RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

At the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association…

You are cordially invited to attend the
Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting of the
Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence

Bernard P. Fishman
Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society

Will deliver the Thirty-ninth David Charak Adelman Lecture
“From Egypt to Rhode Island: What 30 Years in History Museums
Tells Me about the Future of the Past”

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Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.
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
 
Lecture: Flesh and Stone: Ruins and the Civil War
Megan Kate Nelson, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium Research Award recipient, will discuss her book project, Ruin Nation: The Destruction of the South and the Making of America during the Civil War Era. Nelson will explain how and why Americans destroyed southern cities, plantations, forests, and men, and how both soldiers and civilians responded to these different kinds of ruins. She will also talk about the challenges of investigating the environmental history of the Civil War, and the importance that letters and diaries of New Englanders play in her research. Nelson received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Iowa and is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton.

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Wednesday, May 13, 12:00 noon
Free, Contact: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
 
Downcity Alive! Spring Has Sprung Downcity!
Join us on 45-minute noon time walks sponsored by the Providence Foundation and Rhode Island Historical Society that are free and open to all! They are discovery tours for those who work, shop and walk downtown at lunch time. Today, come find out what the summer has in store and what's new on Westminster and Weybosset Streets.

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Thursday, May 21, 7:00 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 … Man with a Horn: Cornetist Bobby Hackett
Come celebrate the life and music of Rhode Island’s own jazzman Bobby Hackett with a retrospective on his decades-long career. Dr. Steven Kane will lead this tribute presentation, which includes some examples of Hackett’s recorded works. Dr. Kane is a practicing psychotherapist in Providence, and is also a professional swing pianist, jazz educator, and keyboard teacher.

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Saturday, May 23, 1:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10
To R.S.V.P.: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
 
Gallery Night in the Light of Saturday: East Side
Join us on these walking tours offered by Gallery Night Providence and the Rhode Island Historical Society. Let the fun you had on Gallery Night continue during the weekend. On the Saturday after Gallery Night in May, June and July, walk with a tour guide who knows the neighborhood and an artist who knows the galleries and the art. Learn more about the Providence art scene. After the tour, linger awhile. Explore the neighborhood; find a great cafe for coffee and conversation; stay for dinner. Maps and local information provided. All tours begin at 1 p.m. at a specific neighborhood location to be announced. Tickets are $10/person. Reservations are requested.

Hail lecture--Identity by Design

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native American Women’s Dresses

Barbara A. and Edward G. Hail Lecture

Tuesday, April 28, 5:30 p.m.; List 120

Oglala Lakota co-curators Colleen Cutschall (Professor of Visual Art and Aboriginal Art, Brandon University) and Emil Her Many Horses (Associate Curator, National Museum of the American Indian) will discuss their exhibit Identity by Design, produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Professor Cutschall and Mr. Her Many Horses produced the exhibit in collaboration with contemporary Native women designers to explore the artistry, meaning, and history behind Native women’s dresses.

Sponsored by contributors to the Barbara A. and Edward G. Hail Lecture fund, the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America / American Indian Studies, the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, and the Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.

Lecture takes place at List 120.

Reception follows at our gallery in Manning Hall.

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 a.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
 
African-American History Walking Tour
This walking tour celebrates the history of African Americans who lived on College Hill from 1701 to the present. Ray Rickman, a well known community leader, will lead a lively discussion and offer his perspective on the people and historic buildings of Providence's oldest neighborhood. Tickets are $10 per person; tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are requested.

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Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.
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
 
Lecture: Flesh and Stone: Ruins and the Civil War
Megan Kate Nelson, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium Research Award recipient, will discuss her book project, Ruin Nation: The Destruction of the South and the Making of America during the Civil War Era. Nelson will explain how and why Americans destroyed southern cities, plantations, forests, and men, and how both soldiers and civilians responded to these different kinds of ruins. She will also talk about the challenges of investigating the environmental history of the Civil War, and the importance that letters and diaries of New Englanders play in her research. Nelson received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Iowa and is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton.

