The oldest public high school in Rhode Island is almost 200 years old. Here's where it is
According to the New England Historical Society, Rhode Island's oldest high school can be traced back to 1800, when Rhode ...
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February is Black History Month. Celebrate in RI with tours, poetry, music and more
The Rhode Island Historical Society hosts author CJ Martin, of the College of the Holy Cross, for a lecture on the history of Black Rhode Islanders’ fight for the right to vote. Admission is $10 ...
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HGTV’s ‘Bargain Block’ to restore historic Beaver Island lighthouse
It was decommissioned in 1962. Beaver Island Historical Society announced today that the renovation show, starring partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas, is headed to the Lake Michigan island to ...
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Finding serenity at the Monastery Trails in Cumberland, R.I.
A quick climb takes you to a stone pillar with a bronze plaque, created by the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1928, often covered in tokens left by visitors. The burial site was disturbed ...
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Shelter Island Historical Society announces new leadership
Vernessa Kingsbury, the Shelter Island Historical Society’s new assistant director. (Courtesy photo) The Shelter Island Historical Society is adding to its leadership ranks as the 2025 year opens.
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St. John Historical Society Opens Office, Displays V.I. Treasures, and Presents Talk on Tuesday
During the winter season, the society hosts talks that are free and open to the public held at the Bethany Moravian Church ...
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Adams joins board at CIHS
“I’m really excited to join the Captiva Island Historical Society board. I’m an avid collector of books and other items about Sanibel and Captiva history,” Adams said. “I had a huge collection.
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Three Village Historical Society announces closing of acclaimed ‘Chicken Hill’ exhibit
The Three Village Historical Society and Museum (TVHS) is set to close its award-winning exhibit, “Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time,” marking the final opportunity for visitors to experience ...
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Starry, Starry Ormond: OMAM hosts 35th annual stroll of art, history and culture
“Calling Girl” is standing by the MacDonald House where the Ormond Beach Historical Society welcome center and museum are located. Historical Society President Mary Smith welcomed people while dressed ...
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Presentation Sunday goes into story of how Red Rocks became an historic site
Longtime site spokesman Roger Heineken, a guest on KVOE’s Morning Show this week, says Kansas State Historical Society Executive Director Patrick Zollner will be the featured presenter. Red Rocks ...
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Remembering the Lexington steamboat tragedy in LI Sound
A portrait of “Lexington” shipwreck survivor David Crowley, featuring his escape from the doomed steamboat, hangs at the Rhode Island Historical Society. (Courtesy photo). Captain George Child and ...