Dear students,
The Haffenreffer Museum is in need of volunteers to help with our educational outreach programs and public events. Please see the attached flyer for more information about these opportunities.
We are especially in need of volunteers during Parent's Weekend for a four-day event entitled Celebrating El Dia de los Muertos from October 23 through October 26 in Manning Hall. This event will feature artist Paula Garcia Ventura of Mexico City who will create a 5.9 foot tall calavera Catrina. We will also have an area for students and their families to make their own ofrendas, papel picados, and calavera masks. We need volunteers to assist the artist and assist in the family corner. I would like volunteers to commit to at least one two-hour shift. Please contact me for more details.
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Education and Programs
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.haffenreffermuseum.org <http://www.haffenreffermuseum.org/>
and
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Manning Hall
Box 1965, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
FW: Upcoming PPS Events: MEP Exhibit & Party on Top with Sizzle
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: See the movie (then think about it) -- Wednesday at 7:00
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:
See the movie (then think about it…)
Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 pm
Salomon 001
A free screening of the movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, followed by a post-film discussion.
Commentaries by:
Sue Alcock (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology)
Matthew Gutmann (Anthropology)
Stephen Houston (Anthropology)
Martha Joukowsky (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology)
Patricia Ybarra (Theater, Speech and Dance)
Free popcorn!
See the movie (then think about it…)
Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 pm
Salomon 001
A free screening of the movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, followed by a post-film discussion.
Commentaries by:
Sue Alcock (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology)
Matthew Gutmann (Anthropology)
Stephen Houston (Anthropology)
Martha Joukowsky (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology)
Patricia Ybarra (Theater, Speech and Dance)
Free popcorn!
RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 18, 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…. Dramatic Reading of Cry Elmina
Dr. Vanessa Quainoo, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island, will be reading excerpts of her epic poem Cry Elmina. The poem looks into the lives of enslaved Africans while being held captive at the slave castle Elmina before taken on the Middle Passage across the Atlantic. Reservations required.
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Saturday, September 20
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Genealogy Workshop
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
To Register and for more information: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
African American and Native American Family Roots
Jeff Howe, local historian and genealogist, will talk about strategies and resources for researching your African American and Native American lines of descent. After the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to work on a family history with the assistance of Mr. Howe and RIHS librarians. Please bring any information you have gathered about your ancestors or research topic. Free for RIHS members; $10 for non-members. Registration is requested. This program is presented in collaboration with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.
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Saturday, September 20 & 27
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
After the arrival of Roger Williams in 1636, rivers shaped the life of the city of Providence. The Colonial waterfront was the site of a thriving shipping economy for a young town. Eventually, factories and railroads turned attention away from the rivers and toward the land. After the 1950s, highways and bridges covered the waterways, and the rivers were forgotten. But that was yesterday! Today, architects and city planners are creating a “new” waterfront. Once again, the rivers take center stage. And no event commands more attention than Barnaby Evans’ WaterFire. Smartly designed walkways, parks, and pedestrian bridges invite strolling, especially on summer evenings. 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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At the Providence Public Library…
Monday, September 22
Meet the Author…A Discussion with Author Judith Nies at PPL’s Rochambeau Library
Providence Public Library and the Friends of Rochambeau Library welcome Judith Nies, author of The Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the 1960’s for a discussion of her new book on Monday, September 22, from 7:00—8:00 pm at Rochambeau Branch Library, 708 Hope Street, Providence.
About the Author & Book
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND is a compelling and perceptive biography for our current political landscape that presents the underpinnings of the civil rights era in a fresh and personal way.
At the height of the Vietnam War protests, Judith Nies held “the most interesting job in Washington” as the chief staff assistant to a core group of anti-war congressmen. A graduate of John Hopkins School of Advance International Studies (SAIS) with an impressive international resume, Nies had everything she needed to succeed in Washington except for one obvious characteristic: she was the wrong gender.
In THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND (Harper Collins, 6/08), Nies chronicles her struggle to cope with and finally overcome the limited opportunities for women in society and politics. Shocked to find herself the focus of an FBI investigation due to her political activities, Nies traded in her role as a dutiful wife and marginalized employee to become one of a growing number of brave women who carved out a new path toward social reform.
