Our current Rhode Island titles:

Downloads

The History of Warren, Rhode Island in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783

(1901), by Virginia Baker.   Includes a narrative history as well as appendices providing muster rolls and militia lists, the 1778 valuation list of Warren, shipping lost, and a fascinating list, by household, of losses as a result of a British incursion in May 1778. Included as well is the crew of the General Stark, a 14 gun privateer, a letter home from one William T. Miller, and an accounting of "ancient landmarks."  68+ pages, download in PDF format.  $5.00. 

Manual of the Richmond Street Congregational Church, Providence, RI  (1857) 

While this thin paper-bound volume also includes the Articles of Faith, Covenant, and Articles of Discipline of this Congregational Church, most will find the list of members of greatest interest.  Members are grouped by the year in which they joined the church, and the list indicates whether the member joined by letter (transfer from another Congregational Church) or by profession (by making a public statement of their beliefs).  In all, useful not only for the obvious genealogical value but also for an example of how Congregationalism worked in the capital city of a state founded in the interests of promoting religious freedom.  23+ pages, download in PDF format.  $3.25

 CD-ROMs:

In honor of our ancestor, Samuel Gorton, our first Rhode Island CD-ROM  covers Warwick and the area south and west.  This CD-ROM is ready now.

Rhode Island -- Warwick and south

This CD-ROM is available now.  Learn more about the Warwick and the South CD-ROM.

Rhode Island material currently in the publication queue:

• A Brief Sketch of the Establishment of the High School, Providence  (1878)  (129 pages)

  This booklet includes lists of the teachers and students from 1843 to 1878, as well as illustrations of the school and floor plans.  We think that this compilation of students and teachers is probably unique, and virtually a necessity if you are doing biographical or genealogical research about people who lived in Providence in that time frame.  The lists of students are by year of entry, further subdivided by academic -- or gender -- specialty (e.g. classical, English and scientific, and girls department).  Obviously it is also potentially useful for anyone studying the history of education.

• PROVIDENCE, RI:  List of Persons Assessed in the City Tax (June 1840)  (60 pages)

This list includes full names of persons (and businesses) assessed that year.  Included are valuations of real and personal property, as well as the amount of the tax assessed.  Both resident and non-resident are included.  "People of Color" are listed separately, making this a particularly useful source for information about the economic situation of African Americans in Rhode Island in the pre-Civil War period.

• 20th Reunion of the class of 1934 of Central High School, Providence (1954)

68 pages.  This is a gem of recent genealogical information.  Most of the booklet is composed of biographies (circa 1954) of members of the 1934 Central HS class.  Current addresses (at least current as of 1954), where they went to college, their military service, whom they married, children, occupations.  Even most those who did not furnish biographies are listed with their then-current address, and the 59 classmates who could not be located are listed as well. There's an "in memoriam" page, and several pages of ads of local businesses. 

• Follies of 1950 - the Junior League of Providence

A program booklet (48 pages plus covers) for a benefit revue by that organization.  Lots of ads as well as names and photos of League members/performers.  An interesting curiosity; the ads particularly make one aware how far back in history 1950 really is anymore. 

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