“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 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 […]
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 of Independence! Learn about the Sons of the American Revolution, hereditary societies, and genealogy basics. Meet with SAR Members who will help you begin to […]
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 Port Markers Project and NAACP Newport Chapter for a lecture by historian Robert A. Geake. The talk “Guardians of Liberty: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette embarked on a tour of the United States, returning for a final time to the country he helped establish and whose democratic experiment he saw as a model for the rest of the world. During his thirteen-month tour, he visited all twenty-four states of the union, where he was […]
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 […]