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The Cranston Historical Society is celebrating its 75th anniversary and has a series of special events slated for the weekend of Sept. 6.
There will be a gala evening on Friday to honor selected …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI Special to the Herald
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8/29/24
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By JOHN HOWELL
It made perfect sense that the Meadowbrook Terrace housing complex was the site for an event last Thursday to highlight General Assembly passage of ten housing bills and allocation …
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9/9/22
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When Sean Dunn, a member of the Save Sand Pond Association, started cutting the grass and cleaning up the litter collecting in the historical cemetery next to the pond, he voiced his annoyance at the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/30/22
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The Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) and Rhode Island History Day (RIHD) have been awarded a $16,633 grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant program managed by Waynesburg University, TPS Eastern Region.
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11/11/21
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The Rhode Island Historical Society will offer free admission to the John Brown House Museum and Museum of Work and Culture on Saturday, Sept. 18, as part of Smithsonian Magazine's 17th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in
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9/9/21
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When Deb and John Walsh first saw Rose Cottage, it had been on the market for two years. Even though the 19th century Italianate building needed lots of basic upgrades, they fell in love with the glassed-in cupola, the high ceilings and its potential.
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3/11/21
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Many of the early settlers of Warwick in the mid-17th century were closely associated with Presbyterianism and the teachings of John Calvin and John Knox. This is also true of the Greenwood Community …
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Terry Turnbull
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11/20/14
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Thanks to the efforts of Bishop Hickey in 1933, the need for a parish in the vicinity around Warwick Downs was recognized. Thanks to the trolley lines, prior to that time many Catholics in the area …
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Terry Turnbull
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9/4/14
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In 2007 St. Peter's pastor, Rev. Roger C. Gagne, was very much aware of the struggle that Roman Catholics had in Warwick's early history. Today, his parish is one that holds a high place in the …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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8/27/14
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The question of why Kidd allowed himself to be captured has aroused almost as much interesting speculation as the reports of his treasure. S.G. Arnold places the responsibility totally on Lord …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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6/19/13
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In 1695 Captain Kidd went to London in his own vessel. E.R. Snow tells us that, while there, Kidd received a commission as a private man-of-war, obtained through the influence of Robert Livingston …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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4/17/13
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On a number of occasions Rhode Island has benefited from her liberal policies toward those who engaged in piracy and quasi-legal escapades on the high seas. Usually these adventurers claimed to have …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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3/13/13
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Rhode Island's long history has been crisscrossed with episodes of pirates, privateers, buccaneers, "gentlemen of fortune,” free-booters, corsairs and "brethren of the coast.” The common …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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2/7/13
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One of Rhode Island's most famous characters, John Brown, was considered a rogue by some, a rascal by others and a pillar of the community by many. Brown was a man who was truly an excellent example …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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1/24/13
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During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Rhode Island greatly displeased her sister colonies and the British magistrates because of her attitude towards pirates and privateers. Along with a …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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1/10/13
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Rhode Island’s history shows that a number of its residents who were considered to be pillars of society in their own lifetime were later considered scoundrels and vice versa. Modern historians, …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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12/28/12
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Rhode Island's history shows that a number of its residents who were considered to be pillars of society in their own lifetime were later considered scoundrels and vice versa. Modern historians, for …
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Terry D'Amato
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12/27/12
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From its earliest days as a colony, Rhode Island attracted the ire of its neighboring colonies because of its basic concepts. Roger Williams' doctrine that conscience was to be the sole guide of the …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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12/21/12
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During the American Revolution, Rhode Island contributed many great heroes such as Nathanael Greene, Abraham Whipple, James Varnum, Stephen Olney and Silas Talbot. Talbot was among the most …
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Terry D'Amatao
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12/5/12
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On the last attack, the combined British and Hessian troops concentrated on the right wing. The Hessians attacked with fixed bayonets, and the First Rhode Island regiment stopped them and …
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Terry D'Amato Spencer
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11/30/12
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