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The Rhode Island Historical Society owns and operates three main properties: the research library at 101 Hope Street in Providence, the 1786 John Brown House Museum (a National Historic Landmark ), and the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket, Rhode Island . Currently, the society is planning to open the Heritage Harbor Museum in Providence. Many community activities are held at the society, and family genealogists often utilize the facilities. The Newell D. Goff Center for Ingenuity and Enterprise offers lectures and fellowship programs throughout the year, and annual teacher grants recognize innovative classroom teachers across the state. Today, the Society continues to collect, preserve, and communicate historical information about Rhode Island and the United States. The Society remains a major historical archive specializing in early American, Rhode Island, and New England history. Major collections include: papers involving the Brown family of nearby Brown University , early official records from Rhode Island dating back to the seventeenth century, curiosities such as the " Roger Williams Root ," and various other documents, paintings and other collections reflecting early New England life. REFERENCES AND EXTERNAL LINKS |
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