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Wednesday, May 13, 12:00 noon
Free, Contact: Barbara Barnes
(401) 273-7507 x62 or bbarnes@rihs.org
 
Downcity Alive! Spring Has Sprung Downcity!
Join us on 45-minute noon time walks sponsored by the Providence Foundation and Rhode Island Historical Society that are free and open to all! They are discovery tours for those who work, shop and walk downtown at lunch time. Today, come find out what the summer has in store and what's new on Westminster and Weybosset Streets.

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At the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association…

You are cordially invited to attend the
Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting of the
Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence

Bernard P. Fishman
Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society

Will deliver the Thirty-ninth David Charak Adelman Lecture
“From Egypt to Rhode Island: What 30 Years in History Museums
Tells Me about the Future of the Past”

RI Historical Society -- April Programs and Events

Thursday, April 16, 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 … The Archaeology of College Hill
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Krysta Ryzewski of Brown University who will enlighten us on recent archaeological work done on the John Brown House Museum property. Ryzewski is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Professor at the University’s Joukowsky Institute. Her course “The Archaeology of College Hill” gives students hands-on experience as practicing archaeologists through the investigation of local historical and archaeological sites in the College Hill area. Dr. Ryzewski and two of her students will give a behind-the-scenes look at the methods and techniques used throughout the project, as well as what results were found and what we can learn from it.

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Saturday, April 18, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
RIHS members, $10; Non-members, $15
To register: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org

Workshop: Rhode Island Italian
Did your family “come over” from Italy in the late 19th- early 20th century? Have you reached a dead end with your online search for your roots? Learn how to trace your immigrant ancestors using materials available at the RIHS Library and other Rhode Island repositories. Barbara Carroll, a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, will show you how to round out your family narrative, using local as well as online resources. Carroll has been doing genealogical and historical research since 1986, specializing in 19th and 20th century Italian and Jewish immigration to Rhode Island. RIHS members, $10; Non-members, $15.

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Saturday, April 25, 10:00 a.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
 
African-American History Walking Tour
This walking tour celebrates the history of African Americans who lived on College Hill from 1701 to the present. Ray Rickman, a well known community leader, will lead a lively discussion and offer his perspective on the people and historic buildings of Providence's oldest neighborhood. Tickets are $10 per person; tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are requested.

