JCB Lunch Chat on Sept. 23 by Juan Ponce Vazquez

                   
        
     The John Carter Brown Library FELLOWS LUNCHEON CHAT A weekly series uninterrupted since 1984
    
   
    
      
    
        
    
      
    

    'The Most Disruptive Man in this Republic':
 Rodrigo Pimentel, Local Elites, and the Politics of Power in Santo Domingo, 1630s-1680s   Juan Ponce Vázquez
University of Pennsylvania

José Amor y Vázquez Fellow WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009 12:30 p.m.
        
    

    Detail of Santo Domingo from Arnoldus Montanus, De Nieuwe en onbekende Weereld , Amsterdam, 1671.

Original in the John Carter Brown Library.
    
   
   
     Revered and loathed in almost equal measure throughout his life, by his death in 1683, Rodrigo Pimentel was unarguably the richest and most powerful man in Hispaniola. This presentation will look at a few episodes of Pimentel’s  life that highlight different aspects of his rise to preeminence, namely, his relation with other local elites in the island, his association with the members of the Audiencia of Santo Domingo, and his active participation in contraband trade with domestic and for­eign merchants. The life of Rodrigo Pimentel shows that in order to understand the complexity of the Spanish Caribbean (and the Carib­bean World as a whole) in the seventeenth century, we need to look at regions such as Santo Domingo, traditionally regarded as mere periph­eries of empire.
    
   
     ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Chancellor’s Dining Room, Sharpe Refectory This lecture will follow our weekly JCB Fellows luncheon, held every Wednesday of the calendar year, summer and winter, without interruption. Lunch begins at 12 noon, the chat at 12:30 p.m. (Buy lunch for $10 or bring your own.) Call 401-863-2725 for more information or email: JCBL_Information@Brown.edu <mailto:%20JCBL_Information@Brown.edu>  
    
  

FW: OPENING RECEPTION -- PPS Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit

* * * Opening Reception Thurs., Sept. 17 * * *  PPS 2009 Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit   The exhibit, free and open to the public,  features photographs of the Providence properties appearing on the Providence Preservation Society 2009 Ten Most Endangered Properties List, each creatively captured by Rhode Island photographers. September 10 - October 10 Gallery Night Opening Reception Thursday, September 17, 5:30-9:00 p.m. Click here for more details. Gallery Hours: Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. In collaboration with:

Urban Studies news, Fall 09 vol 2

CONTENTS
1. Courses Still Open: URBN 0210,URBN1010, URBN1870D, AMCV 1520
2. DUG involvement
3. 2009-2010 Newsletter
4. Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE) New Volunteer Meeting
­ TODAY 8pm
5. ³Unnatural Disaster, Uneven Recovery,² part of ³Katrina, Katrina² series;
Prof Logan lecture ­ 9/16 4pm
6. "Butte, America" - 9/23, 7pm, Smith-Buonanno 106
7. ³By the Sweat of Our Brow: Longshoremen Stories,² JNBC, 9/24, 7pm
8. New Uses of Historical GIS: Immigrant Incorporation in the 19th Century
City, Prof Logan lecture ­ 10/1, noon

COURSES
1. URBN0210 The City (CRN 10817) T/Th 10:30-11:50am
What is special about urban life? How and why do cities differ? How has the
way we think about the city changed over time? Can we solve urban problems?
This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to the history, physical
design, spatial form, economy, government, cultures, and social life of
cities in the U.S. and beyond. [Counts as 1/Intro concentration
requirement.]

URBN 1010 Historic Preservation and Urban Archaeology (CRN 14419), M
7-9:20pm
Study of the surface and subsurface features of the urban built environment.
An introduction to research methods and fieldwork procedures used by
archaeologists and historical preservationists who work on urban sites.
Students undertake fieldwork projects that involve archival research, close
examination of historic structures, and theoretical analysis of the changing
urban landscape. Please contact instructor to register.[Counts as 3b/Seminar
concentration requirement.] ** The syllabus and first readings are available
in 29 Manning for your perusal.****

URBN1870D Downtown Development (CRN 15920), Th 4-6:20pm
Study of the revitalization of central business districts (CBDs) in large
United States cities. Topics include the CBD as a land use system, retail
change, the rise of white-collar offices, gentrification near the CBD, and
the political economy of CBD redevelopment. Providence's CBD used as a case
example; guest speakers discuss its change; field trips are taken. Please
contact instructor to register. [Counts as 3b/Seminar concentration
requirement.]

