September 21, Great Road Day 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be an exhibit of some of BVHS’s 19th and early 20th century photographs of Pawtucket.
October 21, 6:30 pm. (Monday) Ashley Selima, Director of the RI State Archives and Public Records Administration will give a talk on RI Civic Participation, Voting, and Voter Suppression.
November 13, 6:30 pm (Wednesday) Steve Emma, RI Mineral Hunters, will give a presentation about fossil hunting in RI.
March 23, 2PM BVHS will be showing Part 1 of “Senechonet to Manville: A Journey Through Time,” a historical commentary on the village of Manville, RI, by Betty and Carlo Mencucci, with many photographs and other material collected by Roger Gladu. The movie covers the growth of Manville from colonial times, and ends with the spectacular disasters of the 20th century: the 1920s textile strikes, the 1924 house gas explosion on Cumberland Hill, , the 1927 flood, the 1938 hurricane, and the flood and fire in 1955. Free Event.