Browse Collections (38 total)

A Lively Experiment

A documentary celebrating Rhode Island's 350th anniversary, recounting the history of Rhode Island, including its founding, the Industrial Revolution,…

Contributors: WJAR Channel 10

A New Jerusalem

A play about early Rhode Island, individual rights vs. the will of the majority, and the relationship between church and state.

Contributors: Dyer, Bruce, Farrar, Dori, Klyberg, Albert, Hagglund, Carol, Zaidman, Stephanie

A People of Two Tales: An Oral and Visual History Project About the Immigrants from Southeast Asia in the State of Rhode Island

An oral and visual history project about immigrants from Southeast Asia who experienced or were impacted by the Vietnam War.

Contributors: Horodysky, John, Glasson, Jim P., Morrissey, Tom, Grant, Norm, Westerly Public Library

A State of Hope: Irish Immigration to Rhode Island

A play about Irish immigrants in Rhode Island during Ireland's potato famine and Rhode Island's industrial revolution

Contributors: Kreps, Kelly, Miller, Kerby, Curtis, Perry, Conley, Patrick, Deignan, Donald, Roberts, Tom

By the Sweat of Our Brow

Funds support research and the collection of oral histories of retired longshoremen of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local #1329. One…

Cape Verdean Video Archive

Funds supported the creation of a series of videos documenting Cape Verdean American life. This project aimed to increase awareness and provide in…

Everyday Happiness

A 6-part television series exploring the pursuit of happiness in several modern Rhode Island populations, such as senior citizens, immigrants, and 7th…

Contributors: Hera Educational Foundation, Filinson, Rachel, Cappello, Mary, Rodrique, George

Fox Point Sees Itself: Cape Verdean Displacement

Funds support research and public discussion exploring Cape Verdean-American culture, and issues faced by Providence's Cape Verdean community ranging…

Free to Believe: Defending Religious Freedom in Rhode Island

Funds support a convening of actors portraying key historical figures and modern day scholars at the First Baptist Church of America for a public…

From Nature to Profit: The Transformation of Rhode Island's Waterways since the Industrial Revolution

Funds support an exhibit and public lecture at the Slater Mill Historic site exploring our past and present relationship to Rhode Island's waterways,…