Today in Rhode Island History: 1906: An overloaded electric trolley car, returning in early morning fog from Crescent Park, derails and overturns at Moore's Corner in East Providence, crushing eleven passengers to death and injuring forty.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1969: In the early morning hours, bartender James Joseph Caprio is taken to a gravel pit in West Greenwich by five Coventry police officers...

Old Stone Bank Slides: Cars, circa 1980s. From the estate of Patricia Angell of West Greenwich.

Quahog Museum: Keychains and key rings: Goodyear Aquidneck Island Tire Inc dba Newport Tire, Middletown, undated.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1968: Allie's Donuts opens in North Kingstown. www.facebook.com/AlliesDonuts...

Quahog Museum: Keychains and key rings: Pete & Flo’s, Island Park, Portsmouth, undated.

Olde Timey Photography: Circa August 1, 2002. WPRO reporting from the parking lot of Imagine Gift Shop in Barrington. The town was arguing that the cow was a prohibited sign.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1986: Rhode Island's average home price jumps 24.7 percent to $135,000 for the fiscal year ending May 31.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1980: Cumberland High School student Aaron Fricke goes to federal court and wins the right to take a boy, Paul Guilbert, to the high school prom. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_F...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: 1982 wall calendar from Prime Drug, Cranston.

Exploring Little Rhody, vol. 2: April 25, 2026. United Veterans Council of Woonsocket Armed Forces Park, Woonsocket. www.uvcpark.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1974: The Rhode Island General Assembly enacts a campaign finance bill, and Governor Philip Noel quickly signs it into law at a special session of the General Assembly, but confusion reigns over exactly what ''measure'' means. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_I...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Newport Creamery kids’ activity place mat, 2026. www.newportcreamery.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1944: The first constitutional convention since 1842 unanimously adopts a constitutional amendment allowing Rhode Islanders in the Armed Service to vote. catalog.sos.ri.gov/repositories...

Olde Timey Photography: Circa September 1967. Say on the back: ”Hillsgrove Airport, Warwick, R.I., ’A new arrival.’” From the estate of a Rhode Island family.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1976: Dr. Jerome B. Jones, a black school administrator from New Jersey, is confirmed as superintendent of Providence schools after Dr. Robert Ricci, acting superintendent, dramatically withdraws his name from consideration. www.stlamerican.com/news/local_n...

Quahog Museum: Glass Bottles: One quart milk bottle, Di-Iorio Bros., East Providence, undated.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1905: The Rhode Island Supreme Court holds its last session in Newport. Henceforth all sessions will be held in Providence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_I...

Olde Timey Photography: Circa November 1964. Austin-Healey 3000 with Rhode Island plates. From the estate of a Rhode Island family.

Today in Rhode Island History: 2022: The sale of the Narragansett Electric Company to Pennsylvania-based PPL Corporation is completed, and Narragansett Electric is renamed Rhode Island Energy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPL_Cor...

Olde Timey Photography: Circa August 1980. Kiddy rides, possibly Roger Williams Park, possibly elsewhere in Rhode Island, possibly not in Rhode Island at all. From the estate of a Rhode Island family.

Today in Rhode Island History: 2007: Eighty years after construction began on the Masonic Temple exterior, the $100 million, 272-room, Renaissance Providence Hotel opens its doors to a few selected guests. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaiss...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1975: At 1:30am Frosty, the Slater Park Zoo's popular 800-pound polar bear, is shot and killed by Pawtucket Police after vandals, using bolt cutters, released him from his compound. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slater_...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1885: The Narragansett Times carries a story on the burial of Daniel Harry in Peace Dale. Harry, a full-blood Narragansett Indian, was convicted in 1839 of the murder of fellow Narragansett Toby Ross's son.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1779: The British raid North Kingstown. When the Redcoats arrive from Newport, the Newtown Rangers, a company raised in 1777 for the defense of Updike's Newtown, drive them off.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1756: Following on a series of British and colonial military defeats at the hands of the French and their Native American allies during the early stages of the French and Indian War, a Day of Fasting and Prayer is observed in Rhode Island. tinyurl.com/2fzf5upt

Graves of the Governors of Rhode Island: William Sprague IV, Governor of the State of Rhode Island, 1860-'63 (resigned March 3, 1863, to become U.S Senator) PR003, Swan Point Cemetery, Providence en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William... rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedeta...

