Tuesday, May 18 – Sunday, August 15
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
Gallery: A Walk on Main
The exhibit "A Walk on Main” by Robert Godin provides a photo realistic, morning view of prominent buildings on Main Street in Woonsocket. Early morning shadows play on the varied architecture of this central thoroughfare and lend an air of stillness to an awakening city. Godin is a self-taught, freelance photographer who takes a real-world approach to photography. With more than forty years in this visual medium, he continues to work toward mastering the art of photography. His work and current gallery can be viewed on the web at: www.robertgodin.com <http://www.robertgodin.com/>
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Saturday, May 29, 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
Personally Providence: 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 each; tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are required.
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Thursday, June 3, 6:00 p.m.
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Rhode Island Merchants in Spanish Waters: The D’Wolf Family and the Slave Trade to Cuba, 1790-1820
Rhode Island was the leading slave-trading state in the U.S., and the D’Wolf family of Bristol were the state’s leading slave-traders. To remain in business after the federal ban on the trade in 1808, D’Wolf ships were disguised as Spanish vessels and took their cargoes to Cuba, where the trade remained legal for Spanish citizens. This talk by James DeWolf Perry presents the story of the D’Wolf slave trade to Cuba, and incorporates findings from a research trip to Cuba this spring.
Perry is a direct descendant of James D’Wolf. He is the director of research for the Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery and appears in Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary about the D’Wolf slave trade. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has provided generous financial support for this research.
www.tracingcenter.org <http://www.tracingcenter.org/>
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Friday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.
Evenings of full WaterFire Lightings
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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Saturday, June 12, 11:00 a.m. / RESCHEDULED!
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. Rain Date: Sunday, June 13
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SummerWalks, June 15 - October 15
Sponsored in part by AAA of Southern New England and Parkside Rotisserie & Bar
Tours depart from the
John Brown House Museum, 52 Power Street, Providence
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Benefit Street: A Mile of History
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.
$12 per person; $10 for RIHS members; $6 for children 12 and under.
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
Saturdays of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.
See www.waterfire.org <http://www.waterfire.org/> for scheduled lightings.
$10 per person.
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Saturday, June 19
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Aldrich House
110 Benevolent Street, Providence
Tickets: $75
(401) 273-8107 x12 or programs@rihs.org
The Third Dimension: Rhode Island in 3-D - Library Fundraiser
Before 3-D blockbuster movies, there were stereoview photographs-- a parlor entertainment invented in 1851 and popularized by Queen Victoria that brought a 3-D world into America’s living rooms. Let the Rhode Island Historical Society show you, in stunning 3-D, familiar places transformed by time. Historian Ned Connors will be our tour guide, leading us through the streets, parks and homes of 19th and 20th century Rhode Island. The proceeds from this fundraising event will support the Graphics Inventory Project, a landmark effort to make fully accessible the vast audiovisual resources at the Rhode Island Historical Society. Tickets are $75. Seating is limited. To purchase tickets: (401) 273-8107 x12, programs@rihs.org.
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Call for Proposals!
The 14th Annual Salve Regina University Conference on Cultural and Historic Preservation in Collaboration with The Providence Preservation Society
October 20-23, 2010
Colonial Architecture: Real, Revival, Survival
Submissions are welcome from practitioners, preservationists, and scholars of all academic disciplines, as well as from younger scholars and graduate students.
Proposals should include 250-word abstracts and CVs.
For more information and to send proposals by June 15, 2010:
Catherine Zipf
Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI 02840
Catherine.Zipf@salve.edu
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