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A brave new Rhode Island State Archives & History Museum
The Providence Journal
The Rhode Island State Archives, currently renting space in a bland office building at 33 Broad St., Providence, is continuing its search for a...
7 months ago
Artist tells story of Providence's long-lost Chinatown with virtual 3D model
The University of Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 24, 2023. – A small Chinatown neighborhood—taking up a few blocks—thrived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in...
6 months ago
‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: Providence City Council and City Archives host Pillars on Race event
The Brown Daily Herald
To explore this narrative, the exhibit explores historic racial discrimination in housing — including through local maps of redlining — as well...
14 months ago
On Federal Hill Mobsters Used to Kill Mobsters, Now Tourists Get Shot
GoLocalProv
For about 40 years, Federal Hill was virtually crime-free for “civilians.” From the 1940s through to the 1980s, the "Hill" was under the...
8 months ago
School star ratings; Providence's hot housing market; French fries: Top stories this week
The Providence Journal
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Jan. 7, supported by your subscriptions.
3 months ago
New State Archives could cost nearly $102M. Can Rhode Island afford its rich history? • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island Current
Secretary of State Gregg Amore would love to relocate the State Archives from a leased office building on Broad Street in Providence to a...
3 months ago
Pride 2020 - Providence City Council
Providence City Council (.gov)
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Exhibit 2020. The Providence City Archives and the Providence City Council are pleased to present the City's first LGBTQIA+ Pride Month...
46 months ago
RIC Alums Help Bring City History to Life
Rhode Island College
Did you know that Annie Smith Peck, a RIC alumna, was a world-famous mountain climber who once scaled the Matterhorn, the highest summit in...
45 months ago
City's self-guided Jewelry District tour highlights student research into long-lost history
Brown University
A free self-guided tour of the Providence neighborhood, created thanks to a partnership between a Brown professor, the city and the Jewelry...
55 months ago
A treasure trove of history in the attic at Providence City Hall
The Providence Journal
"There is no place like dome," quips Paul Campbell, Providence's city archivist, as we climb the iron stairs to Providence's attic.
103 months ago