AMCV1520 Technology and Material Culture in America: The Urban Built
Environment (CRN 15036) MWF 2-2:50pm
A slide-illustrated lecture course that examines the development of the
urban landscape. Covers American building practices and the effects of
human-made structures on our culture. Examines technological and behavioral
aspects of architectural design and urban development. Topics include
housing, factories, commercial buildings, city plans, transportation
networks, water systems, bridges, parks, and waterfronts. [Counts as 3a/Core
concentration requirement.]

2. URBAN STUDIES DEPARTMENTAL UNDERGRADUATE GROUP - DUG This year's DUG
leader is Allison Pincus. Information about the DUG will be sent in the next
few weeks, specifically about the annual Fall Open House.
Please consider becoming a part of the DUG and having a chance to sponsor
events, bring speakers to campus, organize field trips, and be a resource
for undecided, potential Urban Studies concentrators!

3. 2009-2010 Newsletter
Nika Taubinsky is this year¹s US Newsletter editor. If you would like to be
part of the creation of this year¹s newsletter, please contact Nika.

4. Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE), is a group that
works with refugee families living in Providence. We are currently accepting
new volunteers and are having a New volunteer Info Session on Tuesday,
September 15 (today) at 8 p.m. in Wilson 105. We think this would be a
great opportunity for students associated with Urban Studies to get involved
in the Providence community in a meaningful way.

Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE) New Volunteer Meeting
When: Tuesday, September 15, 8p.m.
Where: Wilson 105

Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE) is a student-led
organization that runs in collaboration with the International Institute of
Rhode Island and the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University.
Through BRYTE, Brown students tutor and mentor students in refugee families
that have recently relocated to Providence. Our families come from Burundi,
Rwanda, Somalia, Eritrea, Togo, Liberia, Iraq, Iran, and Haiti. BRYTE
provides a unique lens onto the city and the many populations who call it
home, while helping students to build connections with Providence residents
by sharing knowledge, skills, and cultural practices.

For more information, please visit:
http://brown.edu/Students/BRYTE/who_we_are.html
or email: Brown.Refugee.Tutoring@gmail.com

5. KATRINA KATRINA
³UNNATURAL DISASTER, UNEVEN RECOVERY²
A lecture by Dr. John Logan, Department of Sociology, Brown University
Early in the Fall of 2005, Dr. John Logan brought together a group of
colleagues at Brown to begin a study of the social and environmental impacts
of Katrina on the Gulf Coast. With support from NSF, that work is
continuing. Dr. Logan will discuss his main findings for New Orleans,
including the strong overlap between flooding and the racial composition of
neighborhoods, the resilience of the property market citywide after the
hurricane but the very uneven spatial distribution of the recovery.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16th at 4PM
ORWIG MUSIC BUILDING RM. 315

Visit our website for more information on the ³KATRINA, KATRINA² project
http://www.brown.edu/music

6. "BUTTE, AMERICA"
The New England Film Premier

This documentary, narrated by Gabriel Byrne, reveals the social and
environmental costs of mining in Butte, Montana. First in the 2009-10
series, ³Nature and Legacy: Humanists, Scientists and the Environment,² the
film chronicles industrial exploitation and its effects on the people and
the land. Producer/director, Pamela Roberts, and co-producer/co-writer,
Edwin Dobb, will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, visit
the film's Web site.
http://butteamericafilm.org/

The ³Nature and Legacy² series features films, lectures, and panel
discussions on the environment, from the perspectives of humanists and
scientists alike. Future panel discussions will include topics such as
³Toxins,² ³Climate Change,² and ³The Loss and Return of Nature.²

7. By the Sweat of Our Brow: Longshoremen Stories

Dramatic readings of oral histories collected from longshoremen of the ILA
Local #1329 (Providence and New Bedford). Directed by Sylvia Ann Soares and
performed by Mishell Lilly and Jim Webster, these dramatic readings will be
followed by a slide show of dock life and a discussion.