Today in Rhode Island History: 2025: Former North Kingstown high school coach Aaron Thomas is found guilty of two lesser battery charges in the so-called "naked fat test" trial, and not guilty of more serious child molestation and sexual assault charges. www.wpri.com/target-12/aa...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Place mat from Olde Theater Restaurant and Lounge, Coventry, 2026. www.oldetheaterdiner.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1652: The General Court of Commissioners, meeting at Warwick, passes an act abolishing African slavery, favoring instead the practice of indentured servitude, with a period of service not to exceed ten years.

Quahog Museum: Keychains and key rings: ”Roger Williams University, Incorporated 1956, Alumni,” undated. www.rwu.edu

Olde Timey Photography: Circa November 1983, the Bay Queen on the Warren River; Blount Marine, Warren River, Warren. From the estate of the Zanghi family of Warren.

Today in Rhode Island History: 1995: Grand Heritage Hotels Incorporated of Annapolis, Maryland, a company that specializes in the restoration of historic hotels, is reportedly buying the landmark Omni-Biltmore for $7 million. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provide...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Place mat from Bassett’s Restaurant, Warwick, undated. Bassett’s was in business from about 1971 to about 1988.

Olde Timey Photography: Mothballed U.S. Navy ships, possibly at Coddington Cove, Newport, circa September 1972. The ship in the first photo is the USS Nantahala. From the estate of the Petrucci family of Portsmouth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nan...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1960: Demolition begins on the eighty-two-year-old Narragansett Hotel in Providence.

Exploring Little Rhody, vol. 2: April 25, 2026. River’s Edge Park, Woonsocket: Athena’s Cup Statue. www.rimonthly.com/athenas-cup-...

Quahog Museum: Fridge Magnets: Audrey’s Coffee House and Lounge, South Kingstown, undated www.audreysri.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1900: At 4pm, fish (specifically pout and perch) fall out of the skies over Olneyville. They were probably deposited there by a passing tornado. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-day-it-r...

Exploring Little Rhody, vol. 2: April 25, 2026. James S. Slater Memorial Park, North Smithfield. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=197766

Quahog Museum: American Tube and Controls (West Warwick) playing cards, May 19, 1972. The company was renamed Amtrol about a year later. Contributed by F. Mikkelsen. www.amtrol.com

Olde Timey Photography: Circa May 1974. Angelo’s Restaurant, 141 Atwells Avenue, Providence. From estate of the Muoio family of Scituate. www.angelosri.com

Today in Rhode Island History: 1887: Thomas Jenkes, Representative from Rhode Island, makes a report on civil service to the United States Congress. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1665: A property qualification is prescribed for the admission of Freemen (voters) to the elective franchise, as suggested by the King Charles II Charter. No Christianity requirement is included, thus effectively enfranchising Jews. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_I...

Quahog Museum: Ephemera: Coaster from Trinity Brewhouse, Providence, undated. www.trinitybrewhouse.com

From the estate of Providence Journal photographer Lawrence Millard of North Kingstown: ”Architecture,” circa May 1969. Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Biltmore Hotel, Kennedy Plaza, Providence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1964: The nuclear-powered submarine Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) is launched at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine. It is christened by Mrs. Neander W. Wade, a direct descendant of General Nathanael Greene. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nat...

Today in Rhode Island History: 1837: In an attempt to quell increasing economic instability, Rhode Island banks suspend specie payment. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_o...

Quahog Museum: Vinyl folder from The Point, Rhode Island’s Aging and Disability Resource Center, Cranston, undated. oha.ri.gov/aging-disabi...

Olde Timey Photography: 10 Bull Street, Newport, circa 1960s/1970s. From the estate of Callahan family of Newport.