Learn about the design of the Middle Passage Memorial and support its construction in Independence Park, Bristol, RI. Learn also about the Middle Passage Project which promotes reconciliation and healing […]
On February 22nd of each year, the Rhode Island Society Sons of the Revolution recognize George Washington’s birthday with a ceremony at the Houdon Statue on the south raised patio […]
“The Hidden History of Middletown” Middletown Historical Society’s 2024 Winter Lecture Series Sunday, February 25th 2:00-4:00 PM Middletown Public Library History is not just made by the rich and famous; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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" 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 […]
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 […]
