Annual Report 2020

The One Hundred and Ninety Ninth Annual Meeting Of The Rhode Island Historical Society Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5:30 P.M.

2020 Annual Meeting For the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 of The Rhode Island Historical Society

Agenda Call to Order and Board Chair’s Welcome

Luther W. Spoehr, Ph.D. Chair

Approval of Annual Meeting Minutes – November 13, 2019

Luther W. Spoehr, Ph.D. Chair

Treasurer’s Report

Peter J. Miniati, JD, CFP Acting Treasurer

Nominating Committee Report & Election of Officers and Trustees, 2020-2021

Winifred E. Brownell, Ph.D. Nominating Committee Chair

New Business

Robert H. Sloan, Jr., CLU, ChFC Chair

2019-2020: The Year in Review

C. Morgan Grefe, Ph.D. Executive Director

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Robert H. Sloan, Jr., CLU, ChFC Chair

Spotlight RI: Raising the Curtain on New Acquisitions for 2020

Richard Ring Deputy Executive Director for Collections and Interpretation

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NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2020-2021 BOARD TERM

Officers Nominated for Term of One Year For Chair: Robert H. Sloan, Jr., CLU, ChFC Principal Sloan Associates

For Vice-Chair: Anthony Calandrelli President American Ring Company

For Treasurer: Peter J. Miniati, JD., CFP Private Client Advisor F.L. Putnam Investment Management Company

For Secretary: Winifred E. Brownell, Ph.D. Dean Emerita of Arts and Sciences University of Rhode Island

Trustees Nominated for Initial Term of Three Years Alek A. Dykeman Tax Supervisor Kahn Litwin Renza Vanessa Wynder Quainoo, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Communication Studies and Africana Studies University of Rhode Island Alicia J. Samolis, JD Partner Partridge Snow & Hahn, LLP Stanley G. Weiss Principal Stanley Weiss Associates, LLC

Trustee Nominated for a 2nd Term of Three Years Lisa E. Melton, CPCU Senior Vice President, Marketing AAA Northeast

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2019-2020

Officers and Executive Committee Luther W. Spoehr, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer Emeritus Departments of Education and History Brown University Chair Winifred E. Brownell, Ph.D. Dean Emerita of Arts and Sciences University of Rhode Island First Vice Chair Anthony Calandrelli President American Ring Company, Inc. Second Vice Chair Alek A. Dykeman Tax Supervisor Kahn Litwin Renza Treasurer

Scott MacKay Political Analyst Rhode Island NPR Lisa E. Melton, CPCU Senior Vice President, Marketing AAA Northeast Peter J. Miniati, JD, CFP Private Client Advisor F.L. Putnam Investment Management Company Maureen Moakley, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Political Science University of Rhode Island Marcus P. Nevius, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of History University of Rhode Island Mary C. Speare, MA

Robert H. Sloan Jr., CLU, ChFC Principal Sloan Associates Secretary

Barbara J. Thornton, AIA Partner Brewster Thornton Group Architects, LLP

Trustees at Large

James Wing Senior Vice President RBC Wealth Management

Michael L. Baker Jr., CPA Senior Assistant Vice President, Accounting Amica Mutual Insurance Company Timothy N. Burditt Paul A. Croce, Sc.D. Vice President & Manager of Research, Retired FM Global Michael T. Eadie VP Wealth Management Sales and Marketing Washington Trust Wealth Management George M. Goodwin, Ph.D. Independent Historian

Trustee Ex-Officio Lane Talbot Sparkman Associate Director of Education & Public Programs RI Department of State

Board Chair’s Appointment Stanley G. Weiss Principal Stanley Weiss Associates, LLC

Roberta E. Gosselin Vice President of Treasury and Risk Management Amica Mutual Insurance Company

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COMMITTEES 2019-2020 Staff Liaison: C. Morgan Grefe, Executive Director and Luther W. Spoehr, Board Chair serve as ex officio on all committees. Other staff contacts are listed by name.

