HAPPENINGS!
WELCOME TO THE BH&PS
BLOG ON BRISTOL HISTORY!
BLOG ON BRISTOL HISTORY!
DUE TO COVID-19, the BH&PS is currently closed to visitors. While we are waiting to reopen, please feel free to contact the Society if you have questions or would like our historians to do research for you.
NOTE: We can now accommodate in-person research in our document room and library- - by appointment only -- on Thursday and Friday afternoons between 1 and 4 p.m. Please call or email in advance for an appointment at
401-253-7223 or info@bhps.necoxmail.com.
Please check out Research and Reproduction page for details about researching at the Society, including associated costs for both in-person and remote research.
BLOG ON BRISTOL HISTORY!
BLOG ON BRISTOL HISTORY!
BLOG ON BRISTOL HISTORY!
Click here to read the latest blog from Pandora.
Read the latest Tales from Jail Newsletters with articles digging deep into stories about historic Bristol.
SEAMAN, SOLDIER, SHIP'S RIGGER, AND POET
Bristol has had and has so many interesting people living in town during its 341 years of history. George Waters Diman is one of those people. Born in 1823, he made his first whaling voyage at the age of 16. In all, over the next 27 years, he made 44 voyages out of Bristol. In 1896, he sat down and wrote a book about his adventures, his service in the Civil War, and his time in Bristol. Read more about him in Pandora's Blog.
EXHIBITS
BLOG ON BRISTOL HISTORY!
EXHIBITS
ONLINE EXHIBITS
Our MOM & POP BUSINESSES OF BRISTOL'S PAST exhibit opened in March of 2020 and then we had to close our doors to the general public.
A Mom and Pop Store is defined as “a small retail business, typically family-operated”. The fate of these type of shops is a topic very much of the moment and we hope that this exhibit starts conversations in our community regarding the changing role of small businesses.
Click here to see images from those "lost" businesses.
While we are closed, our staff has been creating new exhibits both virtually for now and physically for when we reopen.
donations
We welcome donations!
We miss you!! While our building may be closed, our workaholic staff, Board, and volunteers are tirelessly preparing for when we reopen. It is so important that Bristol’s history—your history—continues to serve our local community, whether by Pandora's blog, socially distant walking tours, exhibits, or Zoom programs.
Your support matters more than ever. Whatever the amount, your donation is deeply appreciated.
