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CANNON CLOSE-UP: The cannon, Governor Sprague Mansion Resident Manager Gregg Mierka explained, was operated by five men. If they were working together well, he said, they could fire one shot every 20 seconds. (Cranston Herald photos by Adam Zangari)
Cranston cannons find new home
The Cranston Historical Society, alongside members of the Rhode Island National Guard, gathered at Sprague Mansion on Sunday to celebrate the Historical Society’s procurement of two Civil … more
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A GENERAL AT 109 YEARS YOUNG: Cranston resident Henry Polichetti, the second oldest World War II veteran in the country, was made an honorary Brigadier General in the R.I. National Guard by retired Lt. Gen. Reginald A. Centracchio in Cranston Historical Society ceremonies Friday. Here, Sen. Jack Reed, who was also honored, bestows the award. (Cranston Herald photos by Barbara Polichetti)
BIPARTISAN TIME MACHINE
The Cranston Historical Society celebrated its 75th anniversary in style Friday with an evening gala that drew more than 150 people, including past and present state leaders and dignitaries. … more
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Rhode Island Historical Society awarded Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Resources Regional Grant
The Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) and Rhode Island History Day (RIHD) have been awarded a $16,633 grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant program managed by Waynesburg University, TPS Eastern Region. more
Free admission to RI Historical Society sites for Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day
The Rhode Island Historical Society will offer free admission to the John Brown House Museum and Museum of Work and Culture on Saturday, Sept. 18, as part of Smithsonian Magazine's 17th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in more
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