A Lively Experiment

Notes on collections and events at the RIHS

“400 Human Beings!”: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1

This, the second of the summer’s pirate-themed blog posts, centers on the brutal pirate, Charles Gibbs. A Rhode Island native, Gibbs started out on a life of crime early (he … Continue reading

21 August 2009 · 3 Comments

Diamonds

The Historical Society is pleased to announce that thanks to a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation, we’ll be preserving an important example of early Rhode Island film making. … Continue reading

7 August 2009 · Leave a Comment

Stanton Beldon’s 1862 Diary on Twitter!

  • I have finished my planting to-day. Frank and Annie here on a visit. The weather is very dry- vegetation beginning to suffer. 21 hours ago
  • Weather very warm and dry. Still engaged in planting. McClelland is still marching on to Richmond. 1 day ago
  • Engaged in planting my corm & potatoes. Weather very dry- no rain for a long time. 2 days ago

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