Saturday, October 10, 5:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
Discover the winding history and continued importance of Providence’s rivers! 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, October 15, 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…. A Look at Gravestones and Burying Grounds
Robert P. Emlen, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of American Civilization and curator at Brown University, studies issues of historical representations of place, including the burial grounds of 18th and 19th century America. Emlen will discuss how we can understand local history by studying the gravestones around us as primary documents.
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Wednesday, October 21 &
Wednesday, October 28, 6:30-8:30 pm
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence.
To register: (401) 273-8107 x12
Jewish Genealogy Workshop
This two-part genealogy workshop is offered in collaboration with the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association. The first session includes an overview of RIJHA resources on families in the local community, and a live demonstration of online resources for teasing out the details of your family’s history in the U.S. and in the Old Country. The second session focuses on RIHS resources and leaves time for hands-on research under the guidance of RIHS staff and workshop leaders. Presenters include Barbara Carroll, who has been doing genealogical and historical research since 1986, and Dr. George M. Goodwin is co-editor of "The Jews of Rhode Island" and editor of "Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes." The fee per session is $15 for RIHS and RIJHA members, and $20 for non-members. Please register in advance by calling 273-8107 x12. Space is limited to 20 participants.
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Saturday, October 24, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street
Contact: Karen Eberhart
(401) 273-8107 x20 or keberhart@rihs.org
The Rhode Island Historical Society presents Home Movie Day 2009!
Do you have home movies on film you haven’t seen in years? Don’t throw them away -bring them to Home Movie Day. Don’t have any films of your own? Come on down and watch someone else’s! Local film archivists will be on hand to discuss film preservation, home movies, and amateur films of regional interest. Bring your home movies and/or amateur films on 8mm, super 8mm, and 16mm to be screened, (sorry, no video) on the following drop off days: Saturday, October 10, Wednesday, October 21, Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23 from 10 – 5 pm. Drop off location is the Rhode Island Historical Society Library, 121 Hope Street, Providence. The films you bring need not have been made by you or your family. Films will be screened on a first-come, first-serve basis. Screen time is limited. We will show as many films as time allows.
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