STANDING COMMITTEES

AD HOC COMMITTEES

Audit Committee Roberta Gosselin (Chair) Anthony Calandrelli Paul A. Croce Alexandra Pezzello* Kathryn B. Mandel* Staff Contact: Charmyne Goodfellow

Advancement Committee Michael T. Eadie (Chair) Lisa E. Melton Maureen Moakley Mary C. Speare Anne Conway** Kathryn B. Mandel* Rick Ring** Staff Contacts: Elizabeth Wood, Charmyne Goodfellow

Executive Committee Luther W. Spoehr (Chair) Winifred E. Brownell Anthony Calandrelli Alek A. Dykeman Robert H. Sloan, Jr. Finance Committee Alek A. Dykeman (Chair) Michael L. Baker, Jr.  Timothy N. Burditt Anthony Calandrelli Peter J. Miniati Lyle Fain* Kathryn Spoehr* Staff Contact: Charmyne Goodfellow Subcommittee of Finance Committee Investment Committee Anthony Calandrelli (Chair) Alek A. Dykeman Peter J. Miniati Robert H. Sloan, Jr. James Wing

Collections Committee George M. Goodwin (Chair) Scott MacKay Robert H. Sloan, Jr. Stanley G. Weiss Robert D. Galli* David W. Gregg* Staff Contact: Rick Ring Facilities Committee Barbara J. Thornton (Chair) Timothy N. Burditt Paul A. Croce John Boehnert, Esq.* Lyle Fain* Lichen Grewer* Seth Izzi* Michael Sigourney* Staff Contact: Charmyne Goodfellow

Nominating & Governance Committee Winifred E. Brownell (Chair) Peter J. Miniati Maureen Moakley Luther W. Spoehr

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COMMITTEES 2019-2020

AD HOC COMMITTEES CONT. South County Properties Committee Roger N. Begin (Chair) Michael T. Eadie Robert H. Sloan, Jr. Luther W. Spoehr Barbara J. Thornton Staff Contact: Morgan Grefe Publication Committee Marcus P. Nevius (Chair) Lisa E. Melton Luther W. Spoehr Charlotte Carrington Farmer* Reverend Robert Hayman* Jane Lancaster* J. Stanley Lemons* Craig Marin* Seth Rockman* Evelyn Stern* Staff Contact: Rick Ring Putting Down Roots Campaign Committee Winnie Brownell (Chair) Anthony Calandrelli Michael Eadie Peter J. Miniati Maureen Moakley Alicia Samolis Robert H. Sloan, Jr. Luther Spoehr Staff Conatct: Elizabeth Wood * Indicates non-trustee committee member **Indicates RIHS staff member

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RIHS - STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FYE0620

ASSETS: Cash and cash Equivalents: Operating Grant restricted Investments Accounts Receivable, net Grants Receivable, net Promises to give, net Inventory Prepaid expenses and other assets Property and equipment, net Endowment: Promises to give, net Cash Restricted to endowment Investments TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES: Accounts payable Accrued liabilities Payroll and payroll taxes Other Deferred revenue Note payable Total Liabilities NET ASSETS: Without donor restrictions: Undesignated Board designated Total without donor restrictions With donor restictions Purpose Resticted Restricted to temporary endowment Restricted to permanent endowment Total with donor restrictions Total net assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

2020

2019

721,472

511,520

710,066 7,163 52,082 29,876 16,078 14,748 2,775,083

746,728 12,337 39,562 28,646 16,364 17,584 2,938,862 15,000

20,325,273 24,651,841

21,109,755 25,436,358

45,881

68,764

75,070 20,923 11,572 292,262 445,708

108,547 17,148 8,677

1,246,909 7,573,176 8,820,085

1,775,431 7,708,790 9,484,221

328,625 567 15,056,856 15,386,048

320,521 380,641 15,047,839 15,749,001

24,206,133

25,233,222

24,651,841

25,436,358

203,136

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RIHS - STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FYE0620

