Tag Archives: primary source research
History Many Ways: What Cheer! Day 2012
One of the most rewarding things about working at the RIHS is the opportunity to share our wonderful collections with our members and with the public. The incredible thing about … Continue reading
RI Cemetery Database Updated
New data and photograph files about burials in the Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries (RIHC) Database have just been added to the RIHS Library computer in the Reading Room. The RIHC … Continue reading
ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER IRENE — ALL IS WELL (AND DRY) IN THE RIHS LIBRARY
As we enter Hurricane Season in Providence we count ourselves lucky to have seen Hurricane IRENE pass by without causing much more damage other than trees down and power outages. … Continue reading
New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library!
Credit: BigTallGuy, from Flickr New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library! The Rhode Island Historical Society has in its mission a kind of paradox. Our responsibilities … Continue reading