Thursday, September 24
7-9 p.m.
John Nicholas Brown Center
357 Benefit Street
Providence, RI

This project was made possible by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for
the Humanities (RICH). For more information on this event, please contact
publichumanities@brown.edu

8. October 1 John Logan, Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences, Brown
University
New Uses of Historical GIS: Immigrant Incorporation in the 19th Century City
Talk will begin at 12:10 in the Hillel Chapel Room, corner of Brown St. and
Angell St.

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Sunday, September 13 to Sunday, October 25
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
“New Eyes on Woonsocket”
This photography exhibit by local artist Christina Lauzon offers a new viewpoint on buildings in Woonsocket in terms of architecture, texture, character and history. Lauzon, a Florida native, is co-owner of T. Lauzon Funeral Home in Woonsocket.
 
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Thursday, September 17, 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…. Tracking an African American Family from 1664
Come hear Ray Rickman outline his groundbreaking research on William J. Brown and Brown’s family background. Brown was born in Providence in 1814 to a free family of color, but his grandfather came to Rhode Island on a slave ship owned by the famous Brown brothers. It is a rare historical experience to track an African-American family back to Africa. Rickman is a former president of the RI Black Heritage Society, and has conducted walking tours for the RIHS.
 
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Saturday, September 19
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 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, September 24, 6:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
 
Familiar Voices: Salty Brine & Warren Walden
Helen York speaks on Rhode Island Radio in the 1940s and 1950s.
In today's world of Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern, the kind of radio host that reminded kids to say their prayers and brush their teeth seems almost impossibly wholesome. Come hear Helen York speak about Salty Brine and Warren Walden, two such radio personalities who were emblematic of a time when radio was the electronic town meeting. York is a writer and radio producer currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Media History at the University of Maine. She received a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium award to support research on her thesis, “Sound and Silence: Enfranchised and Disenfranchised Radio in New England.”

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Saturday, September 26, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
By Appointment Only: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
 
Collection Event for “Going to Work” exhibit
The Rhode Island Historical Society is pleased to announce plans for a new exhibit at the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. “Going to Work: 20th Century Settlers in the Blackstone Valley” will look closely at the people who moved to the Blackstone Valley area in Rhode Island during the twentieth century to find work. The Collection Event is an opportunity to share your family’s photos, letters, postcards, diaries, recipes, etc. with the Historical Society. Staff will be on hand to listen to your family’s story and scan your items. We are especially interested in, but not limited to, gathering the Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Jewish, Haitian, Asian, and Latino experiences. For more information on the “Going to Work” exhibit and to reserve an appointment at the Collection Event, please contact Dalila Goulart, (401) 331-8575 x45. This event is sponsored by the RI Council for the Humanities.

Songs in Stone screening on September 23

Songs in Stone

Wednesday, September 23, 5:30 p.m.

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Manning Hall, Main Green, Brown University

On September 23 at 5:30 p.m. we will feature a screening of Songs in Stone in our gallery at Manning Hall. In the film, filmmaker John Houston shares the work done by his late father, James Houston who worked with Inuit artists and printmakers to create an artists’ cooperative on Baffin Island. Museum board member Alice Houston will offer reflections on the film and will show some of James’ Inuit art pieces. Pieces from the Haffenreffer Museum’s collection will also be on view at this event.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Reception will follow.

RI Historical Society -- September Events

 

Sunday, September 13 to Sunday, October 25
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
“New Eyes on Woonsocket”
This photography exhibit by local artist Christina Lauzon offers a new viewpoint on buildings in Woonsocket in terms of architecture, texture, character and history. Lauzon, a Florida native, is co-owner of T. Lauzon Funeral Home in Woonsocket.
 