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News from Historic New England e-newsletter April 2009  Pilgrims in Provincetown Historic New England's traveling exhibition Pilgrims, Patriots, & Products: Selling the Colonial Image, is open now at The Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum.   Ephemera from Historic New England's collections reveal how advertisers used romanticized images about America's past to sell their products. Pictures of pilgrims and patriots, along with patriotic slogans, appear on product catalogs, trade cards, advertisements, calendars, and posters. Each portrays an idealized interpretation of the Colonial era. The exhibition also includes miniature chairs, careful copies of original full-sized chairs owned by the seventeenth-century pilgrims Governor Carver and Elder Brewster, now in the collection of Plymouth's Pilgrim Hall.   Stay tuned for information about a special celebration for Historic New England members. April Year of the Kitchen recipe If toasted coconut, vanilla custard, and orange snow sound good to you, you won't want to miss the April recipe of the month. Find out what Christopher Kimball, publisher and editor of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country, and host of America's Test Kitchen, has "cooked up" for our Year of the Kitchen celebration. Continuing a tradition This autograph quilt, made by students in the Castle Square Tenant's Organization in Boston, and education staff is on display in the Otis House auditorium, where it will be seen by visiting school groups. Modeled on nineteenth-century examples in Historic New England's collection, this quilt was a community project. Each child pieced a block of his own design and signed his block. The quilters were proud to see their work assembled. Suggest a Book Prize candidate Nominate a candidate for the 2009 Historic New England Book Prize.   For fourteen years, the Historic New England Book Prize has been awarded to books that advance the understanding of the architecture, landscape, and material culture of New England and the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. Every year the Book Prize Committee, which consists of interested members, trustees, Council members, and staff, reviews between twenty and thirty books and makes a final selection that is celebrated with a program in the fall.   Recent winners include Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style; Two Carpenters: Architecture and Building in Early New England, and Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes.   To qualify for this year's prize, the work needs to have been published in 2008. It does not have to be exclusively about New England, but must make a significant contribution to our understanding of New England and its relation to the wider world. Topics may include works in the decorative arts, archaeology, historic preservation, and the history of photography.    Send suggestions to Lorna Condon at Historic New England, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114 or at lcondon@historicnewengland.org. Learn all about it Click here to learn about Historic New England's Folk Art Immersion Weekend, an intensive four day program exploring the region's folk art. Join Historic New England staff and other experts for a series of lectures and tours featuring superb collections and top experts.  Investigate the origins of folk art and explore paintings, hooked rugs, painted furniture, redware, and the many other objects often referred to as "country arts." Year of the Kitchen at the greenhouses Celebrate spring at the Herb Festival at the Lyman Estate Greenhouses on Thursday, April 30, through Sunday, May 3, and again on Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   The Herb Festival features more than one hundred varieties of naturally grown culinary, medicinal, and ornamental herbs. There will be herbal products such as soaps, dips and vinegars, sachets, and other local products. The horticultural staff is on hand to offer expert advice. Items for sale include the Herb FARMacy's organic rubs, salves, and rare plants; sugar-free preserves and relishes from Deborah's Kitchen; Deb Jackson's homemade lavender products; and Urban Kitchen's herbal soaps, soy candles, and natural room sprays.  Scented geraniums, herbal topiaries, pottery, strawberry jars, and garden gifts are also available Program highlights Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 11, 10:30 a.m.; Casey Farm, Saunderstown, R.I.; 401-295-1030.  Free to Historic New England members, $4 nonmembers. Registration required. Bring the family to Casey Farm for an egg hunt that uses Casey Farm fresh eggs. Explore the farm, and visit the chickens, chicks, and piglets. Refreshments available. This event is rain or shine.   Meet the Author-Book Signing Saturday, April 18, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.; Phillips House, Salem, Mass. 978-744-0440. Free. Celebrate America's Kitchens, Historic New England's newest publication, with co-author and Museum Historian Jennifer Pustz. Lavishly illustrated with drawings, photographs, and colorful ephemera from Historic New England's collections, America's Kitchens features New England kitchens, detached kitchens on southern plantations, Spanish Colonial kitchens of the Southwest, elaborate nineteenth-century kitchens in the Midwest, and middle-class open-plan homes of 1950s suburbia. A Century of Tea: History and Tea Tasting Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.; Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth, N.H.; 603-436-3205. $20 Historic New England members, $30 nonmembers. Registration recommended. Tea, a luxury good imported from Asia, played a pivotal role in American history. Join historians Sandra Rux and Louise Richardson to learn about the customs surrounding tea consumption in Portsmouth from the Federal era through the Colonial Revival. Sample historic teas as well as more recent blends and tea cakes made from favorite Portsmouth recipes. E-mail membership@HistoricNewEngland.org Telephone: 617-227-3956 Web: http://www.historicnewengland.org In this issue... Pilgrims in Provincetown April recipe Continuing a tradition Suggest a book Learn all about it At the greenhouses Program highlights Join today to receive Historic New England magazine   Or call 617-227-3956. Become a fan of Historic New England on Facebook     Shop online   Calendar of events   Paint color chart   Function rentals   Employment opportunities

New Works Dance program

New Works/World Traditions Performance Group
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Manning Hall, Main Green, Brown University

New Works/World Traditions is an international performance troupe committed to utilizing the power of performance to educate and inspire deliberation through sustainable social engagement. Brown University students performing under the direction of Michelle Bach-Coulibaly (Department of Theatre, Speech, and Dance, Brown University) tackle issues such as malaria and food crises faced by the people of West Africa through music, dance, poetry, and skits. The group has traveled to parts of Mali to perform and study. As a research-to-performance troupe, New Works develops pro-active theatrical performances that promote an egalitarian exchange of art and ideas across borders to address important political, education, public health and environmental concerns. New Works is comprised of Brown University faculty, alumni, current students, and professional Malian and American artists who work in collaboration to create theatre with multiple perspectives and of social relevance. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to witness their performance in Manning Hall.

