RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Friday and Saturday,
February 20 and 21
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
For more information: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
 
Special Floral-Themed Tours at the John Brown House Museum
This weekend, the John Brown House Museum will be offering museum tours with a floral theme. These special tours will be offered in collaboration with the annual Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show held at the Rhode Island Convention Center the same weekend. Tours begin at 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Free for members, and the special tour price for non-members is $5.

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Thursday, February 26, 7:00 p.m.
2009 Annual Newell D. Goff Lecture
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
 
Exhibit Opening: Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln
The RIHS will continue celebrating the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth with an exhibit that takes a look at life in Rhode Island during the 1860s. Though Lincoln made only two stops in RI, they were widely attended and remembered. But what did the RI that Lincoln visited look like? Join us for the opening event and reception to see the exhibit and also to hear guest speakers share tales of people, places, and attitudes of the times. Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln will remain on exhibit Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through the spring.

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Sunday, March 8, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Tickets: $10 each
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
 
Salute to Spring Celebration!
The Museum of Work & Culture is delighted to host its annual “Salute to Spring.” This fun-filled celebration will feature a concert by Woonsocket’s own jazz musician/singer Daryl Sherman. A living history presentation “Play Ball,” written by local historian Raymond Bacon, will make its debut and will be performed several times. Pat Perry from Sneak Peek Productions will also be presenting a new program called “Crime & Punishment.” The event marks the end of the annual appeal and a raffle will be drawn. The grand prize is a trip for two to Montreal (a 4 day/3 night motor tour) donated by Conway Tours. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the Museum of Work & Culture. Ticket sales are limited to 200 and are expected to sell out quickly.

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At the Brown University John Hay Library …

Abraham Lincoln: The Man, The Myth, The Making of a President
A Bicentennial exhibition in honor of Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)
 
Main Floor, John Hay Library
Open, Monday – Friday, 9-5
Through March 6, 2009

To learn more about Lincoln see:
Lincolniana at Brown (http://dl.lib.brown.edu/lincoln/index.html)
 
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At the Brown University Bookstore …

Events are free, open to the public and take place at the Brown Bookstore unless otherwise noted. For more information please call (401) 863-3168 or visit us at http://bookstore.brown.edu <http://bookstore.brown.edu/> .

 
Daniel Mark Epstein - Lincoln's Men reading & book signing
Thursday February 19th 6:30 p.m.

Join us for a fascinating look at the 16th President's private secretaries, John Hay, John Nicolay, and William Stoddard, three exceptional young men who came to be confidants and advisers to Lincoln during one of the darkest periods of American History. Epstein's work illuminates the challenges and rewards of their work and the personal impact that Lincoln had on their lives after his brief time in office.

 
Retired RI Supreme Court Justice Frank Williams - Re-Examining Lincoln and his Relevance to Our Times discussion & book signing
Friday February 20th 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.


We are pleased to host a talk by one of the foremost local experts on Lincoln, who will examine the importance of his presidency and the influence that our nation's 16th President continues to have on our political landscape today. With the inauguration of President Obama who was sworn in with his hand on Lincoln's Bible still fresh in our memory, this is sure to be an engaging lecture and discussion for all those fascinated with American history.