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Thursday, September 17, 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…. Tracking an African American Family from 1664
Come hear Ray Rickman outline his groundbreaking research on William J. Brown and Brown’s family background. Brown was born in Providence in 1814 to a free family of color, but his grandfather came to Rhode Island on a slave ship owned by the famous Brown brothers. It is a rare historical experience to track an African-American family back to Africa. Rickman is a former president of the RI Black Heritage Society, and has conducted walking tours for the RIHS.
 
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Saturday, September 19
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 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, September 24, 6:30 p.m.
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
Free Admission, To R.S.V.P.: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
 
Familiar Voices: Salty Brine & Warren Walden
Helen York speaks on Rhode Island Radio in the 1940s and 1950s.
In today's world of Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern, the kind of radio host that reminded kids to say their prayers and brush their teeth seems almost impossibly wholesome. Come hear Helen York speak about Salty Brine and Warren Walden, two such radio personalities who were emblematic of a time when radio was the electronic town meeting. York is a writer and radio producer currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Media History at the University of Maine. She received a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium award to support research on her thesis, “Sound and Silence: Enfranchised and Disenfranchised Radio in New England.”

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Saturday, September 26, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
By Appointment Only: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
 
Collection Event for “Going to Work” exhibit
The Rhode Island Historical Society is pleased to announce plans for a new exhibit at the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. “Going to Work: 20th Century Settlers in the Blackstone Valley” will look closely at the people who moved to the Blackstone Valley area in Rhode Island during the twentieth century to find work. The Collection Event is an opportunity to share your family’s photos, letters, postcards, diaries, recipes, etc. with the Historical Society. Staff will be on hand to listen to your family’s story and scan your items. We are especially interested in, but not limited to, gathering the Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Jewish, Haitian, Asian, and Latino experiences. For more information on the “Going to Work” exhibit and to reserve an appointment at the Collection Event, please contact Dalila Goulart, (401) 331-8575 x45. This event is sponsored by the RI Council for the Humanities.

 

