June 28, 2021, at 7 p.m.
Zoom Talk
"There Is No Longer Any Safety in Business: Lies & Profit in the Rhode Island-Cuba Circuit"
Join guest speaker Stephen Chambers for a talk about the year 1825 when financial hedging in New York City, combined with catastrophic weather in Russia and Cuba, disrupted the Bristol slave trader George D'Wolf's empire.
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WELCOME TO THE BH&PS
WALKING TOURS, "TALES FROM JAIL" & GENEALOGY
WALKING TOURS, "TALES FROM JAIL" & GENEALOGY
RESEARCH AT THE BH&PS
We have a non-lending library open to people wanting to learn more about Bristol. We also can accommodate in-person research in our document room and library- - within Covid guidelines and by appointment only -- on Thursday and Friday afternoons between 1 and 4 p.m. Please call or email in advance for an appointment to be sure that a staff member or a volunteer will be on site to access the information you are seeking.
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.
WALKING TOURS, "TALES FROM JAIL" & GENEALOGY
WALKING TOURS, "TALES FROM JAIL" & GENEALOGY
WALKING TOURS, "TALES FROM JAIL" & GENEALOGY
Check out our WALKING TOUR PAGE for the dates and times of tours --- and for self-guided maps.
Have you read any of our "Tales from Jail" Newsletters written for and sometimes by our History Kids in high school?
And did you know that we have extensive genealogy files for many Bristol and Rhode Island families? Click here for a pdf of the names of many Bristol families.
EXHIBITS
WALKING TOURS, "TALES FROM JAIL" & GENEALOGY
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.
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.