Without Donor Restrictions Undesignated

PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE: Contributions Grants Bequest income Total Public Suppport Revenue: Program revenues Membership dues In-kind contributions Admissions income Publications and book sales Administrative fees Investment income/(loss), net Rental functions income Miscellaneous income Special event net Net assets released from restrictions persuant to endowment spending rate Appropriations of underwater endowment Fund Transfers Net assets released from restrictions Total Revenue

133,527 545,030 1,000 679,557

Board Designated

-

With Dontor Restrictions Purpose Restricted

2019 Total

Permanent Endowment

7,925 48,185 56,110

2,000 7,017 9,017

143,452 593,215 8,017 744,684

128,887 547,059 52,037 727,983

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19,530 61,430 2,745 45,033 1,233 9,580 460,926 12,519 5,749 76,805

27,199 74,621 6,005 72,952 2,830 8,615 873,854 35,393 11,800 108,612

-

695,550

1,221,881

18,300 61,430 2,745 45,033 1,233 9,580 16,140 12,519 5,598 76,805

120,354 -

1,230 151 -

1,253,286

(179,102) -

(1,074,184)

(76,866) (135,614)

369,678 (49,387) 321,672

(749,752)

-

(135,614)

377,782

(749,752)

9,017

1,440,234

1,949,864

-

633,505 363,619 322,687 342,371 1,662,182

649,470 384,860 326,509 373,426 1,734,265

-

221,315 583,825 805,140

213,881 599,067 812,948

-

2,467,322

2,547,213

(369,678) 126,253 1,259,244

Total public support and revenue

1,938,801

Expenses: Program Services: Library services Museum program Woonsocket museum Education program Total program services

633,505 363,619 322,687 342,371 1,662,182

-

-

221,315 583,825 805,140

-

-

Total Expenses

2,467,322

-

-

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS NET ASSETS, beginning NET ASSETS, ending

(528,521) 1,977,750 1,449,229

Supporting services: Development Management and general Total supporting services

Temporary Endowment

2020 Total

(135,614) 7,889,863 7,754,249

377,782 325,226 703,008

324,432

-

-

(749,752) 9,017 (1,027,088) (597,349) 596,581 15,041,150 25,233,221 25,830,570 (153,171) 15,050,167 24,206,133 25,233,221

The Audit Committee has reviewed the audited financial statements and has voted to accept them as presented.

Signed: Roberta Gosselin, Chair, Audit Committee

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CURRENT STAFF LIST

Administration

Research Center and Museum Collections

C. Morgan Grefe, Ph.D., Executive Director Charmyne Goodfellow, Deputy Executive Director for Finance and Administration Richard Ring, Deputy Executive Director for Collections and Interpretation; Editor, Rhode Island History Silvia Rees, Executive Assistant

Phoebe Bean, Librarian Becca Bender, Film Archivist and Curator of Recorded Media Jennifer Galpern, Research Services Manager Owen Gibbs, Cataloger/Curatorial Assistant J.D. Kay, Digital Imaging Specialist & Rights and Reproductions Manager Dana Signe K. Munroe, Registrar Rebecca Valentine, Reference Librarian

Advancement Elizabeth Wood, Director of Advancement Christopher Moore, Advancement Associate Miguel Youngs, Communications Coordinator

Education Geralyn Ducady, Director, Newell D. Goff Center for Education and Public Programs Jennifer Wilson, Assistant Director, Newell D. Goff Center for Education and Public Programs Victoria Antonucci, Clerk Michelle Brunelle, Clerk Kelvis Hernandez, Visitor Services Specialist Samantha Hunter-Gibbs, Education Outreach Manager; State Coordinator, NHD Rhode Island Patricia Reynolds, Clerk