Refreshments will follow the performance.

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Thursday, April 16, 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 … The Archaeology of College Hill
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Krysta Ryzewski of Brown University who will enlighten us on recent archaeological work done on the John Brown House Museum property. Ryzewski is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Professor at the University’s Joukowsky Institute. Her course “The Archaeology of College Hill” gives students hands-on experience as practicing archaeologists through the investigation of local historical and archaeological sites in the College Hill area. Dr. Ryzewski and two of her students will give a behind-the-scenes look at the methods and techniques used throughout the project, as well as what results were found and what we can learn from it.

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Saturday, April 18, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
RIHS members, $10; Non-members, $15
To register: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org

Workshop: Rhode Island Italian
Did your family “come over” from Italy in the late 19th- early 20th century? Have you reached a dead end with your online search for your roots? Learn how to trace your immigrant ancestors using materials available at the RIHS Library and other Rhode Island repositories. Barbara Carroll, a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, will show you how to round out your family narrative, using local as well as online resources. Carroll has been doing genealogical and historical research since 1986, specializing in 19th and 20th century Italian and Jewish immigration to Rhode Island. RIHS members, $10; Non-members, $15.

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Saturdays, April 25, 10:00 a.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
 
African-American History Walking Tour
This walking tour celebrates the history of African Americans who lived on College Hill from 1701 to the present. Ray Rickman, a well known community leader, will lead a lively discussion and offer his perspective on the people and historic buildings of Providence's oldest neighborhood. Tickets are $10 per person; tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are requested.

FW: Register now: RI Statewide Historic Preservation Conference

RIHPHC Bulletin 2009 RI Preservation Conference Register today! A special announcement from the RIHPHC April 2009 Dear Chelsea, The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission occasionally produces the RIHPHC Bulletin to highlight targeted preservation topics.  To follow preservation and smart growth activities in Rhode Island, we recommend subscribing to e-news from Preserve Rhode Island and Grow Smart Rhode Island.  Preservation Steps Out on April 25 The RIHPHC presents Preservation Steps Out--the 24th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference--for Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the University of Rhode Island's Kingston Campus. Step out to explore the preservation of outdoor places in historic, inviting South County. Step out to learn about preserving and protecting historic farms, campuses, shorelines, and open space. Explore historic sites in South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Charlestown, Richmond, and Narragansett. Download a pdf copy of the program, or visit the conference website for more information. The day-long conference costs $40 and includes your choice of 25 programs, snacks, lunch, and a closing reception.  Early registration is open through April 17. After that, register on site on the day of the conference. Note that two tours are already SOLD OUT: Olde Kingstowne (B6) and Coastal Matunuck (B8).  Keynote Address and Discussion Farmer, writer, and New Hampshire's former Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets & Food, Steve Taylor will speak on Cows, Countryside, and Community: Can the Working Landscape of Rural New England Be Saved? Mr. Taylor likens New England's rural landscape to a three-legged stool--supported by forest, the built environment, and farmland. Development pressures, combined with low economic returns from farming, imperil acres of fields, meadows, and pastures that afford views, ambience, and a way of life that have long been taken for granted. Mr. Taylor will discuss what is working and what more can be done to preserve New England's rural landscape and the delicate balance of forest, farms, and development. The Plenary Discussion will draw upon the Keynote themes and relate them to local trends in agriculture, historic preservation, land conservation, and smart growth. Panelists include Ken Ayars (RI-DEM/Agriculture); Sheila Brush (Grow Smart Rhode Island), Edward F. Sanderson (RIHPHC), Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, and keynote speaker Steve Taylor. Get an education on campus... Choose from 12 workshops that look at preserving historic outdoor spaces, like farms, coastal areas, and campuses. Other sessions take on preservation in economic downturn and recovery; disaster planning for cultural institutions; energy efficiency for historic buildings; and more. ...or go to the beach Pick from 9 tours of the region, from coastal resorts to historic farms. Stroll through Kingston, Shannock, and Kenyon villages. Visit the seaside community of Narragansett Pier, the Narragansett Indian Reservation, and the mid-century modern neighborhood known as Biscuit City. Or pedal along the William C. O'Neill Bike Path as it winds through the villages of Peace Dale and Wakefield. Note that two tours are already SOLD OUT: Olde Kingstowne (B6) and Coastal Matunuck (B8).  See you on April 25 in Kingston. Please join us at URI's historic Kingston Campus on Saturday, April 25. Thanks to all of the conference sponsors, supporters, and venues.  For more information about the RI Statewide Preservation Conference and other programs of the RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, please visit our website, www.preservation.ri.gov The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission is the state agency for historical preservation and heritage programs. The Commission operates a statewide historical preservation program that identifies and protects historic buildings, districts, structures, and archaeological sites. The Commission also develops and carries out programs to document and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Rhode Island's people. Quick Links About the RIHPHC Annual RI Statewide HP Conference RIHPHC website URI RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission The Old State House 150 Benefit St. Providence, RI 02903 (401)222-2678 www.preservation.ri.gov

