Welcome to the first physical public viewing of several of the holdings in the Wanderground Archive/Library. Mev Miller shares selections from her extensive library of Lesbian/feminist publications as well as media, art, and other culturally significant items – collected over the past 40 years. The materials make up the cornerstone of Wanderground, a Lesbian Archive/Library being developed as […]
The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society and Smithsonian Affiliate, is excited to present “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964,” a bilingual poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution with images and interviews by documentary photographer Leonard Nadel. The exhibit will open on Friday, June 10, and will remain […]
The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society has created a timeline of enslavement in Bristol, starting when the Town was founded through to 1808 when slave trading was made illegal (although slavery continued). This powerful timeline has been printed on fabric and mounted on the exterior of our building for all to read.
Join the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) for the first Whitehorne Day of the season! Free and open to the public. From 12-3 pm, visitors of all ages are invited to Whitehorne House Museum’s garden for a fun afternoon celebrating restoration and conservation. Explore how NRF carpenters perfectly match centuries-old carvings during the restoration process and […]