Museum of Work & Culture Anne Conway, Director, Museum of Work & Culture Sarah Carr, Assistant Director, Museum of Work & Culture Jordan Jones, Education & Program Assistant Maureen Sansonese, Administrative Assistant Gary Boucher, Building Superintendent

Facilities Edouard Desjarlais, Facilities Manager Curtis Proffit, Buildings and Grounds Assistant David Whiteside, Facilities Assistant

Finance Renata Luongo, Assistant in Finance Office; Rental Manager Robin Gibson, Accounts Clerk

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS Individuals and Organizations FY2020 $5,000+ Mr. Davide Dukcevich Mr. and Dr. Barry G. and Kathleen C. Hittner M.D. Ms. Mary Speare Profs. Luther W. and Kathryn T. Spoehr $1,000-$4,999 Mr. William Babcock Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. and Jennifer Baker Jr. Dr. Winifred Brownell Mrs. Nancy Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. and Inge Chafee Mr. Alek Dykeman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. and Mary E. Erickson Mr. Arnold Friedman Dr. and Mrs. George M. and Betsey Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Luke and Roberta Gosselin Dr. C. Morgan Grefe Mr. Frederick Mattis Dr. Maureen Moakley Mr. Robert Sloan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. and Robyn Smalletz Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Barbara Thornton United Way of Rhode Island Mr. James Wing $500-$999 Mr. Vincent Buonanno Mr. Timothy Burditt Mrs. Lucy Burr Mr. Anthony Calandrelli Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Lucia Case Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hallowell Jr. Ms. Nancy Harris Ms. Marion Harris Mr. Leslie Kenney Mr. and Mrs. Bradford B. and Jean R. Kopp Mr. James Loring Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Lynn Manning Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Elizabeth R. Mauran IV Mr. Frank Mauran III Mr. Peter J. Miniati III Dr. Marcus Nevius Mr. Robert Padula RBC Foundation - USA, Employee Gift Matching Program Mr. and Mrs. Russ and Carla Ricci The San Francisco Foundation Mr. Peter Scheidler Ms. Maureen Taylor The Severus Foundation Corp Mr. and Mrs. Stanley and Beth Weiss $250-$499 Mr. and Mrs. Roger and Diane Begin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. and Kathleen Duffy Mr. Michael Eadie

Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Judy Famiglietti Gertrude N. Goldowsky & Seebert J. Goldowsky Foundation Mrs. Beverly Klyberg Mr. J. Stephen Lawton Prof. Francis Leazes Mr. and Mrs. Warren and Mary McGoldrick Mr. Kenneth Orenstein Mr. and Mrs. John and Regina A. Partridge Prof. and Mrs. James T. and Cynthia Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. and Marianne Phelan Dr. Nancy Safer Mr. Philip Sarcione Ms. Julie Wilson Dr. Richard Wong $100-$249 Mrs. Virginia Adams Mrs. Cherry Bamberg Ms. Mary-Elizabeth Barton Ms. Pamela Behring Mr. Arthur Bielfelt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Catherine Bledsoe Mr. Matt Bly Mrs. Anne Bozzi Mr. Thomas Bryson Drs. Ralf and Nancy Carriuolo Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Kim Clark Mr. James Clarke Mr. Ralph Connell Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Anne Conway Ms. Bonny Cook Mr. Harold Cook Dr. Paul Croce Ms. Robin Cronin Ms. Phoebe Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Murray and Judith Danforth Mr. and Mrs. Cornelis and Kathryn De Boer Mr. Russell DeSimone Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Susan Dick Ms. Geralyn Ducady Mr. and Mrs. Joan and Jack Flynn Mr. James Frutchey Mr. Donald Gardner Ms. Donna-Belle Garvin Mr. David Green Mrs. Virginia Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Teresa Hacunda Mrs. Virginia D. Hales Ms. Nancy Hampton Beeley Mrs. Shirley Harrison Dr. Daniel Harrop Prof. and Mrs. John Hattendorf Ms. Claire Jubb Dr. Carl Kaestle Kane-Barrengos Foundation Mr. Richard Keene Mr. Paul Kochis Mr. and Mrs. Russ and Isabel Kushner 9

