History

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A daring nighttime raid in Narragansett Bay came before the Boston Tea Party and helped push the colonies toward a united response to Britain
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A beloved historic sign, saved from the scrap heap, faces a steep financial road back to the city skyline
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“Revolution to Reclamation” invites visitors to reconsider the country’s founding from Native perspectives
Dolan Perkins-Valdez says her story about a secret community of formerly enslaved people in the Appalachians is resonating in Rhode Island
Getting up the East Side once meant horses, cable cars and ingenuity. Now, it usually means walking
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Emory Pineo and his son restore rare 1800s stoves, some used in Hollywood films and sought after for off-grid living
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Museum curator Melaine Ferdinand-King says the museum will highlight the cultural and historical contributions of Black Rhode Islanders
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Without stoves or modern tools, participants learned to prep a full 18th-century meal over an open flame in a historic Rhode Island home
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From Federal Hill barber chair to Rhode Island mob lore, Vinny “Vinny D” DeQuattro recalls decades of cutting hair for criminals and community leaders alike
Firefighters from across Rhode Island were called in to battle the flames. No injuries have been reported thus far.