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 also be open Friday, February 27th and Saturday, February 28th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and will remain on exhibit Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. through the spring.
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Sunday, March 1, 1:30 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
Ranger Days
Park Ranger Ray Boswell will present "Voices from Worcester's Past: Worcester's Rural Cemetery.” Boswell will speak about the cemetery’s development, and also on the lives and contributions of some of those buried there. Boswell specializes in the Blackstone Canal and the City of Worcester. He also teaches courses on New England Industrial and Blackstone Valley history at Worcester State College.
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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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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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