Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 p.m.
RIHS Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Natasha Brooks
(401) 273-8107 x12 or libprograms@rihs.org
George Lee Gaskell: Rhode Island Soldier and World Traveler
How did a native of Tiverton, RI travel the world, learn to speak four foreign languages fluently, fight in some of the Civil War's bloodiest battles and for the rights of freedmen, and travel westward? Come hear the interesting and strange life of George Lee Gaskell, a Rhode Islander who saw much and saw fit to write it down. This program is based on Robert Grandchamp's thesis in American History at Rhode Island College. Grandchamp is the author of several books and a former National Park Ranger.
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Saturday, April 24, 10:00 a.m.
Tour departs from the
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
A Walking Tour of Edward M. Bannister’s Providence
This tour, conducted by Ray Rickman, will visit the College Hill home and studio of Edward and Christiana Carteaux Bannister. The walk will also include five other sites associated with the noted African-American artist and a lively discussion of several other landmarks. A stop at the Providence Art Club to view one of Bannister's landscape paintings will conclude the tour. Tickets are $10 each, tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are required.
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Saturday, May 8, 11:00 a.m.
Tour departs from
The Curatorium
197 Wickenden Street, Providence
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Personally Providence: Matt Bird of The Curatorium
Take a “behind the scenes” walk in Fox Point with Matt Bird, a Providence local with a personal passion for the neighborhood, and many years of accompanying his dog on long walks in the neighborhood. Bird’s shop, The Curatorium, on Wickenden Street, adds a new flavor to the area he has lived in for 25 years. Bird is a RISD graduate and was crucial in opening the risd works store. Come hear what the artist and entrepreneur finds of architectural value in Fox Point. Tour starts at The Curatorium, 197 Wickenden Street. Contact Dalila Goulart for more information. Tickets are $10 each, tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are required.
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Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
Free and open to the public.
Contact: Natasha Brooks
(401) 273-8107 x12 or libprograms@rihs.org
Peace and Plunder:
John Russell Bartlett, Albert Gallatin, and the U.S-Mexican War
John Russell Bartlett, then a young bookseller, and the retired statesman Albert Gallatin launched a public relations campaign in opposition to the Polk administration's war against Mexico in 1846-1848. While the two men emphatically opposed the war, they looked forward to the new information coming to light on the Native peoples of Mexico, California, and what would become the U.S. southwest. This talk by NERFC scholar Dr. Sean Harvey is presented in collaboration with the John Russell Bartlett Society. Dr. Harvey received his Ph.D. from the College of William & Mary and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the History Department at Northern Illinois University.
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Sunday, May 16, 2:00 p.m.
2010 Annual Newell D. Goff Lecture
Salomon Center, Room 001, Brown University
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Making the New England Mummies Dance:
Creating and Hunting Antiques in New England
This panel presents talks on the changing notions of collecting and antiquing in New England featuring Leslie Keno, Director of American Furniture and Decorative Arts at Sotheby’s and frequent appraiser on Antiques Road Show, Professor Briann Greenfield from the Department of History at Central Connecticut State University, and Scott and Rae Davis, proprietors of the Rhode Island Antiques Mall. Co-sponsored with the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage.
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Abraham Lincoln Visits the Blackstone Valley
150th Anniversary Celebration!
Saturday, May 15, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Train leaves Amtrak Station from Providence
for a 4 hour visit in Woonsocket
All seats are $49.50
Available online at www.tourblackstone.com <http://www.tourblackstone.com/>
- Join Abraham Lincoln as he travels from Providence to Woonsocket, RI on the Providence & Worcester Railroad.
- Hear Lincoln’s historic Cooper Union Speech at Harris Hall.
- Enjoy period music.
- Receive a signed Commemorative Print, from an original painting of Lincoln, by Blackstone Valley artist Peter Campbell.
- Your ticket includes a raffle to win an original Lincoln portrait by Peter Campbell. Painting valued at $2,000.
- Passengers are encouraged to dress in period costume.
- Ask about our Hotel Packages.
For more information: call Blackstone Valley Tourism Council at 401.724.2200 or email donna@tourblackstone.com.
Sponsored by the Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.
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