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…
Sunday, January 31, 2:00-3:00pm
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Author Toby Lester, “The Fourth Part of the World”
Providence Public Library is pleased to welcome author Toby Lester for a presentation of his new book THE FOURTH PART OF THE WORLD: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
For millennia Europeans believed that the world consisted of three parts: Europe, Africa, and Asia. They drew the three continents in countless shapes and sizes on their maps, but occasionally they hinted at the existence of a “fourth part of the world,” a mysterious, inaccessible place, separated from the rest by a vast expanse of ocean. It was a land of myth, until 1507, when Martin Waldseemüller and Mathias Ringmann, two obscure scholars working in the mountains of eastern France, made it real with what is now known as the Waldseemüller map.
In THE FOURTH PART OF THE WORLD: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name, Toby Lester, acclaimed writer and former editor for The Atlantic, tells the improbable story of how the Waldseemüller map forever changed the way we see the world.
Toby Lester is a contributing editor to and has written extensively for The Atlantic. His work has also been featured on the radio show This American Life. A former Peace Corps volunteer and United Nations observer, he lives in the Boston area with his wife and three daughters. He is an invited research scholar at Brown University’s John Carter Brown Library.
CONTACT: Tonia Mason, 455-8090
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See 19th Century Rhode Island through the
Eyes of a Free Black Man
Wednesday, February 10, 5:30pm
24 Meeting Street, Providence
Public Discussion
William J. Brown, the noted 19th century Black Rhode Island leader, published his autobiography in 1883. Considered the finest narrative by a free African American, this extraordinary book is not only a memoir, but one of the most exciting observations of the Rhode Island community ever written. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has funded a yearlong study of Brown’s life, which includes a series of lectures, exhibits and walking tours.
A discussion and planning session will take place on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 5:30pm at the Brick School House at 24 Meeting Street in Providence. You are invited to participate in this event, to share your thoughts on the book, and to help determine what the Providence walking tour should encompass.
This event is sponsored by Ocean State Learning.
If you would like to attend or learn more about this project, where to purchase the book, or find a book club, please contact:
Ray Rickman
(401) 421-0606, rickman@rickmangroup.com.
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