Identity by Design

Up close and personal:
The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology would like to invite undergraduate and graduate students of public humanities to a private conversation with Colleen Cutschall and Emil Her Many Horses on Tuesday, April 28, at noon.  Pizza will be provided.  The conversation will take place at our gallery in Manning Hall.

Please RSVP to me at Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu or 401-253-8388 to allow me to order the correct amount of food.  Thank you.

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native American Women’s Dresses

Tuesday, April 28, 5:30 p.m.; List 120

Oglala Lakota co-curators Colleen Cutschall (Professor of Visual Art and Aboriginal Art, Brandon University) and Emil Her Many Horses (Associate Curator, National Museum of the American Indian) will discuss their exhibit Identity by Design, produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Professor Cutschall and Mr. Her Many Horses produced the exhibit in collaboration with contemporary Native women designers to explore the artistry, meaning, and history behind Native women’s dresses.

Sponsored by contributors to the Barbara A. and Edward G. Hail Lecture fund, the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America / American Indian Studies, the Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, and the Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.

Lecture takes place at List 120.

Reception follows at our gallery in Manning Hall.

 
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Education and Programs
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI  02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
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FW: PPS April E-Newsletter

In This Issue Preservation Education Events Volunteer/Donation Opportunities Community Notes Quick Links Become a Member PPS Website Preservation Nation Upcoming PPS Events March 30-June 12 Children's Heritage Tours April 2-5 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Public History April 25 24th Annual RI Statewide Historic Preservation Conference May 6 Most Endangered Properties List Press Conference May 29 Tiffany Garden Party   June 6 2009 Festival of Historic Houses Saturday House Tour   April 2009 News Preservation PPS Advocates for Providence Ordinance on Gas Meters   At a Public Utilities Commission public hearing on March 11, PPS testified in support of the December 12, 2008 City of Providence ordinance governing gas meter placement practices. The ordinance requires National Grid to secure permission from property owners before installing meters and implements a permitting process. The ordinance demands that National Grid make alterations to Providence's streetscape with the same expectation of accountability and responsibility placed on everyday citizens. It supports the rights of property owners and helps preserve the character of our city. For these reasons, PPS urged the PUC to uphold the ordinance. Also in support of the ordinance were Councilman John Lombardi, numerous homeowners, and representatives from the West Broadway Neighborhood Association, College Hill Neighborhood Association, Fox Point Neighborhood Association, Newport Restoration Foundation, Pawtucket Office of Planning and Redevelopment, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. PPS will continue to update you as this critical issue evolves. Historic Tax Credit Bill before R.I. Legislature   Rep. David Segal, D-Providence, has introduced H-5543; the bill would revive the historic preservation tax credits for some residential developments. As proposed, the 25% credit would apply to projects that were at least 80% residential, with at least 25% of that affordable housing. An alternative bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox, is in the works. Grow Smart Rhode Island Executive Director Scott Wolf is working with Fox and others on this bill. For more information, click here to read an article in The Providence Business News. 2009 Most Endangered Properties List The 2009 Most Endangered Properties List will be released at a press conference outside the Old Brick Schoolhouse at 24 Meeting Street on Wednesday, May 6 at 4:00 p.m. One of PPS's most popular and critical advocacy programs, the Most Endangered Properties List generates interest in and support for the preservation of significant structures; educates the public about the benefits of historic preservation and the unique architectural resources in our city; and prompts property owners, developers, and other interested parties to bring