RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

 

Continuing until Sunday, February 14, 2010
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org

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? Come see the exhibit and learn of the people, places, and attitudes of the times. Sponsored by the RI Foundation and the RI Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
 
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Sunday, January 31, 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
Betty and Carlo Mencucci from the Burrillville Historical Society will present views of Spring Lake through the years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the lake attracted thousands of visitors looking for recreation in the form of swimming, boating, clambakes and outings, providing rest from the workday world of the mill workers. Their collection of photos and postcards will provide an educational and entertaining experience for all.
 
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In the Community…
 
John Hay Library
20 Prospect Street, Providence
Exhibit - Black Lavender 2
 
Gay Black men from 1919 to present are profiled in this unique exhibit of photographs, printed material and artifacts, showing their contributions to life and culture to Rhode Island, and demonstrating how surprisingly consequential and, at times, unexpectedly mainstream they are. Drawn from the collection of Robb Dimmick, the exhibit includes politicians, academics, civic leaders, artists, and writers, and documents pivotal visits to Rhode Island by Black gay luminaries such as James Baldwin, Samuel Delany and Joseph Beam.
The exhibit will remain open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm until January 29, 2010.
This project is funded by the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities and is part of its “On the Road to Freedom” initiative which explores African American life in Rhode Island.
 
For additional information contact: Robb Dimmick; ribooks@aol.com; (401) 421-0606