There is a fairly new project in town. One that gets you outside and walking. It's the Providence Boundaries Project developed by Sarah Zurier, C.J. Opperthauser, and Traci Picard. Explore the city at your own pace, log your miles, and share your images. It's guaranteed you'll see the city differently.
One of the premier examples of Victorian architecture is in Providence. The Lippitt House is on the National Register. Director Carrie Taylor talks about how their faring during the Pandemic.
We were able to catch up with Brenda Sullivan of the Gravestone Girls at a recent Providence Flea. In this episode we talk about casting gravestones, symbolism on stones, and some old Providence burial sites.
In the first installment, curator and creator, Maureen Taylor interviews Roz Rustigian of Rustigian Rugs, a company her father founded during the Depression. What does it take to have a business last 90 years? From a carriage house on Benefit St. to a brick and mortar store in Fox Point, Rustigian's story is part of Providence's history and today's story.
Kay Belardinelli talks about PVDSigns
In Rhode Island, the Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island Historical Society have joined to create the Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive.
The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) was established in 1956 to respond to the proposed demolition of a number of 18th- and early 19th-century houses on College Hill. Unlike many historic preservation organizations which were formed to preserve a particular building, PPS has always been an advocate for neighborhood revitalization. From that small neighborhood group, PPS has grown into a multifaceted citywide preservation and planning organization. Meet the director of preservation, Rachel Robinson!
OldPVD.com and the Providence City Archives have united to offer up a fun and interesting way to explore old Providence: Old PVD - A to Z! The idea came from our friends at the Providence Preservation Society who are offering the ABC's of Architecture.
Erika Smith has been writing the blog I {heart} Rhody since 2010. She loves the state's eclectic architecture. Earlier this year she participated in the #100 Day Project on Instagram, sharing one photo a day of a different historic Rhode Island building. Recently, we asked her a few questions about why she loves the Ocean State so much!
Last year at this time, I was working with Mike Bronner of Genealabs.com on a new website, one that focuses on local history. Oldpvd.com launched in July as a georeferencing and crowdsourcing site aimed at posting photographs and information about the buildings, places, and people of Providence, RI. It’s been a busy seven months. It’s pretty exciting to see so many people interested in Old Providence.
The theme for the Providence Pecha Kucha December was nostalgia, so organizers reached out to see if it was possible to do a presentation on OldPvd. Of course! A Pecha Kucha is a style of presenting that involves twenty slides on an auto timer for twenty seconds per slide. It’s a bit of improv and a lot of rehearsing.
Name a show with time travel as a theme. I’ve likely seen it. A book with time as a plot. I’ve likely read it. There is something fascinating about the whole idea of actually stepping back into the past. Our photos let us peek into that realm but there is always something missing. We can see the outside of the house, but not the inside or vice versa.