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When the Roma Came to Rhode Island
1 year ago

When the Roma Came to Rhode Island

Genealogy is fascinating because of all the stories you uncover that you could not possibly have made up. I have been working on a multi-generation family genealogy, and by the …
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Rhode Island’s Millionaires in 1892 and How They Made Their Money
2 years ago

Rhode Island’s Millionaires in 1892 and How They Made Their Money

[Note from the Editor: The following list is excerpted from “American Millionaires, The Tribune’s list of all Americans reputed to be worth a million or more,” published by The Tribune …
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Teaching the Story of “Universal Liberty” in Revolutionary Rhode Island: A Review of Edward J. Larson’s American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of the Nation, 1765-1795
2 years ago

Teaching the Story of “Universal Liberty” in Revolutionary Rhode Island: A Review of Edward J. Larson’s American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of the Nation, 1765-1795

We live in a day wherein Liberty & freedom is the subject of many millions’ Concern; and the important Struggle hath already caused great Effusion of Blood; men seem …
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Colonel Daniel Hitchcock in the American Revolutionary War Remembered
2 years ago

Colonel Daniel Hitchcock in the American Revolutionary War Remembered

As a collateral descendant of Daniel Hitchcock (first cousin, nine times removed), I have always been fascinated by the short but important life of this colonel from Providence, Rhode Island, …
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