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The Work of Revolution: A Museum Educator’s Journey to Providence
Sep 25, 2026 · original
By: Mackenzie Gardner, Outreach and Education Coordinator, C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa OmniProvidence Hotel – Photo Courtesy of the Author When we think of those on the front lines of revolution, we do not typically include the librarian, the curator, or the historian. The AASLH and the NCPH hosted a joint conference in September 2026 to explore a theme incredibly relevant to our professional climate: The Work of Revolution. Interested parties gathered from around the nation in Providence, Rhode Island to join the front lines of our current revolution – telling holistic histories in a sociopolitical climate that wants to bury them. I am the Outreach and Education Coordinator at the Chucalissa Museum in Memphis, TN, and I see the struggles of our field every day. For this reason, I wanted to attend the AASLH/NCPH Joint Conference to learn from like-minded, determined professionals. My
Rhode Island History Walking Tours
Sep 4, 2026 · original
Guided walking tours are an effective tool for connecting visitors to place-based storytelling. They’re engaging, accessible, and historically meaningful. During the upcoming AASLH/NCPH Joint Conference, the Host Committee will offer several walking tours around the city allowing attendees to experience the city on foot and how the Rhode Island Historical Society uses them as an interpretive tool. Thursday, September 17 Black History on Providence’s East Side Explore the complex history of Providence’s East Side, including Black communities dating back to the early 18th century. This tour centers on stories of enslavement, racial tension, gentrification, and community resistance. Participants will tour a historic neighborhood while examining how Black residents shaped the city despite systemic inequities and displacement. This walking tour encourages visitors to consider how the legacies
Visit the Tomaquag Museum at the 2026 Joint Conference
Aug 28, 2026 · original
While visiting Rhode Island for the 2026 AASLH Conference, participants are encouraged to make time to visit the Tomaquag Museum—Rhode Island’s only Indigenous-led museum dedicated to the history, culture, and ecological knowledge of the first peoples of the Southern Dawnland (Southern New England). Established in 1958 by anthropologist Eva Butler with the guidance of Princess Red Wing (Narragansett/Wampanoag), the Museum began in Tomaquag Valley in Ashaway, Rhode Island, and has grown into a nationally recognized cultural non-profit organization. In 2016, it received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, becoming the first non-profit organization in Rhode Island to earn this distinction. Today, its collections include more than 100,000 Indigenous belongings, supported by a reference library and archival materials focused on the Indigenous peoples of southern New England, wi
Proposed Changes to AASLH Bylaws
Aug 25, 2026 · original
In late 2025, the AASLH Finance Committee and AASLH Investment Committee proposed that they merge into one committee and that the Association should hire an investment firm. In March 2026, the AASLH Council approved the proposal and the Association contracted with an external investment (Woodmont Investment Counsel, Nashville, Tennessee) firm to manage AASLH’s investment funds. Professional and constant oversight over AASLH’s investments should result in greater returns and obviate the need for quarterly Investment Committee meetings, which can be folded into the Finance Committee, which already was serving as an oversight body to the Investment Committee. In June 2026, the AASH Council voted to approve the proposed merger of committees and the changes to the Bylaws indicated below. This matter now goes to the members of AASLH at the Meeting of the Membership during the Annual Conference
Explore the Rhode Island State House
Aug 21, 2026 · original
By Kate Wells, RI State Librarian Overlooking downtown Providence from Smith Hill, the State House is the center of Rhode Island government. The State House is considered an outstanding example of American Renaissance architecture. Built from 1895-1904, it is famously the only state capitol ever designed by renowned architects McKim, Mead & White (who also renovated the White House). It was built between 1895 and 1904 using gleaming white Georgia marble. Its facade is dominated by the fourth largest self-supported marble dome in the world. Famous throughout the state and symbolic of Rhode Island’s independent spirit, the “Independent Man” stands on top of the dome grasping a spear in one hand and resting the other on an anchor. Above the South entrance, facing the city of Providence and Narragansett Bay, is a quotation from the Royal Charter of 1663 which eloquently summarized the spirit
South Providence Barrio
Aug 14, 2026 · original
