What: The Girl of My Dreams, Sylvia: A 19th Century Life temporary exhibit opens at John Brown House Museum Where: John Brown House Museum (52 Power St., Providence, RI 02906)The Girl of My Dreams: Sylvia, A 19th Century Life is at the Rhode Island Historical Society’s John Brown House Museum in Providence, RI. The Girl […]
Help Us Keep Your Carriers Safe Boston – Snow in New England can be a beautiful sight as it glistens on the lawn, decorates tree limbs and adds a sense of wonder to the holidays. It can come as a blessing for skiers, plow drivers and kids yearning for a school-free snow day. But for […]
Shutters Return Pomham Rocks Lighthouse to Turn of the Century Look If you walk down the East Bay Bike Path, you will notice a dramatic change to the exterior of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. The 150-year-old light station off the coast of Riverside, RI, is now adorned with historically accurate shutters on all its windows. Thanks […]
Museum of Work & Culture’s Valley Talks Series Returns in 2025 (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will host its annual Valley Talks series featuring six free lectures celebrating the Blackstone Valley’s history beginning Sunday, January 12 at 1:30 pm. This year, all Valley […]
Raise the Alarm: Newport Fire Department through the Decades Exhibition Opening December 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmFree Richard I. Burnham Resource Center This retrospective exhibit showcases the history of the Newport Fire Department beginning with the purchase of a fire engine for Newport in 1734. In the 18th century, Newport’s firefighting and fire […]
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER CHIPPENDALE COMMENTS ON THE TRUCK TOLL RULING BY FEDERAL APPEALS COURT State House, Providence – In response to Friday’s federal appeals court ruling that Rhode Island’s suspended truck toll system is constitutional and can relaunch as long as daily toll caps that advantage in-state trucks are removed, House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale […]
THE GIVE AWAY – A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC The Give-Away by Ray Buckley is similar to the Christian story of Christmas but from a Native perspective. The premise of the giveaway is more than gifting. It is a denying of oneself so that another may have a better way. Among the Northern Plains tribes, all of […]
Join the Winter Reading Challenge! By Amy Rhilinger December 5, 2024 Community, Reading This year we are launching a simple Winter Reading Challenge for ages 3 through adult. The Winter Reading Challenge bookmark encourages patrons to log 25 hours of reading between December 1st and February 1st. Patrons who turn in completed bookmarks by Wednesday, February 5 (sooner if […]
