI, United States

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA)Lecture Series sponsored by BankNewport continues with our partners the Varnum Memorial Armory on Thursday, December 7th at 6:00 PM at The Varnum Memorial Armory  Museum, 6 Main St, East Greenwich As we present Author and historian Dr. Friederike Baer and her lecture: “I cannot call it a Conquest […]

Author’s Talk – God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man

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For more than two centuries, all most Americans have ever known about Benedict Arnold is that he committed treason—yet he was more than a turncoat. He was a superb leader, a brilliant tactician, a supremely courageous soldier and one of the most successful military officers of the early years of the Revolutionary War. His capture […]

Café Recuerdos: Lejos de tu tierra en la navidad

Roger Williams Park Broad Street Entrance 1232 Broad Street, Providence, RI, United States

Lejos de tu tierra en la navidad Far from home at Christmas time These monthly gatherings consist of conversation and reflection. All events are FREE. This will be our last Café Recuerdos for 2023 at the Broad Street Gateway Center in Providence from 5:30-7PM. Prompt: Far from home during the holidays.