Rhode Island Archives, Libraries, and Societies
This entry was originally written by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
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Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminster St.
Providence, RI 02903
www.state.ri.us/archives
Service can be obtained by mail and appointment. The archives holds the state census records, military records, colonial petitions, and correspondence. Much of the material is also available on microfilm through the The Family History Library (FHL).
Rhode Island Historical Society
121 Hope St.
Providence, RI 02906
www.rihs.org
The society's extensive holdings (federal and state census records, Quaker meeting records for all of New England, extensive gravestone records, and manuscripts) outlined in various sections of this chapter, are also described more fully on its website under 'Research Library.'
Rhode Island Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 433
Greenville, RI 02828
www.rigensoc.org
Its publication, Rhode Island Roots, is included quarterly with membership.
Newport Historical Society
82 Touro St.
Newport, RI 02840
www.newporthistorical.com
Library holdings include church, early town, and cemetery records for Newport and a good manuscript collection with ship logs.