ANNUAL FUND DONORS Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Jeanne Laferriere Mr. Alan Lauermann Mr. Nicholas Longo Mr. Ralph Lufkin Mr. Scott MacKay Mr. Brian Magee Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Kathryn Mandel Mr. Christian McBurney Ms. Lisa Melton Mrs. Martha Milot Ms. Theresa Molloy Mr. and Mrs. E. Pierre and Sarah Morenon Mr. and Mrs. James M. and Susan Nagle Ms. Jane S. Nelson Mr. Sanford Neuschatz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Marie Parys Dr. Tullio Pitassi The Honorable and Mrs. Joseph and Claire-Lise Presel Ress Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James and Cathe Rezendes Dr. Neil Safier Mr. Jerrold Salmanson Mr. Clarkson Schoettle Dr. and Mrs. George M. and Theresa Seidel The Honorable and Mrs. Bruce Selya Mr. David Shwaery Dr. and Mrs. Arun K. and Barbara Singh Mr. and Mrs. John and Margaret Skenyon Mr. W. Bruce Tillinghast Ms. Joanne Tomao Mr. Christopher Tourtellot Ms. C. June Tow Ms. Christine Townsend Ms. Mary Wall Ms. Elizabeth Ward Mr. Francis Ward Ms. Nancy Wegimont Ms. Dianne Wilkin Mrs. Elizabeth Wood Mr. Wm. McKenzie Woodward Dr. David Woolman Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas and Wendy Yarnold *Donors Under $100 are linked on this page below

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MUSEUM OF WORK AND CULTURE DONORS AND SPONSORS $1,000+ The Brickle Group Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Lori Godin Lepine Financial Advisors The Murray Family Charitable Foundation Délégation of Québec in Boston $500-$999 Bourget & Associates Mr. J. Laurence Costin Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. and Alice Reinhardt The Rhode Island Labor History Society Councilman David Soucy Soucy Insurance Agency Villa at Saint Antoine $250-499 Ms. Diane Adam Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Denise Bourget Dr. and Mrs. James and Katherine Brennan Esten & Richard Insurance Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home The Friendly Home Mrs. Trudy Lamoureux Dr. David Marcoux and Mrs. Angela Bucci Marcum, LLP Northern RI Chamber of Commerce Ms. Margaret Jean Pickett Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Eleanor Pierannunzi RI Manufacturers Association Rotary Club of Woonsocket Walsh, Brule, & Nault, PC $100-$249 Mr. and Mrs. John and Kyle Adamonis Ms. Sue Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Sandra Arning Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Judith Ann Ayotte B.U.W. Council Local 310 Mr. and Mrs. Maurice and Barbara Bell Mr Eric Berkey Ms. Beverly Bertsch Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Gertrude Bilodeau Mr. and Mrs. Albert and Carol Anne Brunelle Carpenters Union, Local 330 Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Louise Carriere Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Germaine Cayer Ms. Pauline Clancy Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin and Amy Cogan Construction and General Laborers' Local Union 271 Ms. Julia Conway and Ms. Juliana Pabon Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Anne Conway Mr. and Mrs. Pete and Carol Courtemanche Mr. Cedric DeLeon Dp Architect Mr. and Mrs. Timothy and Deborah Draper

