Walking Tour: A Fox Point Fourth of July
Saturday, July 4, 11:00 a.m.

On July 4^th, the scheduled 11:00 a.m. walking tour will be a patriotic stroll through the Fox Point neighborhood. Come celebrate the life and works of Providence native George M. Cohan, the original Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was born in one of the oldest and most diverse neighborhoods in Providence , and is associated by his birth and patriotic songs, with the Fourth of July. Learn about the ever-changing character of Fox Point, from its first colonial settlements through the waves of Irish, then Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigration, to the impacts of urban and highway development today. The tour begins at the George M. Cohan Plaza in Providence . Reservations are requested. $10 per person.

Exhibit: Happenstance: Women at Work
Through September 7, 2009

From June 28 through September 7, the Museum of Work & Culture will be featuring an exhibit of candid art photographs entitled Happenstance:  Women at Work by local artist Madeleine O. Robinson, Ph.D. of Cumberland , RI .  The photos are women at their worksites in our local area. 

Madeleine has been an artist member of the Attleboro Arts Museum , Attleboro , MA since 1999 and has participated annually in many of their shows, especially the Member, Flower and Small Works events. Her photographs have been exhibited at River Bend Visitor Center in Uxbridge, MA; Ten Year Retrospective at the East Greenwich Photo Gallery, January 1998; Community College of Rhode Island in Lincoln, RI and at the Attleboro City Hall, Attleboro, MA.

Exhibit: Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln
Through July 2, 2009

The RIHS continues celebrating the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth with an exhibit that takes a look at life in Rhode Island during the 1860s. Though Lincoln made only two stops in RI, they were widely attended and remembered. But what did the RI that Lincoln visited look like? Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln will remain on exhibit Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through the spring.

For questions about the subject matter and scope of the Institute, email or call Morgan Grefe or Joanne Melish. Morgan Grefe can be most easily reached by e-mail at mgrefe@rihs.org; her office phone number is 401-331-8575 ex. 53.  Joanne Melish’s email is jmelish@uky.edu, and her office phone number is 859-257-1014.  For questions about accommodations, costs, etc., please email Marie Parys at mparys@rihs.org or phone her at 401-331-8575 ex. 39. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Treasury of Life is a unique and innovative exhibit at the Museum of Work & Culture where families will be remembered. Individuals and families have a chance to purchase a box, similar to a bank safe deposit box, where important memorabilia can be stored. A plaque bearing your family name will be placed on the box to be viewed by the thousands of visitors who tour the Museum each year. A key will be presented to your family at a special dedication ceremony.

Boxes are available in small, medium and large sizes for $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 respectively; an installment payment plan is available.

The Treasury of Life is presented by Navigant Credit Union.

John Brown House Museum

Hours through December 19, 2009

Mondays through Fridays 1:00 to 4:00,

Tours at 1:30 and 3:00

Saturdays, 10:00 to 4:00,

Tours at 10:30, 12:00, 1:30 and 3:00

When was the last time you visited the John Brown House Museum? If you haven't seen the house this spring, you're missing exciting changes and new displays! Come visit for a regularly scheduled tour or schedule a group or school tour by calling Dan Santos at (401) 273-7507 x60 or email dsantos@rihs.org.