1778: Battle of Rhode Island — Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Story Comes to Life
1778: Battle of Rhode Island is an 18-minute documentary that brings Rhode Island’s Revolutionary War story to life, from the British occupation of Newport to the events of the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island, the only major Revolutionary War battle fought in the state.
BoRIA Lecture Series: Christian McBurney: Causes of the American Revolution
Christian McBurney presented “Causes of the American Revolution: Why did the thirteen colonies declare their independence 250 years ago?”
BoRIA Educational Outreach: The making of the book “The Black Regiment of the American Revolution
Author (Linda Crotta Brennan) and Illustrator (Cheryl Kirk Noll) share the research and process of creating the picture book, The Black Regiment of the American Revolution.
BoRIA Educational Outreach: A brief summary of the Black Regiment in the American Revolution.
Author Linda Crotta Brennan goes through the creation of the Black Regiment and their role in the Battle of Rhode Island.
BoRIA Lecture Series: Christian McBurney: Rhode Island’s Role in the Abolition Movement in the North
“Wickford in the American Revolution” Walking Tour with Tim Cranston
Forgotten Founders: The Underwritten of the American Revolution
Attendees discovered the unsung and underwritten heroes of the American Revolution at this day-long learning event. African Americans, Indigenous people, women, and many others shaped the fight for independence in ways many do not appreciate or even know about.
BORIA Lecture Series: Spark of Independence Book Talk with Michael Cecere
On October 14th, author Michael Cecere spoke on his book Spark of Independence: The American Revolution in the Northern Colonies, 1775–1776. During the lecture, Cecere discussed the reaction of the American colonies to the outbreak of war in Massachusetts in 1775, and he highlighted key events that occurred 250 years ago – with an emphasis on Rhode Island.
BoRIA Lecture Series: Don N. Hagist: “British Deserters from the Rhode Island Garrison”
On Thursday June 19th the BoRIA alongside our partners the Portsmouth Historical Society (PHS) and the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati presented the third annual Col. Burton C. Quist Lecture Series at the Portsmouth Friends Church.
BoRIA Lecture Series: Christian McBurney “The British Raid on Bristol May 25, 1778.”