FW: PPS September E-Newsletter

In This Issue Preservation Education Events Quick Links Become a Member PPS Website Preservation Nation Upcoming PPS Events September 17 MEP Exhibit Opening Reception September 28 - November 25 Children's Heritage Education Tours October 23-24 Fall Symposium October 24 Gold Dome Gala December 5 Downtown Holiday Architecture Tour February 6 Winter Bash September 2009 News Preservation 2009 Most Endangered Properties Photography Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 17 5:30-9:00 p.m. PPS's acclaimed annual photography exhibit will appear September 10-October 10 in the atrium of the historic Peerless Building at 150 Union Street in downtown Providence. A collaborative effort between PPS and the Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island, the exhibit is a unique promotion of preservation advocacy through fine art. The show features the work of Michael Cevoli, Ryan Conaty, Andrew Dernavich, Stephanie Ewens, Adam Hall, Kryzstyna Harber-Caldarone, Matthew Kierstead, Brian McDonald, Frank Mullin, and Karen Philippi. The opening reception will take place on September's "Gallery Night" from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. The event and reception are free and open to the public. The exhibit may also be viewed during the building's leasing center hours: Sunday 1-5:00 p.m., Monday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. For more information contact PPS at (401) 831-7440 or go to www.ppsri.org. Education Children's Heritage Education Curricula Now Online For the past two and a half years, the PPS Education Department has been researching and creating curricula to support the Children's Heritage Education Tour Program. Each curriculum consists of two weeks of lessons including a tour of a Providence neighborhood. Currently, three neighborhoods are explored; College Hill, Fox Point, and Downtown, with more to be added in the future. Students of all ages can learn something about Providence's architectural heritage. Explore! Three of the six curricula are available for online viewing by visiting www.ppsri.org/curriculum. We thank our numerous volunteer interns, work-study students, curricula vetters, the PPS Education Committee, PPS Heritage Education Docents, and staff for their help and advice in making this project a reality. Funding for this project was provided by the City of Providence, Dexter Donation; The Haffenreffer Family Fund; and the Robert E. Freeman Downcity Fund. Summer Urban Planning Students Give Final Presentations On Wednesday, August 12, high school students in the Urban Planning Class at Volunteers in Providence Schools Summer "Learn to Earn" Program gave their final presentations at the Gymnatorium at Central High School in front of teachers, family, and project collaborators, including PPS. The lead teacher, Karlene Toppin, commented that "all of the students brought an interest in their community to the program. That is not something that one can teach." Through continued community collaborations, PPS can nurture young people's interest in their surroundings and inspire them to be caretakers of their community and built environment. Register Now for PPS Children's Heritage Education Docent Training September 22-24 PPS is looking for individuals interested in leading walking tours for elementary and middle school students, grades 4-8. Each year, docents lead over 3500 students on walking tours of Providence using the city's architecture as a resource from which students learn the history of Providence. This year's training will focus on the Downtown, College Hill, and Fox Point neighborhoods. No previous experience is necessary - just an interest in history and architecture and the desire to work with school children. Upon completing a 2.5 day training provided by PPS, docents are asked to make a one-year commitment to the program. For more information, please contact Kathleen McAreavey, Education Coordinator, by e-mail or telephone: 401-831-7440, ext. 103.  Fall Symposium - October 23 - 24, 2009 The American Renaissance and Providence: A Golden Age in Architecture and the Arts Please join us on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 to explore a "Golden Age" in Providence's history at the PPS Fall Symposium, The American Renaissance and Providence: A Golden Age in Architecture and the Arts. Seven speakers include Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D., Commonwealth Professor in Architectural History at the University of Virginia, the premier architectural historian of this period. We anticipate stimulating and engrossing dialogue about the architecture, interior architecture, decorative arts, and culinary history presented in buildings of the period. More information will be posted at www.ppsri.org as it becomes available. Advance registration required. Events Save the Date: 2009 Gold Dome Gala October 24, 2009 The Providence Preservation Society's 2009 "Gold Dome Gala" promises to be as distinctive as its location - the iconic Old Stone Bank building, ca. 1854. This special event, planned in conjunction with the PPS Symposium on Providence during the American Renaissance, will give 200 attendees a glimpse into an otherwise private Providence landmark. Dinner, cocktails, and a spectacular location conspire to make this a remarkable event. As further information becomes available, it will be posted on our website. 2009 Downtown Holiday Architecture Tour December 5, 2009 Tour the Town! Celebrate the Holidays with the Providence Preservation Society Downtown Holiday Architecture Tour. In 2008, this holiday event attracted hundreds of people to explore downtown living in creatively renovated historic buildings and enjoy seasonal festivities. This year, the event has a new name and promises to be even more exciting. Stay tuned for more information as plans develop. 2010 Winter Bash! Save the Date: February 6, 2010 It's getting closer to midnight in The Garden of Good & Evil. Start picking out your mask for the Winter Bash 2010! Volunteer Opportunities General Office/Clerical Assistant PPS seeks a volunteer to assist with general office/clerical tasks, including but not limited to answering a multi-line phone, greeting visitors, working on special projects, assisting with mailings, and attending and assisting with various major events. Experience with Microsoft Office programs necessary. Help needed Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.  Must be pleasant on the phone and able to handle multiple tasks at once. Please email your interest and availability to info@ppsri.org. Community Notes The Avon Cinema History Project The Avon Cinema (260 Thayer Street) is looking for photos, newspaper clippings, and personal stories and memories to put in a retrospective exhibit in their lobby. Simply scan your materials and e-mail them to AvonHistoryProject@gmail.com. The mission of the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is to improve the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment. PPS is a nonprofit membership organization, exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is recognized as a charitable organization.

RI Historical Society -- September Events

 

Monday, September 7
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
 
11th Annual Labor Day Open House
Admission is free inside the Museum of Work & Culture and to all its events today! This year’s Open House commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Woonsocket strike and riot in 1934. A play entitled "The ITU Meeting" about the strike’s aftermath will be presented. Also be sure to take part in our annual raffle!
 
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September 5 & 6
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
 
Free Admission for Bank of America Customers!
The Bank of America Museums on US program provides unparalleled access to some of the nation’s greatest museums and cultural institutions. Visitors to the Museum of Work & Culture will receive free admission every first weekend of the month throughout the year by simply presenting their Bank of America card.  Additionally, participants will receive 10% off their purchases in the Museum Store.
 