CONTACT:
Tonia Mason
Marketing & Communications Director
Providence Public Library
Phone: 401-455-8090
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Founded in 1822, the Rhode Island Historical Society is the nation’s fourth oldest state historical society and is today the steward of tens of thousands of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, artifacts, and other historical materials. The Society maintains its research library and John Brown House Museum in Providence and operates the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. The Society’s ongoing public and educational programming includes publication of the historical journal Rhode Island History and the presentation of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and tours. www.rihs.org <http://www.rihs.org/>
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Friday, September 12, 2008
Downtown Student Experience
Downtown Student Experience: September 13th
Get to know the heart of the city you’ll call home for the next few years! On Saturday, September 13th, The Providence Foundation and Downtown Improvement District welcome local college students back to Providence for the Downtown Student Experience, in partnership with CW28 and WBRU.
The afternoon will be filled with live music, information-sharing and free activities in Biltmore Park, adjacent to the Bank of America Skating Center in Kennedy Plaza. We invite you to listen to the sounds of WBRU, beginning at 2:00 PM, while sampling coffee, eating lunch, and checking out maps and performance schedules. Participants include CW28, WBRU, RIPTA, Cox Communications, tazza caffe, Benders Caffe, the City of Providence, Gold’s Gym, Boston Sports Clubs, the Providence Downtown Improvement District, McFadden’s, Ri-Ra, Dunkin’ Donuts, Rhode Ilin Ice Cream and many more.
At 3:00 PM, students will meet some of Providence’s most beloved characters when life-size Big Nazo puppets arrive at the park. At 4:00 PM, Providence Black Repertory Theatre will kick off the live portion of the program with a brief spoken word performance. Immediately following, WBRU welcomes three amazing local bands, LLOVE, the Jesse Minute, and Innocent Uprising, appearing on stage until about 6:30 PM.
In addition to the Downtown Student Experience, we encourage students to explore the vibrant new shops, restaurants, and arts organizations located in our neighborhood. A variety of downtown events have been scheduled that day to add to the festivities:
For more information about this and other downtown programs, visit: www.providencedowntown.com <http://providencedowntown.com/>
Get to know the heart of the city you’ll call home for the next few years! On Saturday, September 13th, The Providence Foundation and Downtown Improvement District welcome local college students back to Providence for the Downtown Student Experience, in partnership with CW28 and WBRU.
The afternoon will be filled with live music, information-sharing and free activities in Biltmore Park, adjacent to the Bank of America Skating Center in Kennedy Plaza. We invite you to listen to the sounds of WBRU, beginning at 2:00 PM, while sampling coffee, eating lunch, and checking out maps and performance schedules. Participants include CW28, WBRU, RIPTA, Cox Communications, tazza caffe, Benders Caffe, the City of Providence, Gold’s Gym, Boston Sports Clubs, the Providence Downtown Improvement District, McFadden’s, Ri-Ra, Dunkin’ Donuts, Rhode Ilin Ice Cream and many more.
At 3:00 PM, students will meet some of Providence’s most beloved characters when life-size Big Nazo puppets arrive at the park. At 4:00 PM, Providence Black Repertory Theatre will kick off the live portion of the program with a brief spoken word performance. Immediately following, WBRU welcomes three amazing local bands, LLOVE, the Jesse Minute, and Innocent Uprising, appearing on stage until about 6:30 PM.
In addition to the Downtown Student Experience, we encourage students to explore the vibrant new shops, restaurants, and arts organizations located in our neighborhood. A variety of downtown events have been scheduled that day to add to the festivities:
- Don’t miss a sample sale on Westminster Street! Throughout the afternoon, merchants like Symposium Books, Butterfield, OOP!, Homestyle and Queen of Hearts will offer limited-time discounted merchandise that you’ll want to grab! The sale takes place on Westminster Street (between Eddy and Union).
- Big Nazo Labs will be open for visitors at 60 Eddy Street!
- Fountain of Youth skate shop at 60 Eddy Street is organizing a skateboard demonstration from noon to 4:00 PM inside the Skating Center. Owner (and professional skateboarder) Donny Barley hosts a “Come Skate With Us” for local skateboarders and their families. This event is supported by four other shops within 50 miles—from Boston to Westerly—with shop owners competing in a S.K.A.T.E. competition.
- At dark, a surprise outdoor cult classic film will be shown on the screen at Grants Block, on Union Street between Westminster and Weybosset, presented by Movies on the Block.
- That evening, the fire continues to burn, with Waterfire starting at 7:00 PM, sponsored by Waterplace Luxury Residences and the Northeastern Society of Orthodontics. The ballroom stage will be set up at Turks Head Plaza, with lessons beginning at 7:00 PM.
For more information about this and other downtown programs, visit: www.providencedowntown.com <http://providencedowntown.com/>
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Black Rep's Buggin'!
