Members of the East Providence Chamber of Commerce heard a presentation on the Sowams Heritage Area Project by Coordinator David Weed at their June 11th meeting at Davenport’s Restaurant. Chamber Executive Director Laura McNamara introduced Weed who pointed out locations in East Providence from the 17th century, including the spring where Roger Williams first settled in […]

Associate Professor of History at Brown University Linford D. Fisher gave a one-hour talk about the rise and fall of Indian slavery in the Atlantic World at Smith’s Castle in North Kingston, RI. Fisher is leading a team of scholars in the creation of the Database of Indigenous Slavery in the Americans (DISA). In addition to creating […]