Rhode Tour
A project by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Rhode Island Council for the HumanitiesCaptivating places, intriguing people, and exciting events fill Rhode Island's history. Rhode Tour offers a new way to interact with these untold tales of the state's past. Using stories, sounds, and images, history comes alive on Rhode Tour.
Featured Story
El primer sitio de la bodega Fefa’s Market
Art, Performance, and Environmental Education Along Mashapaug’s Shore
Former Site of Antillas Restaurant
Explore RI
Rhode Island's Black Heritage
Mashapaug Pond
Guía de RI: Latinos en Rhode Island
Latinos in Rhode Island
Stories from Pawtucket
Early Creatives: Culture, Entrepreneurs, and the Arts on Benefit Street
Ocean State Sampler: Foodways & Cultural Heritage
Random Stories
El primer sitio de la bodega Fefa’s Market
Si tuviéramos que buscar a una candidata que represente a los Dominicanos de Rhode Island, tendría que ser Josefina Rosario. “Doña Fefa” es querida, respetada y honrada como “La Madre de la…
Old Traditions in a New Home: Immigration in Reservoir Triangle
In 1880, about 104,000 people lived in Providence. Thirty years later, the city’s population had more than doubled, reaching over 223,000 people. Most of this population increase was due to…
Art, Performance, and Environmental Education Along Mashapaug’s Shore
The Urban Pond Procession’s (UPP) headquarters at Mashapaug Pond are nestled far away from the busy traffic of Reservoir Avenue and the clatter and commotion of shoppers at the nearby Ocean State…
Work, Welfare, and Resistance
Imagine walking around this site in 1899, when the Gorham Manufacturing Company was the most famous producer of silver utensils, tea services and decorative items in the world. In the central…