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Don't Miss The First Show:
Bug
By Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts
Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
A handsome drifter. A lonely waitress. A cheap motel. But what's that
crawling across the bed? Reality slowly blurs and suspense turns to
horror, as this darkly comic thriller explores the line between
conspiracy theory and actual conspiracy. A tale of love, paranoia, and
the grip of government, Bug will get under your skin.
This play is recommended for mature audiences only!
September 18th - October 19th, 2008
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7, Sundays at 3 (The People's Matinee)
Tickets:
www.arttixri.com <http://www.arttixri.com> , 401-621-6123, boxoffice@blackrep.org
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The Providence Black Repertory Company produces and presents artistic
performances that bring people together, provoke thought, inspire
hope, and create understanding.
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On Museums - An Email Newsletter, September 2008
ON MUSEUMS, September 2008
In this issue:
[1] Conference News
[2] Journal News
[3] Community News
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[1] Conference News - http://www.Museum-Conference.com
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** Second International Conference on the Inclusive Museum **
8-10 July 2009, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
http://www.Museum-Conference.com
** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation
begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on
proposals, presentation types, and other options, see:
http://z09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal:
http://z09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Please note that if
your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the
Conference.
** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the
acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to
present can register at any time. For registration options, see:
http://z09.cgpublisher.com/registration_types.html. To register for
the 2009 Museum Conference see:
http://z09.cgpublisher.com/registration.
** Creator Sites **
All officially registered Inclusive Museum Conference delegates may
make their own Creator Website. The first step is visiting the
CGPublisher Creator page at
http://www.cgpublisher.com/ui/about/for_creators.html.
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[2] Journal News - http://www.Museum-Journal.com/
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** International Journal of the Inclusive Museum - Volume 1 (2008) **
Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 1 of the Journal.
Authors are notified when their paper has been assigned to referees.
If you are requested to referee, please submit your report by the
requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested
referees.
If your paper is accepted for publication and your registration
payment has been confirmed, the authors will receive a publishing
agreement. Once the authors have agreed to the publishing agreement
the final paper can be uploaded.
Once final papers are received they will be typeset and authors will
be sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy. If you have
received your PDF proof for approval, please check your PDF proof by
the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy
as-is.
** Would you like to be an Associate Editor? **
All referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of
the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the
particular papers they refereed will not be identified). If you would
like to referee papers please email
cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and
research interests, and if we have any appropriate papers we will
contact you.
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[3] Community News
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** Conference News **
Sixth International Conference on the Book
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
http://www.Book-Conference.com/
Representing the Everyday in American Visual Culture
12-13 September 2008, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nirv/
International Museum Design Symposium
14 October 2008, London, UK
Email: greg@heritage365.com
Gazing into the 21st Century
16-18 October 2008, Goettweig, Austria
www.donau-uni.ac.at/dis
Making National Museums (NaMu)
17-19 November 2008, University of Oslo, Norway
http://www.namu.se/images/Docs/namu6firstcall.pdf
California Association of Museums
26-27 February 2009, San Francisco, California, USA
http://www.calmuseums.org/conferences_and_workshops/2009overview.html
Traditions and Transformations: Tourism, Heritage and Cultural Change
in the Middle East and North Africa Region
4-7 April 2009, Amman, Jordan
www.tourism-culture.com
Curating Difficult Knowledge
16-18 April 2009, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
http://cerev.concordia.ca
103rd Annual Meeting & Museum Expo, American Association of Museums
30 April - May 4 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
http://www.aam-us.org/am/am09.cfm
** Field School **
International Field School in Museums & Sustainable Heritage Development
6-21 December 2008, Vietnam
http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=66307&pid=37084
** Websites **
The MuseumsWiki is the international collaborative website for museum
professionals and other experts in the field of cultural heritage. It
is intended for museum personnel to participate in providing
museum-related material like abstracts, experiences, links, papers,
projects, recommendations, and more. Especially other collaborative
websites related to cultural heritage are invited to be presented in
the MuseumsWiki.
Help for participation is available at
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http://museums.wikia.com/wiki/Museums:FAQ
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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The mansion is a beautiful setting for corporate events or meetings, parties, weddings, and other celebrations. The mansion includes a lovely oval parlor and a magnificent ballroom. Rental fees support the work of Historic New England. The Lyman Estate - a very special place for very special occasions.
Information is just a phone call away with our new landscape and garden cell phone tours. This audio phone tour pilot program includes historic background at five locations on the property. After this initial tour test period, Historic New England will use feedback to expand the phone tour service to other historic landscapes throughout New England. 