Mr. and Mrs. John and Elizabeth Faricy Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and Irene Finlay Mr. and Mrs. David and Ann-Marie Fontaine Councilman Daniel and Mrs. Ann Marie Gendron Mrs. Shirley Girard Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Rachel Hoard Mr. Gordon Hoover Hope Global Mrs. Beverly Klyberg Ms. Mary Kosowski Reverend Eugene Lessard Ms. Charlotte Methe Milford Federal Savings and Loan Mr. Ron Miller and Mrs. Renee Darling Dr. Michelle Mondoux North Smithfield Fire/Rescue Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Kay Obrochta Mrs. Lorraine Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Patricia Papa Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Kathleen Peck Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Peloquin Dr. and Mrs. Joel Picard Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Sheila Pinsonnault Providence Central Federated Council AFL-CIO Mr. David Ransome Mr. Carl Richardson Mrs. Martha Roberts Senator Dominick Ruggerio Ms. Joanne Ryan Mr. Marc Staelen Mr. and Mrs. William & Karen Sutherland The Valley Breeze Trudeau's Auto Repair Inc. Warwick Mall Ms. Nancy Wegimont *Donors Under $100 are linked on this page below

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GRANTS AND DESIGNATED GIFTS $10,000+ City of Woonsocket National Park Service The Newell D. Goff Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation Providence Public Library The Roger E. Potter Fund & the Nicholas E. and Ann O. Picchione Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation The State of Rhode Island $5,000-$9,999 AIRA Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation CVS Health Charity Classic Institute of Museum and Library Services June Rockwell Levy Foundation Museum of Work and Culture Preservation Foundation Pricilla C. Ide Revocable Trust‡ Providence Public Library Rhode Island Council for the Humanities The Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island Senate

The John Fay Estate‡ Moore Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation National History Day Rhode Island Census Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Rhode Island Society Sons of the Revolution Studio Institute $500-$999 John and Mary Wall Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation $250-$499 General Society of Colonial Wars Mr. Tyler Gibbs $100-$249 Gilder Lehrman Institute Ms. Kimberly Klyberg ‡

Planned gift

$1,000-$4,999 The Digital Curtain Restoration Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation The Jeremiah Dexter Family Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation

SPONSORSHIPS

$5,001+ Amica Companies Foundation $1001-$5,000 Boy Scouts of America Brown University Dr. and Mrs. George M. and Betsey Goodwin Ms. Mary C. Speare $100-$500 AAA Northeast Bank of America Friendly Home Hilb New England Mandel & Tracy, LLC Mr. Anthony Calandrelli Mr. Peter J. Miniati III, CFP The Washington Trust Company

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IN-KIND DONORS Adeline's Speakeasy Kitchen and Bar Anne and Peter Conway Borrelli’s Bakery

By Water Capital Grille Chelo’s Hometown Bar & Grille Ciro’s Tavern Clark Farm Clyde’s Cider Mill Dr. C. Morgan Grefe Eugene Peloquin Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home Granny Squibb’s Kay’s Restaurant Mystic Cheese Company Narragansett Creamery Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co. Pine Swamp Place Pranzi Catering Revival Brewing RJ’s Liquor Seven Stars Bakery Southwick Zoo Stadium Theatre

The Brickle Group The Honey Shop Timeless Antiques & Collectibles Vose Hardware Whalers Brewing Company

LIFETIME MEMBERS 2019-2020 Mrs. Eiko Adams Mr. William T. Babcock Dr. and Mrs. Arthur and Catherine Bert Captain Nicholas Brown Mrs. Lucy Aldrich Burr Drs. Ralf and Nancy Carriuolo Mr. and Mrs. George and Carol K. D. Cicma Dr. Pat Conley Ms. Althea Baker Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Virginia DeGregory Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Susan Dick Dr. and Mrs. Edwin and Angela G. Fischer Dr. and Mrs. George M. and Betsey Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Donna Gricus Ms. Marion O. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Sandra Harris Dr. Daniel Harrop III Mr. Peter G. Lisle Dr. Eugene I. Majerowicz Mr. E. Nicholl Marshall

Mr. Louis H. Maynard Mr. Eugene A. Peloquin Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Peggy Sharpe Jr. Mr. George H. Waterman III Dr. and Mrs. Harrison and Josphine Wright Mr. Louis Yip

