10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
To Register: (401) 273-8107 x12
For more information: Lee Teverow
lteverow@rihs.org
Family History for Families – A Beginner’s Look at Genealogy
There is still room available!
If you have little or no experience with genealogy, this workshop is for you! Jonathan D. Galli, a professional genealogist with 30 years of international research and education experience, will teach you the methods and the sources for accurately tracing your family history in an interactive presentation using today's technology. Bring your children (ages 12 and up), parents, grandparents, adult siblings, younger and older relatives, and also bring whatever names, dates and other information you have to make the most of this session. Mr. Galli and RIHS librarians will be on hand to guide your research. Participants will also receive resource materials including blank charts to record what you already know as well as new discoveries. Free to RIHS members; non-members: $15 for two family members, $25 for 3-4.
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Wednesday, May 7, 5:30 p.m.
Library Talk
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
Bringing the War Home: Stereoscopic Views of Conflict from the 19th Century
Rhode Island Historical Society Executive Director Bernard Fishman completes his series of illustrated talks, using stereoviews from his own collection, with a presentation on the imagery of war as seen through the popular stereoscopic format. From the Crimean War of the 1850s through the Spanish-American War at the end of the century, and including views of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, we will see what Americans of those times saw of these conflicts through their parlor stereoscopes. This illustrated talk will last about an hour.
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At the Providence Public Library …
For more information:
Tonia Mason, Marketing & Communications Director
401-455-8090
www.provlib.org <http://www.provlib.org> or www.thelibraryonline.org <http://www.thelibraryonline.org/>
“Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” traveling exhibition
Schedule of Events:
Cecilia Brauer – “Ben Franklin and the glass Armonica” – lecture and performance
Sunday, April 27, 3:30 pm – Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, 455-8000
Ms. Brauer will be on hand during the Exhibit (1 – 5 pm)
Robert Allison – “Benjamin Franklin: How to Create a Better World”
Sunday, May 4, 2:00 pm – Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street, 455-8000
On Exhibit from April 15 - May 15
Miniature Books – (3rd Floor Exhibit Hall, outside Special Collections)
PPL will display its collection of miniature books (less than three inches tall), which include thumb Bibles, ancient Babylonian temple records, and tiny illustrated books for children.
Lecture – On Saturday, April 26, a related illustrated lecture on the history of the miniature book will be given by Anne Bromer (Boston author and Antiquarian book dealer), whose title “Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures” recently won first prize at the New York Book Show for the best gift book of the year.
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Founded in 1822, the Rhode Island Historical Society is the nation’s fourth oldest state historical society and is today the steward of tens of thousands of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, artifacts, and other historical materials. The Society maintains its research library and John Brown House Museum in Providence and operates the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. The Society’s ongoing public and educational programming includes publication of the historical journal Rhode Island History and the presentation of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and tours. www.rihs.org <http://www.rihs.org/>
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