Recent Rhode Island History Articles
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Indian Forts in Early Rhode Island
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Top Ten Turning Points in Rhode Island’s History
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Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill
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German U-Boat U-853 Stripped of Some of Its Major Artifacts
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July 19, the Real Rhode Island Independence Day
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A Mystery at Canonchet: Who Built the Stone Piles in Hopkinton and Why?
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The Larchmont Disaster
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The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Point Judith: The Fate of U-853 After Its Sinking; Bodies—and Bones—are Removed; What Happened to Hoffman’s Body?
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Rhode Island Dominates North American Slave Trade in 18th Century
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Narragansetts (Not Mohawks) Blamed for Boston Tea Party
May 3, 2024
Rhode Islanders Insist on No Compromise with the South after Lincoln’s Election
April 27, 2024
Rhode Island Fails to Vote for Lincoln for President at Nominating Convention!
April 20, 2024
Governor’s 1708 Report Tells Where the First Black Enslaved People Who Arrived in Rhode Island Came from and About the Arrival of the First Slave Ship from Africa
April 5, 2024
A Retrospective on Spartina, a Novel Based in South County
March 29, 2024
Water Rights and Dams in Early Rhode Island
March 23, 2024
Roger Williams: Founder of Economic Development
March 15, 2024
A Book Review: Revolutionary Blacks: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence by Shirley L. Green (Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2023)
March 2, 2024
A History of Election Tickets in Rhode Island
February 23, 2024
The Murder Trial of the Reverend Ephraim Avery at Newport (Part II of II)
February 17, 2024