about positive change in each property, and ultimately, in the historic fabric of our city. Toward Broader Horizons: Annual Meeting of the National Council on Public History   Toward Broader Horizons is the theme for the 2009 annual conference of the National Council on Public History, April 2-5. The conference will bring over 550 history professionals to Providence's Biltmore Hotel for more than 50 sessions, workshops, and working groups. Sessions and field trips will draw participants into historic sites and museums in the city and beyond. PPS will be an exhibitor in the conference exhibit hall and has contributed to the conference through representation on the local arrangements committee. Click here for more information. The 24th Annual RI Statewide Historic Preservation Conference Saturday, April 25 on URI's Kingston Campus Where better to explore the preservation of outdoor places than South County? From its sparkling coastline to its rugged forests, its open farmland to its village lanes, South County is one of Rhode Island's most distinctive historic places. Step out to learn about protecting and preserving historic farms, woodlands, riverfronts, and seashores. Consider what design features, what tools, and what intangibles contribute to the individual sense of place in each historic village, each neighborhood, and on each campus. Gather tips from experts, and compare experiences with colleagues from around Rhode Island and throughout New England. As always, PPS staff will be in attendance and we encourage other preservation enthusiasts to join us! Click here for more information. Education   Children's Heritage Education Tours Bookings are now being accepted for our Spring 2009 Children's Heritage Education Tours, which are led Monday through Friday at 10:00 a.m., March 30 through June 12.  The tour topics include:   · College Hill Tour, 1636-1775 - Roger Williams and the Settlement of Colonial Providence · Downtown Tour, c. 1800 - Present - The Rise of the West Side · "Avi" Tour - Something Upstairs, 1800 - A Literary Journey to the Past · H.P. Lovecraft as Preservationist, 1920s Benefit Street · "Avi" Tour - The Man Who Was Poe, Mid-1800s Providence · The Crest of College Hill:  A Late 19th Century Victorian Journey   Please spread the word at your children's and grandchildren's schools. Teachers may contact Education Coordinator Kathleen McAreavey at kmcareavey@ppsri.org or (401)831-7440, ext. 103. To learn more about PPS's educational programing, including ways you can help, click here. PPS Docents Tour Shakespeare's Head March's Docent site visit took place at the home of PPS and the Junior League of RI on the 5th. A handful of docents accompanied Education Coordinator Kathleen McAreavey and Director of Preservation Services Sara Emmenecker from the basement through each of the four floors, and up into the attic for a real insider's view of this iconic colonial building. The John Carter House, built in 1772, is located in what was the colonial center of town.  Inside, John Carter published the first newspaper in Providence, the Providence Gazette, operated the first post office in Providence, and managed a stationery store, all "at the sign of the Shakespeare's Head." The Shakespeare signage advertised the house as a place where those who were unable to read or write could, for a fee, have letters and documents read to them and responses written for them. The building was saved from the wrecking ball in the 1930s and has stood in silent witness to over 237 years of Providence history.  Art+History: Place Explorations At the Nightingale-Brown House through October 2 Please stop by the Nightingale-Brown House to view the graduate thesis project Art+History. Curated by graduate students Rosie Branson Gill and Meg Rotzel and presenting original works by Carla Hererra Prats and Jill Slosburg-Ackerman, this exhibit of commissioned artworks reflects on the assembled histories of the house.   Nightingale-Brown House - John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage 357 Benefit St. Providence, RI 02906 (401) 863-1177 artplushistory@yahoo.com For more information, curriculum and public programs visit http://artplushistory.wordpress.com/  and http://www.brown.edu/Research/JNBC/. Afternoon tours of the installation are on Mondays and Thursdays, April 6-May 14, at 12 p.m.  70 minutes.  Limited to 30 students.  