History

Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington D.c

Last Honors with Providence's War Memorials

Rhode Island's Vietnam veterans gave their youth and their lives in a controversial war. An effort to honor them among Providence's war memorials has languished in bureaucracy.

Ellen Liberman,

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First Person: The Letters

The chance discovery of old letters reveals a hidden family history of Holocaust rescue and survival.

Ellen Liberman,

Humboldt Fire Station 155 Humboldt

(Fire)house Lust: Live Out Your 'Ghostbusters' Dreams in This Gorgeous Fire Station

Providence is seeking proposals to develop the old Humboldt Fire Station on the East Side into housing.

Dana Rae Laverty,

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Ashawaug Farm Preserves Indigenous Crops and Crafts

Dawn and Cassius Spears host learning workshops for seed saving and flower drying while growing Narragansett Flint Corn, the "three sisters," and more than forty heirloom varieties of tomatoes.

Jamie Coelho,

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Snapshot: Athena's Cup Statue in Woonsocket

Would you believe it came about because of a Guinness World Records run for the longest bra chain?

Lauren Clem,

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History That Doesn't Suck Podcast Comes to Providence

Dr. Greg Jackson took his passion for history and storytelling to the stage for a live touring show.

Jill Cervantes,

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A Timeless Tradition

Jen Guertin of Anchor Steam Tattoo, one of the longest running tattoo shops in the state, shares how the industry and her style has changed over the years.

Kaitlyn Murray,

Wanda Schell posing as Elleanor Eldridge

“No Man Ever Would Have Been Treated So”

Wanda Schell stars in this one-woman play about Elleanor Eldridge, a nineteenth century Black Rhode Islander and memoirist who sued to regain her stolen property.

Lauren Clem,

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The Providence Public Library Celebrates 150 Years as a Free Resource

The library has proudly served all Rhode Islanders for generations.

Lauren Clem,

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Compassion in the Court: Read an Excerpt from Judge Frank Caprio's New Memoir

The "nicest judge in the world" shares stories from inside and outside the courtroom.

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