Saturday, September 13 & 20
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
After the arrival of Roger Williams in 1636, rivers shaped the life of the city of Providence. The Colonial waterfront was the site of a thriving shipping economy for a young town. Eventually, factories and railroads turned attention away from the rivers and toward the land. After the 1950s, highways and bridges covered the waterways, and the rivers were forgotten. But that was yesterday! Today, architects and city planners are creating a “new” waterfront. Once again, the rivers take center stage. And no event commands more attention than Barnaby Evans’ WaterFire. Smartly designed walkways, parks, and pedestrian bridges invite strolling, especially on summer evenings. Urban outdoor sculpture and beautiful civic and commercial buildings of varied architectural styles provide the setting for stories of Providence’s fabled past and dynamic present. This walk shares the history of Rhode Island’s capital city and the history of WaterFire.
$10 per person. Reservations requested for this tour. For schedule of WaterFire lightings: www.waterfire.org <http://www.waterfire.org/> , or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.
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Thursday, September 18, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Night
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
If These Walls Could Talk…. Dramatic Reading of Cry Elmina
Dr. Vanessa Quainoo, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island, will be reading excerpts of her epic poem Cry Elmina. The poem looks into the lives of enslaved Africans while being held captive at the slave castle Elmina before taken on the Middle Passage across the Atlantic. Reservations required.
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Saturday, September 20
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Genealogy Workshop
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
To Register and for more information: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
African American and Native American Genealogy Workshop
Jeff Howe, local historian and genealogist, will talk about strategies and resources for researching your African American and Native American ancestors. After the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to work on their own family history with the assistance of Mr. Howe and RIHS librarians. Please bring any information you have gathered about your ancestors. Free for RIHS members; $10 for non-members. Registration is requested. This program is presented in collaboration with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.
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At the Providence Public Library…
Monday, September 22
Meet the Author…A Discussion with Author Judith Nies at PPL’s Rochambeau Library
Providence Public Library and the Friends of Rochambeau Library welcome Judith Nies, author of The Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the 1960’s for a discussion of her new book on Monday, September 22, from 7:00—8:00 pm at Rochambeau Branch Library, 708 Hope Street, Providence.
About the Author & Book
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND is a compelling and perceptive biography for our current political landscape that presents the underpinnings of the civil rights era in a fresh and personal way.
At the height of the Vietnam War protests, Judith Nies held “the most interesting job in Washington” as the chief staff assistant to a core group of anti-war congressmen. A graduate of John Hopkins School of Advance International Studies (SAIS) with an impressive international resume, Nies had everything she needed to succeed in Washington except for one obvious characteristic: she was the wrong gender.
In THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND (Harper Collins, 6/08), Nies chronicles her struggle to cope with and finally overcome the limited opportunities for women in society and politics. Shocked to find herself the focus of an FBI investigation due to her political activities, Nies traded in her role as a dutiful wife and marginalized employee to become one of a growing number of brave women who carved out a new path toward social reform.
Tonia Mason
Marketing & Communications Director
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-455-8090
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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
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