This recipe for Pineapple Mint Freeze dates from between 1940 and the mid-1960s when Lilian Franklin ran the Four High Road tearoom at the 
Tropical Pitcher Plants or Nepenthes are hanging or twining plants that form pitchers (or cups) that hang off the tips of the leaves. The carnivorous plant is from many tropical regions in the world and enjoys a humid environment with bright filtered light. The 
This October, 
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
VOLUNTEER: Haffenreffer Museum Volunteer Opportunities
Dear Students,
Are you looking for community service opportunities? The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology has some opportunities in education outreach and public programs. Come to find out what we have to offer. I will be at the Community Service Opportunities Fair hosted by the Swearer Center for Public Service at Sayles Hall from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 10. Can’t make it to the Fair? Send me an email at Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu. I hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Education and Programs
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.haffenreffermuseum.org <http://www.haffenreffermuseum.org/>
and
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Manning Hall
Box 1965, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
<http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/Haffenreffer/>
Are you looking for community service opportunities? The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology has some opportunities in education outreach and public programs. Come to find out what we have to offer. I will be at the Community Service Opportunities Fair hosted by the Swearer Center for Public Service at Sayles Hall from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 10. Can’t make it to the Fair? Send me an email at Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu. I hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Geralyn Hoffman
Curator of Education and Programs
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Brown University
300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809
TEL: 401-253-8388 FAX: 401-253-1198
Geralyn_Hoffman@brown.edu
www.haffenreffermuseum.org <http://www.haffenreffermuseum.org/>
and
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Manning Hall
Box 1965, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
<http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/Haffenreffer/>
RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 13 & 20
Evenings of full WaterFire lightings, 5:30 p.m.
Tour departs from the
John Brown House Museum
$10 per person
Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart
(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org
RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit
After the arrival of Roger Williams in 1636, rivers shaped the life of the city of Providence. The Colonial waterfront was the site of a thriving shipping economy for a young town. Eventually, factories and railroads turned attention away from the rivers and toward the land. After the 1950s, highways and bridges covered the waterways, and the rivers were forgotten. But that was yesterday! Today, architects and city planners are creating a “new” waterfront. Once again, the rivers take center stage. And no event commands more attention than Barnaby Evans’ WaterFire. Smartly designed walkways, parks, and pedestrian bridges invite strolling, especially on summer evenings. 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 18, 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…. Dramatic Reading of Cry Elmina
Dr. Vanessa Quainoo, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island, will be reading excerpts of her epic poem Cry Elmina. The poem looks into the lives of enslaved Africans while being held captive at the slave castle Elmina before taken on the Middle Passage across the Atlantic. Reservations required.
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Saturday, September 20
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Genealogy Workshop
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street, Providence
To Register and for more information: Lee Teverow
(401) 273-8107 x10 or lteverow@rihs.org
African American and Native American Genealogy Workshop
Jeff Howe, local historian and genealogist, will talk about strategies and resources for researching your African American and Native American ancestors. After the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to work on their own family history with the assistance of Mr. Howe and RIHS librarians. Please bring any information you have gathered about your ancestors. Free for RIHS members; $10 for non-members. Registration is requested. This program is presented in collaboration with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.
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At the Providence Public Library…
Monday, September 22
Meet the Author…A Discussion with Author Judith Nies at PPL’s Rochambeau Library
Providence Public Library and the Friends of Rochambeau Library welcome Judith Nies, author of The Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the 1960’s for a discussion of her new book on Monday, September 22, from 7:00—8:00 pm at Rochambeau Branch Library, 708 Hope Street, Providence.
About the Author & Book
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND is a compelling and perceptive biography for our current political landscape that presents the underpinnings of the civil rights era in a fresh and personal way.
At the height of the Vietnam War protests, Judith Nies held “the most interesting job in Washington” as the chief staff assistant to a core group of anti-war congressmen. A graduate of John Hopkins School of Advance International Studies (SAIS) with an impressive international resume, Nies had everything she needed to succeed in Washington except for one obvious characteristic: she was the wrong gender.
In THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND (Harper Collins, 6/08), Nies chronicles her struggle to cope with and finally overcome the limited opportunities for women in society and politics. Shocked to find herself the focus of an FBI investigation due to her political activities, Nies traded in her role as a dutiful wife and marginalized employee to become one of a growing number of brave women who carved out a new path toward social reform.
Tonia Mason
Marketing & Communications Director
Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-455-8090
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Founded in 1822, the Rhode Island Historical Society is the nation’s fourth oldest state historical society and is today the steward of tens of thousands of books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, paintings, artifacts, and other historical materials. The Society maintains its research library and John Brown House Museum in Providence and operates the Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket. The Society’s ongoing public and educational programming includes publication of the historical journal Rhode Island History and the presentation of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and tours. www.rihs.org
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