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The First Female Scientist at  Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, Newport
1 year ago

The First Female Scientist at Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, Newport

In 2018 and 2019, in celebration of the 1869 founding of the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island, and its newer designation as Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, several …
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Roger Williams in Rhode Island
1 year ago

Roger Williams in Rhode Island

[Editor’s Note: The following is from a pamphlet I recently obtained while visiting the Roger Williams National Memorial, which is owned and operated by the National Park Service of the …
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A Book Review:  Rhode Island Election Tickets: A Survey of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paper Ballots (Rhode Island Publications Society, 2023). Compiled by Russell J. DeSimone.  Introduction by Patrick T. Conley.
1 year ago

A Book Review: Rhode Island Election Tickets: A Survey of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paper Ballots (Rhode Island Publications Society, 2023). Compiled by Russell J. DeSimone. Introduction by Patrick T. Conley.

Rhode Island has a unique history, to say the least.  And here comes another history book showcasing said unique history.  Russell J. DeSimone has been for decades one of …
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