As the State of Rhode Island prepares for an influx of COVID-19 cases, officials are considering which large venues across the state can ...

‘Their Manners Pleasing, and Their Education Complete’ Samplers were a critical part of women’s education in eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century America. Simple samplers provided training ...

In the 18th century Coffee Houses were social gathering places that offered alcohol as well as coffee. One such Newport establishment was run by ...

The deadly virus that causes smallpox had been crossing the globe since ancient times, but it was not until 1796 that the first successful ...

Guest post by Kristin Uscinski, co-host of the podcast ‘Footnoting History’. In the 1760s, Occramer Marycoo was taken to the American colonies against his ...

Nestled between Van Zandt Avenue and the Newport Bridge exit ramps is a small community of houses and businesses that often goes unnoticed by ...