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Quahog Museum: Fridge Magnets: Socrates Pizza, North Kingstown, undated. socratespizzank.com

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Today in Rhode Island History: 1961: Original Survivor villain and winner Richard H. Hatch, Jr. is born in Newport. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

Quahog Museum: Fridge Magnets: Rinfret & Stern’s Appliance Service, Middletown, undated. rinfretsapplianceservice.com

Rhode Island Beyond Rhode Island: “PRIORY CHURCH, WORKSOP, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE,” England. Roger Williams’ wife Mary spent some of her early life here as her father, Richard Barnard, was preacher at Worksop Priory. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worksop... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1978: Providence mayor Buddy Cianci formally launches his campaign for reelection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_C...

Quahog Museum: Pins: ”The Omega letter signifying the end of the 20th century. Bristol’s 214th Fourth of July, 1999.”

Cool Old Signs: Ocean State Lobster Company, Galilee, Narragansett. Spotted at a Portsmouth estate sale.

Rhode Island Cuisine: Gansett Craft Chocolate, spotted at Stock Culinary Goods, Hope Street, Providence. gansettcraftchocolate.com www.stockculinarygoods.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1963: Crews in Woonsocket are working to sweep up the 8,180 tons of sand that were spread over city streets during the winter.

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Note card: ”University Hall and Van Wickle Gates — Brown University,” undated.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1996: The Rhode Island Supreme Court concludes that businesses can fire employees who admit to having drug or alcohol-related disabilities, even if those problems have not affected work performance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_I...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Tickets from the Feinstein IMAX Theater, Providence Place Mall, September 13, 2001 to August 12, 2002.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1924: Former governor (1895-'97) Charles W. Lippitt dies at the age of 78, in Yorktown, New York. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...

Quahog Museum: Jar Openers: ”VOTE Dr. Marc Bochner CITY COUNCIL,” 2024. Looks like he was unsuccessful, as he’s not listed as a Cranston City Council member as of 2025. www.cranstonri.gov/about/city-c...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1942: Five army fliers, including two officers, are killed when a medium bomber on a routine flight crashes, explodes, and burns in woods on Hopkins Hill in West Greenwich.

Quahog Museum: Microfiber lens cleaning cloth from Acuity Vision and Eyewear Center, Coventry, undated. www.acuityvisionri.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1886: The Providence Journal Company is fined $100,000 and its executive editor is placed on eighteenth months' probation for violating a temporary restraining order by publishing information about reputed New England mob boss Raymond J. ''Junior'' Patriarca.

Quahog Museum: ”The Oven Stick,” from Hunter Insurance, Lincoln, undated. hunterinsurance.net

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Today in Rhode Island History: 1815: Governor (1849-'51) Henry B. Anthony is born in Coventry. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_B...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Sticker: ”Watch Learn Love. Rhode Island PBS.” www.ripbs.org

Cement and Stone Masons' Plaques: Massachusetts Avenue, Providence. Photographed March 8, 2025.

Exploring Little Rhody, vol. 2: March 1, 2025. Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport sign, Route 95 south, Warwick.

Rhode Island Cuisine: Dave's Rosemary Juniper Berry and Pine Smoked Black Tea syrups, spotted at Stock Culinary Goods, Hope Street, Providence. www.stockculinarygoods.com

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Today in Rhode Island History: 1985: Old Colony Co-operative Bank changes its name to Old Colony Bank.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1985: Old Colony Co-operative Bank changes its name to Old Colony Bank.

Quahog Museum: Newport Mansions VideoTour narrated by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1990.

Exploring Little Rhody, vol. 2: February 20, 2025. Edgewood Yacht Club, Cranston. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgewoo...

Exploring Little Rhody, vol. 2: February 20, 2025. Urban Coastal Greenway, Field’s Point, Providence

Vintage photos of people... Says on the back: "PHOTOGRAPH BY WM. KING COVELL NEWPORT, R.I. JUNE 8 1949." School outing? Company picnic? Family reunion?

Vintage photos of people... "May 5 1948 From Newport County Board No 1 Group 1."

Today in Rhode Island History: 1867: With the purchase of a new steam engine, Providence's Atlantic Engine Company No. 10 is renamed Atlantic Steam Engine Company No. 8, and stationed at the new Harrison Street station.

Quahog Museum: Tiles and Trivets: ”Rosecliff, Hermann Oelrichs 1900, Newport, Rhode Island,” undated. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosecliff

Today in Rhode Island History: 1974: At a ceremony on Newport Naval Base, the base itself, the Naval Station, and the Naval Officer Training Center are all "read" out of existence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_S...

Quahog Museum: Bottle opener, souvenir of Newport, undated.

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Today in Rhode Island History: 1901: Narragansett is incorporated as a town. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narraga...

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Today in Rhode Island History: 1985: The United States Supreme Court rules that police officers do not have the right to shoot unarmed suspects fleeing from non-violent crimes, thus overturning Rhode Island's law on use of deadly force.

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Today in Rhode Island History: 1676: Captain Michael Pierce and a company of Massachusetts soldiers and Wampanoag warriors are ambushed and slaughtered by Native American fighters between Pawtucket and Blackstone's settlement [current day Central Falls]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Me...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1997: A ground breaking ceremony for the once controversial Providence Place Mall is held by city officials and mall developers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provide...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1869: Jeweler and silversmith Jabez Gorham dies in Providence, leaving an estate worth $317,930 (more than $7.4 million in 2025 dollars). riheritagehalloffame.com/Jabez-Gorham/