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Saturdays, September 5 & 19
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 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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Sunday, September 13 to Sunday, October 25
Gallery Exhibit
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Ray Bacon
(401) 769-9675 or rbacon@rihs.org
 
“New Eyes on Woonsocket”
This photography exhibit by local artist Christina Lauzon offers a new viewpoint on buildings in Woonsocket in terms of architecture, texture, character and history. Lauzon, a Florida native, is co-owner of T. Lauzon Funeral Home in Woonsocket.
 
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Thursday, September 17, 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…. Ray Rickman, William J. Brown
Come hear Ray Rickman outline his groundbreaking research on William J. Brown and Brown’s family background. Brown was born in Providence in 1814 to a free family of color, but his grandfather came to Rhode Island on a slave ship owned by the famous Brown brothers. It is a rare historical experience to track an African-American family back to Africa. Rickman is a former president of the RI Black Heritage Society, and has conducted walking tours for the RIHS.

 

JCB Lunch Chat Schedule for September 2009

THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY

Fellows’ Luncheon Chats
A weekly series uninterrupted since 1984

• September 2, 2009 (Wednesday). Heather Jespersen and Leslie Tobias Olsen, John Carter Brown Library. "Introducing the JCB's Archive of Early American Images."

• September 9, 2009 (Wednesday). No talk today (Brown University Convocation). Lunch will be held.

• September 10, 2009 (Thursday). Talk in Spanish at Fellows’ House (79 Charlesfield Street). 5 p.m. Esperanza López Parada, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, SPAIN, William Reese Company Fellow. "Lost in Translation or the Failed Dictionary: Epi–sodes of Misunderstanding between Quechua and Spanish."

• September 16, 2009 (Wednesday). Natalia Sobre–villa Perea, University of Kent, UNITED KING–DOM, Barbara S. Mosbacher Fellow. "The Changing Meaning of Patria in the Late Colonial Andes."

• September 23, 2009 (Wednesday). Juan Ponce Vazquez, University of Pennsylvania, José Amor y Vázquez Fellow. "'The Most Disruptive Man in this Republic': Rodrigo Pimentel, Local Elites, and the Politics of Power in Santo Domingo, 1630-1680."

• September 30, 2009 (Wednesday). Jason Eldred, University of Virginia, Jeannette D. Black Memorial Fellow. “‘For proof hereof’: Spain’s Role as Imperial Exemplar in English Colonial Tracts, 1576-1625 .”

The Fellows’ Talks will be given in Chancellor’s Dining Room, Sharpe Refectory, Brown University, Providence, RI., on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. with some exceptions. The location and times of the ex–ceptions are included on calendar above. The chat will follow our weekly JCB Fellows luncheon, held every Wednesday of the calendar year, summer and winter, without interruption.

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

 

Running through October 15
Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11:00am – 12:30pm
 
Benefit Street: A Mile of History
Tours depart from the
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street, Providence
$12 per person;
$10 for RIHS members; $6 for children 12 and under.
For more information: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
Sponsored in part by AAA of Southern New England and Parkside Rotisserie & Bar

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Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.
Saturdays, September 5 & 19, October 10
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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Monday, September 7
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
 
11th Annual Labor Day Open House
Admission is free inside the Museum of Work & Culture and to all its events today! This year’s Open House commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Woonsocket strike and riot in 1934. A play entitled "The ITU Meeting" about the strike’s aftermath will be presented. Also be sure to take part in our annual raffle!
 
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September 5 & 6, October 3 & 4,
November 7 & 8, December 5 & 6
Museum of Work & Culture
42 South Main Street, Woonsocket
For more information: Anne Conway
(401) 769-9675 or aconway@rihs.org
 
Free Admission for Bank of America Customers!
The Bank of America Museums on US program provides unparalleled access to some of the nation’s greatest museums and cultural institutions. Visitors to the Museum of Work & Culture will receive free admission every first weekend of the month throughout the year by simply presenting their Bank of America card.  Additionally, participants will receive 10% off their purchases in the Museum Store.