RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Saturday, November 1
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
For more information: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
 
Open House at the RIHS Library!
The Library opens its doors to welcome your participation in the Rhode Island Historical Society. View a selection of photos, maps, letters, early newspapers, diaries, and drawings from Rhode Island’s distant and not so distant past; learn about donating your historical artifacts and documents for posterity; and become a card-carrying RIHS member or Library Patron. “How to preserve your family photos” presentations at 1:30 and 3:00.

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Wednesday, November 5, 5:30 p.m.
Save the Date!
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
Please RSVP by October 30, 2008
For more information and to RSVP:  Mary Lou Upham
(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org
 
187th Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Historical Society
On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, the Rhode Island Historical Society will hold its 187th Annual Meeting to review the past year and celebrate the progress, achievements, strength, and momentum toward the future!
This year, Society President Roger N. Begin, is stepping down after seven successful years and Robert J. Manning will be welcomed as the next President of the Rhode Island Historical Society.
A reception in honor of Roger N. Begin will immediately follow the conclusion of the business meeting and speaking program.  All RIHS trustees, members, guests and staff are invited to attend.  
Guest Speaker: William M. Fowler, Ph.D.
Topic: “Silas Talbot; A Rhode Island Rogue and Man on the Make”

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At the Providence Athenaeum …

Friday, October 31, 5-7pm:
SALON at the Providence Athenaeum - Series: The Once and Future Library, part 1: Reading Providence.

Phoebe Simpson, Printed Collection Librarian at the RI Historical Society Library, and Rick Ring, Special Collections Librarian of the Providence Public Library, explore the changing landscape of the major private book collections and the city's libraries (including the Providence Athenaeum [1838]; its ancestor, the Providence Library Company [1753]; and the library of the RI Historical Society [1824]) from the mid-17th century to the 1878 formation of the Providence Public Library, our first free public library. Join us for a conversation about how the growth of the city was reflected in the growth of its library community and vice versa. For Atheaeum members and their guests
 
For more information call Christina Bevilacqua, Director of Member Services, Programs and Development at 401-421-6970 x28



At the Providence Public Library …

Providence Public Library Announces Continuation of Popular History High Jinks Book Club at Central Library!

Are we doomed to repeat the past? Come find out! Join Providence Public Library’s latest popular book club continuing October – December with three new titles!  
The club meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm.

November 3: Special Event - MEET THE AUTHOR! Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution by Gerald M. Carbone

To register & reserve your books, call or email leader Nancy Callanan: 401-787-4152; nancycallanan@cox.net.