The Rhode Island History Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Rhode Island History Podcast
A podcast dedicated to the big history of the smallest state. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rihpod/support
In this episode, I chatted with John Linton, a retired school teacher, photographer, and historian documenting the history of Smith Granite.
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John's pages
https://smallstatebighistory.com/author/johnlinton/
Babcock-Smith House Museum --> https://babcocksmithhouse.org/
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In this episode, I talked to Ashley Selima, an archivist at the Rhode Island State Archives. We talked about what an archivist is, and some of the ways the state archive engages with the community and serves more than just historians.
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Ashley's links:
State Archives homepage: https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/state-archives
Digital Archives to browse online resources: https://sosri.access.preservica.com/home
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In this episode, I talked with historian John Landry about Roger Williams and his commercial legacy. We also talked a little about the larger work he's writing on the commercial history of Rhode Island from its inception to the present.
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John's work:
Articles --> https://smallstatebighistory.com/author/johnlandry/
Co-authored book --> https://a.co/d/2pOxm4d
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It's been a while! Season Two will air the first week of September and then a new episode will roll out every other week. I have some amazing guests coming on that you won't want to miss.
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In this episode, I talked with Professor Christy Clark-Pujara, an expert in the history of slavery in the North and the author of "Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in RI." We also talked about researching in the archives, CRT, and writing history.
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Professor Clark-Pujara's book ---> https://nyupress.org/9781479870424/dark-work/
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In this special episode, Professors Kabria Baumgartner and Jim Casey are joined by John H. Muller and I to talk about the colored conventions of the 19th century, and Rhode Island's place in those events.
Here is the link to their ongoing project: https://coloredconventions.org/
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In this episode, I talk with historian and writer Gloria De Paola about the coal mine that used to exist where Garden City in Cranston currently sits. Did you know that in 2001 a giant hole opened up in the parking lot? Neither did I, but this explains why.
Rhode Island dodged a major bullet when they found out that the coal was inferior and wasn't capable of sustaining an industry, despite the plethora of efforts.
You can read Gloria's original article here ---> http://smallstatebighistory.com/how-curious-a-coal-mine-in-cranston/
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In this half episode, I talked to Jane Lancaster, a distinguished alum of Brown about the history of women in Rhode Island in the late 19th century, Charlotte Perkins Gillman, and being a graduate student.
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For this episode I invited Keith Stokes on to talk about his notion of "American Irony." By this, Mr. Stokes is referring to the ironic position of Newport, RI as one of the country's most religiously tolerant settlements while it participated in the slave trade more than any other New England port.
https://newportartmuseum.org/events/newport-gilded-age-in-color/
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In this episode Alex talked to author and former city councilman of North Providence, Paul Caranci. Paul became known nationally as the individual responsible for one of the largest corruption cases in North Prov. Listen to him talk about here, and consider picking up his book "Wired" which can be found here: http://www.paulcaranci.com/wired-a-shocking-true-story-of-political-corruption.html
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In this episode, I went to Dr. Conley's office to talk to him about the deep history of the Fabre line and State Pier #1, which is now a scrap metal yard.
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It was a pleasure to talk to D. Scott Molloy, a former transit employee turned scholar of transit labor history. Scott is a wealth of information related to RI's labor history, and I'm sure you will learn a lot from our conversation.
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This episode is brought to you in part by the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, which occupies the old County Jail at 48 Court St. Learn more about Bristol’s history and what’s currently on display at www.bhpsri.org
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In this episode, I talk with Joey DeFrancesco about the Pawtucket mill strikes of 1824. We go over causes, dynamics, and implications.
Joey's article can be found here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/06/factory-workers-strike-textile-mill-women
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In this episode Lori Urso talks a bit about the history of preserving a New England treasure, Slater Mill, in Pawtucket. Because history encompasses a wide array or archival, preservation, and interpretive work, we also talked about the task of preservation, what it's value, and how you can help.
Visit the website of the Old Slater Mill Association: https://www.oldslatermillassociation.org/
Read one of Lori's articles in Small State, Big History: http://smallstatebighistory.com/the-unexpected-preservationist-of-old-slater-mill-s-willard-thayer-1869-1925/
In the past week this podcast received an endorsement from the The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, which occupies the old County Jail at 48 Court St. Learn more about Bristol’s history and what’s currently on display at www.bhpsri.org.
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Halloween special on the classic Rhode Island tale of Sarah Tillinghast, the vampire of Exeter.
Alex talks a little about the myth of halloween creatures and what they mean. Then he reads the 1888 tale of the daughter of "Snuffy Stuke."
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The reading can be found here: https://books.google.com/books?id=aTw8AQAAMAAJ
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In this inaugural episode of the Rhode Island History Podcast, I talk with local historian Russel DeSimone about the 1914 Macaroni Riots.
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