The Museum will be screening a full-length French language film produced in Québec each Saturday in March to celebrate Francophonie. Corbo Synopsis: A teenage Québecer in the 1960s evolves from pro-independence activist to radical terrorist, in this gripping chronicle of the origins of the FLQ in the decade preceding the 1970 October Crisis. Free with […]

Join Civil War reenactor Paul Bourget at the Museum of Work & Culture as he discusses the nitty gritty involved in camping with a Civil War army, from food and supplies to hygiene and artillery.

What is genealogy? How do you start to build your own family tree? This workshop will cover the basics to get you started. We’ll cover basic research methods, traditional numbering systems and free websites that allow you to create your family tree online. We will guide you through how to search genealogical databases, what kinds […]

Loren Spears, executive director of the Tomaquag Museum, will give a talk and demonstration of the Rhode Island "Johnny Cake," originally called a "journey cake" by RI's indigenous tribes. Come learn about the indigenous origins of the "Johnny Cake," how it's evolved and witness a demonstration of how it's made. Afterwards, try a sample! The […]

Just Mercy Book Discussion at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Rhode Island (Rm. 212)

The Rhode Island Historical Society, in collaboration w/ RI Black Heritage Society presents a program exploring African American Foods, Then & Now. Learn about the historic staple foods brought over from Africans, and how it had evolved over the ages. Witness the difference between the origin of food as medicine and how it transformed into […]

Taína Caragol, curator of the well-received exhibition One Life: Dolores Huerta at the National Portrait Gallery, will discuss the contributions to American history and society of Civil Rights activist Dolores Huerta, the “co-architect” of the American Farm Workers Movement. This program co-presented by the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) and the Community College of Rhode […]

Book discussion will be held in the Trustees Room (3rd Floor)