To book a free site visit please contact Kathleen McAreavey, PPS Education Coordinator, at kmcareavey@ppsri.org. Events 30th Festival of Historic Houses   PPS will kick off its 30th Festival of Historic Houses with a Tiffany Garden Party sponsored by Tiffany & Co. at the home of Brooke and Eugene Lee on May 29. Tiffany & Co. will be showcasing their "Mystery Blue Box" fundraiser at this event. On Saturday, June 6, visit some of the most spectacular houses in the Stimson Avenue area of College Hill! This self-guided house tour offers a "behind-closed-doors" look at private properties, most dating from the nineteenth century. If you purchase your house tour ticket by June 4, your name will be entered into a raffle to win one Tiffany & Co. sterling silver key pendant in either the crown, extra large oval, heart or vintage oval design on sterling silver beaded and oval link chains from the Tiffany Keys Collection. Winners will be announced at a coffee and croissant reception held at Tiffany & Co. in the Providence Place Mall on June 6 9:00-10:30 a.m. All FHH ticket holders are invited to attend. Festival Media Sponsor: PPS Business Membership Event - April 22 @ ALCO Please join PPS business members for a presentation by Thomas Dziki, Vice President of Sustainable Development for United Natural Foods (UNFI),on April 22 at the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (315 Iron Horse Way, in the ALCO Complex). Mr. Dziki will speak on sustainable development. Registration for the event will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the presentation will begin at 8:00 a.m. sharp. Mr. Dziki is a registered architect and LEED® Accredited Professional. He joined UNFI in 2003. At UNFI, he has installed solar power arrays, opened a Silver LEED® certified Distribution Center and organized LEED® Teams around the country.  UNFI was rank by Forbes in 2005 as one of the "Best Managed Companies in America." UNFI plans to locate their 50,000 square foot corporate headquarters at the ALCO Complex and hopes to occupy this summer. The event is open to business and non-business members. Business members - FREE. Non-business members - $50. Business members should email Lauren Goldenberg at lgoldenberg@ppsri.org if they wish to attend; non-business members may register here. Volunteer/Donation Opportunities 30th Festival of Historic Houses   PPS is soliciting volunteers for its Festival of Historic Houses event on June 6. Volunteer shifts are 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Volunteer roles include, but are not limited to: house guides, route guides, and registration greeters. Mandatory volunteer meetings are scheduled for Monday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m; all volunteers are required to attend one meeting. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Barbara Zdravesky at barbara.zdravesky@gmail.com. General Office/Clerical Assistant PPS seeks a volunteer to assist with general office/clerical tasks, including but not limited to answering a multi-line phone, greeting visitors, working on special projects, mailings, and attending and assisting with various major events. Experience with Microsoft Office programs necessary. Help needed Mondays and Thursdays, 12:00-5:00 p.m., and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Must be pleasant on the phone and able to handle multiple tasks at once. Please email your interest and availability to info@ppsri.org. PPS Seeks Floor Lamp Spring is unequivocally here, but the PPS office, still short a floor lamp, has a distinctly wintery gloom. If you have an extra floor lamp that you wold like to donate to PPS, please contact John Rogers, Office Administrator, at 401-831-7440 or info@ppsri.org. All styles and colors considered. Thanks in advance! Community Notes Available for Rent: Shakespeare's Head, 21 Meeting St. Commercial tenant sought for lovely garden-level office space in historic building. Office approximately 400 square feet, it features a row of windows with a view of the tranquil Shakespeare's Head Garden and plenty of natural light. Monthly rent is $650. Terms: Long-term, triple-net lease. Contact Kristi Agniel at (401) 749-5008.    Location: Convenient to Downtown, Courthouse, State House, College Hill and RISD. Owner:  Shakespeare's Head Association.  Availability: Immediate. Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture April 17-July 20, 2009, at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art   Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture is the first exhibition to treat all facets of Breuer's work with equal weight, from the highly innovative furniture he produced as both a student and teacher at the famed Bauhaus, to the elegant but modestly scaled houses he created after moving to the United States, to the large-scale governmental and institutional buildings he eventually designed for major cities around the world. Developed by the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, the exhibition traces several themes that connect the apparently diverse elements of this prolific and influential designer's portfolio. The RISD Museum is the exhibition's second North American venue and the only northeastern stop. Twelve models - produced exclusively for this exhibition - will highlight Breuer's extensive architectural work from single-family houses to major religious, cultural, and civic institutions. In addition, drawings, floor plans, photographs, video projections, and interactive computer terminals will shed light on Breuer's long and varied architectural career.   Visit the RISD Museum of Art website for a list of related programs. The Doorbells of Florence: Fictional Stories & Photographs Central Branch of the Providence Public Library Barnard Room, third floor 150 Empire Street The Providence Public Library welcomes author Andrew Losowsky on Thursday, April 23 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. for a digital slideshow and reading from his just-published book The Doorbells of Florence: Fictional Stories & Photographs. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event, which is free and open to the public. The book features alluring photographs of doorbell panels in Florence, Italy, alongside stories that imagine the lives of the people who dwell at each address. Charming, whimsical, and elegant, each story is a perfect match for its photo, balancing the antique, old-world appeal of Florence and the contemporary, gritty realities of a modern city.  Andrew Losowsky has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, The Guardian, The Independent, Wired, and The Believer. He is the editorial director of le cool, a publishing company that produces city guides and an email events magazine for various European cities. Losowsky comes to Providence, RI via London, Barcelona, Madrid, and Hong Kong.  Learn more at http://losowsky.com/portfolio/. Log Gift & Curtain Shoppe - Grand Finale Open House 2737 Hartford Ave. Johnston, RI April 25 & 26, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. After almost thirty-five years, the Log Gift & Curtain Shoppe, in the 250 year-old Shang Bailey Road House, is closing its doors - but not before opening them wider than ever to the public. Visitors on this free, self-guided tour are encouraged to roam the entire building - which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 - and to survey the historic artifacts on display. For more information on the building's colorful history, visit the Log Gift Shoppe website. Roger Williams National Memorial Celebrates Junior Ranger Day Saturday, April 25, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.   On Saturday, April 25, Roger Williams National Memorial will debut its new Junior Ranger Activity Book in celebration of National Junior Ranger Day. This activity book is a fun way for kids to learn about Roger Williams, the National Park Service, and Rhode Island. Included in the book are trivia questions, mazes, scavenger hunts, and more. Once the activity book is complete, children will receive a certificate of achievement and an official Junior Ranger badge! In addition to earning a junior Ranger badge, kids can also play games and participate in hands-on activities. The event is free and open to the public. "Old House Soul" Central Branch of the Providence Public Library Barnard Room, third floor 150 Empire St. Thursday, May 7, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. "Old House Soul" is a documentary by Don Manley and Michel Schtakleff about the late preservationist Steve Tyson, Sr., and the tradition of architectural preservation in Rhode Island. Tyson's company, Architectural Preservation Group, established in 1978, is responsible for preserving hundreds of historic sites, buildings and houses across Rhode Island. The filmmakers will present the first installment of this work-in-progress, which focuses on the preservation of Moffett Mill, and a piece documenting Don Manley's restoration of his house in Foster, Rhode Island. The event will also feature a musical performance by "Detroit Rebellion," a contributor to the bluesy-folk soundtrack of the documentary. For more information, visit www.oldhousesoul.com. The mission of the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is to improve the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment. PPS is a nonprofit membership organization, exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is recognized as a charitable organization.