What does it mean to experience history not in a museum, but on a street? An Urban neighborhood filled with smells, sounds, art and voices of the local residents? Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA) tries to answer these questions. Founded in 1988 as the Hispanic Heritage Committee, today RILA is Rhode Island’s leading nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to the promotion, advancement, development, and cultivation of Latino arts. Their mission is to promote, encourage and preserve the art, history, heritage and cultures of Latinos in Rhode Island. They celebrate and promote Latino art & artists through their Rhode Island Latino Artists Network events, including National Hispanic Heritage Month, by partnering with local community organizations, including schools, libraries, museums and senior centers in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods of the state’s urban centers. One of their po
Rhode Tour: Pocket-Sized Place-Based History
Aug 10, 2026 · original
While visiting Providence for the 2026 AASLH-NCPH Annual Conference, attendees have a unique way to explore the history of the Creative Capital. Rhode Tour is a statewide mobile historical smartphone application developed as a joint initiative of Rhode Island Humanities and the Rhode Island Historical Society. Captivating places, intriguing people, and exciting events fill Rhode Island’s history. Rhode Tour offers a new way to interact with these untold tales of the state’s past. Using stories, sounds, and images, history comes alive on Rhode Tour. Rhode Tour brings mapping technology, sound, images, videos, and well-told stories together in locally produced, place-based history tours that represent the flavor and diversity of Rhode Island. Rhode Tour includes 40 tours and 380 stories statewide, with many featuring Providence’s social history, archaeology and architecture, culture and fo
Providence Welcomes Conference Attendees to PVDFest 2026
Jul 31, 2026 · original
Providence’s dynamic season of summer festivals continues into September with PVDFest, a citywide celebration that brings together artists, performers, musicians, food vendors and community organizations from across Rhode Island and beyond. Taking place during the joint annual meeting of the Association of State and Local History and the National Council on Public History, PVDFest offers conference attendees an opportunity to experience Providence at one of the most vibrant moments of the year. Centered in Kennedy Plaza, the city’s civic core, and extending into surrounding downtown streets, PVDFest transforms the heart of Providence into an open-air showcase of culture, creativity and community. Visitors extending their stay after the conference will find performances throughout downtown, large-scale public art installations, live music, interactive experiences and a wide variety of loc
Small Museums at the 2026 AASLH/NCPH Joint Conference
Jul 28, 2026 · original
The AASLH Small Museums Committee has reviewed the program with an eye towards identifying sessions that might be of particular interest to anyone who works for or with small museums. It includes a few recommendations for workshops and panels, but does not include evening events, tours, or plenaries and keynote sessions. This is not an exhaustive list! The best sessions for you to attend are the ones that meet your own professional and personal goals. These are strictly picked based on what might be of particular interest to our own audiences. There are also a lot of sessions and events to choose from this year. Remember, you can’t do everything. Hopefully, this list will help you make tough decisions. Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) feature past or present members of the AASLH Small Museums Committee as presenters, panelists, or speakers. Those with a $ require an extra ticket and
Step into the Story of Ambition, Resilience, and Revolution at the Museum of Work & Culture
Jul 24, 2026 · original
Step into the story of ambition, resilience, and revolution at the Museum of Work & Culture — where history comes alive on the banks of the Blackstone River. Operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society, this unforgettable destination brings this year’s AASLH theme, “The Work of Revolution,” to life through immersive experiences and powerful personal stories. Travel back to a time when thousands of immigrants journeyed to Woonsocket in search of opportunity in America’s booming textile industry. From Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, and Syria, families arrived with hope in their hearts — but it was the French Canadians who transformed the city, helping earn Woonsocket the title of “the most French city in America” by 1920. Experience the courage of La Survivance — the determination to preserve language, faith, and culture against all odds. Walk through a recreated Quebecois farmhouse

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