Websites and online educational resources

EnCompass Rhode Island Digital History Sourcebook - Lesson plans and resources for school to high school on topics such as the History of the Narragansett, the Underground Railroad in Rhode Island, Slavery and the Slave Trade in Rhode Island, African American Civil Rights in Rhode Island, Immigration to Rhode Island, Rhode Island and the Industrial Revolution (including the issue of child labor). Also includes digitizations of primary sources.

Haffenreffer Museum Educational Resources - Includes the middle school curriculum This Land is Home: A Seasonal Round in Native New England which is a self-paced, virtual learning module that explores how the seasons shape traditional and contemporary Indigenous lifeways in New England, as well as resources on anthropology and archeology.


Tomaquag Museum Educational Resources - a multitude of resources on Indigenous People’s history and culture including podcasts, music, videos, stories, maps, curriculum(such as Places, Memories, Stories and Dreams) and an extensive book list.

RIHS Virtual Programs and Resources for Teachers and Homeschool Educators - live and pre-recorded programs for educators covering topics such as the transatlantic slave connections, the John Brown house, Avi’s Something Upstairs, as well as a COVID-19 archive.

Woonsocket History Links - Resources on the history and growth of Woonsocket including mill villages, famous people, trade unions, transportation, and french-canadian culture as well an historical picture archive.


Rhode Island Taking Shape and & Shaping History: Timelines of RI’s history and landmark events.

RI Secretary of State Resources - Resources covering RI government and civics including a RI State House Coloring Book for elementary students, A Guide to Rhode Island Government and History for middle schoolers, and themed collections of resources for middle and high schoolers that cover topics such Women in Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s role in drafting and ratifying the Constitution, Black Rhode Islanders, Suffrage, and Rhode Island’s Royal Charter.


Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park - Includes Ranger chats, history of Slater Mill, the life of factory workers.

Blackstone Valley Tourism Council - YouTube channel highlighting the Blackstone Valley, the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.

Roger Williams National Memorial Educational Materials - Curriculum for middle and high school students Roger Williams’ writings, the Separation of Church and State, and the relationship Williams had with the Narragansett.

Rhode Island History Field Trip Ideas

Hikes, Walks, and Parks and Memorials

Fort Adams State Park 

Roger Williams National Memorial 

Rhode Island Independence Trail

Historical Markers in Rhode Island
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor

Government and Industrial Sites

Rhode Island State House

Slater Mill

Museums, Homes, and Birthplaces

South County Museum

Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Tomaquag Museum

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Museum of Work & Culture

Coggeshall Farm Museum

Museum of Newport History 

Veterans Memorial Museum
Smith Castle
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum
Nathanael Greene Homestead
Newport Mansions
Redwood Library & Athenaeum

Books:

R is for Rhode Island
Rhode Island Colony
Puritans, pioneers and pacesetters : eight people who shaped Rhode Island
How to draw Rhode Island's sights and symbols
Avi. Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.
Brennan, Linda Crotta. The Black Regiment of the American Revolution. Rockport, ME: Moon Mountain Publishing, c.2004.
Burgan, Michael. Roger Williams: Founder of Rhode Island. Minneapolis: Compass Point Books, c.2006.
Cwiklik, Robert. King Philip and the War with the Colonists. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, c. 1989.
Gaustad, Edwin S. Roger Williams: Prophet of Liberty. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Geake, Robert A. A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island: Keepers of the Bay. The History Press, 2011.
Geake, Robert A. From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution. The History Press, 2016.
Sommervill, Barbara A. The Rhode Island Colony. Chanhassen, MN: Child’s World, c.2003.
Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Rhode Island. New York: PowerKids Press, 2000.
Wiener, Roberta. Rhode Island: the History of the Rhode Island Colony, 1636 -1776. Chicago: Raintree, c.2005.
Williams, Roger. Spears, Loren (ed.) A Key into the Language of America: The Tomaquag Museum Edition. Westholme Publishing, 2019.


Additional Book Recommendations from the Tomaquag Museum. Rule of thumb... Look for resources BY or LED BY Indigenous People