On Thursday, July 23, we’ll present Bite-Sized Preservation: Historic Districts 101 to illuminate the differences between local and national historic districts. It is confusing — we know! Why are districts under local preservation protection and districts on the National Register both called “historic districts”?? We’ve invited colleagues from the city and state to help us iron […]
Preservation, far from representing a neutral position, is a symbolic, political act. How has a preservation practice informed by racial bias and power shaped our built environments and reinforced inequities, here in Providence and more broadly? And how do “we the people,” tell the stories of places that matter — who is included, and who […]
On Thursday, July 9, we’ll present Bite-Sized Preservation: Reading Architectural Drawings. We'll explain the different kinds of plans, show how they are produced and used, and discuss how they have changed in the internet age. Are architectural blueprints Greek to you? This session, featuring architect Joel VanderWeele, will explore striking historical examples of architectural drawings […]
Join the Providence Public Library via Zoom on Thursday, June 4th for a story share and skillshare! The Providence Public Library is working on a new LGBTQ+ history collection. Virginia Thomas and her Queering Oral Histories class at Brown have begun to collect oral histories for the archive. To kick off Pride month and this new […]