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COLLABORATING PARTNERS AATF-RI Aira Alliance Francaise Alzheimer Association of Rhode Island Blackstone Heritage Corridor Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum Brown University History Department Brown University Modern Culture and Media Department Carter Roger Williams Initiative City of Woonsocket Community College of Rhode Island Consul General of Canada in Boston Consul General of France in Boston CVS Charities Classic Dementia Training for Life, LLC Dorcas International Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative Flickers: The Rhode Island International Film Festival Generation Citizen German American Cultural Society Gilder Lehrman Institute’s National History Teacher of the Year Initiative Governor's Advisory Council for the Blind Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University Hands in Harmony Harris Public Library Heritage Emergency National Task Force Historic New England International Coalition of Sites of Conscious John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University Le Centre de la Francophonie des Ameriques Linden Place Lippitt House Museum Memory & Aging Program at Butler Hospital Met School Mile of History Association Museum of Work & Culture Preservation Foundation Narragansett Council, Scouts BSA National Education Association RI National History Day NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley Newport Naval Order OF/BY/FOR ALL Providence Children's Film Festival Providence College Providence Journal Providence Public Library Providence Public Schools Public Archaeology Lab

Québec Delegation in Boston Ravenous Brewery Responsible Alcohol Service Revival Brewing Rhode Island Black Heritage Society Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research & Treatment Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Rhode Island Department of Education Rhode Island Foundation Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission Rhode Island Labor History Society Rhode Island Latino Arts Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Rhode Island Regional Adult Learning Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Rhode Island Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired Rhode Island’s Secretary of State’s Office Rotary Club of Woonsocket Smithsonian Institution Stadium Theater The Preservation Society of Newport County The Valley Breeze The Woonsocket Call Tomaquag Museum Trivium Interactive Verdant Vibes and Laurie Amat Vortex Film Festival WNRI WOON Woonsocket Education Department Woonsocket Historical Society Wright's Dairy Farm & Bakery

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DONORS TO THE COLLECTION George A. Arees Dennis Ballou Cherry Fletcher Bamberg Frank Bannon Ken Barry Aria C. Bilodeau Bishop Feehan High School Norman F. Brown Payton Carter George Cicma Barry L. Clayton Ned Connors Elaine Forman Crane Marion Daniel Paul Darling Christine M. DeLucia Ellen Fales Robert A. Geake Jane Gerhard Nancy Whipple Grinnell Joe Grossi John D. Haskell Warren Heyman Penny Leatham J. Stanley Lemons Little Compton Historical Society John Root Lyman Robert W. Martin Peter L. Millman Twig Mowatt Deborah A. Mulligan Mullins Charles Phillips Tullio David Pitassi, PhD Providence Journal Company Providence Preservation Society Puritan Press, Inc. Ms. Lorna Ranck Rhode Island Department of Transportation Gretchen K. Rohland Adam R. Rose Peter Rossi Rutgers University Library Alvin Schaut Richard Shippee Esther Short David Short Jennifer Speckman Luther Spoehr, PhD Dr. Clifford Stark

Pam Stoddard Brenda Smith LaMond Sullivan Peter F. TenHaagen Carmen Valentino Sue Van Kampen Linda S. Walkborn John Walsh Francis T. Wiener David Woolman

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WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR GUIDES, INTERNS, & VOLUNTEERS! Robin Alario John Albert Scott Alexander Nikia Alves Victoria Antonucci Lauren Armstrong Richard Aubin Corinne Barber Suzanne Barrette Ken Barry Phoebe Bean Ann Bellotti Becca Bender Tobias Berggruen Eesha Bhave Robert Billington Ron Blais Bob Boddingham Roger Bouchard Brendon Boucher Denise Bourget Paul Bourget Nick Bowen Renee Boyce Talia Brenner Alison Brown Paul Brule Al Brunelle Michele Brunelle Camille Bucci Leah Burgin Joanna Capps Jessica Carlson Sarah Carr Donna Cimini Carly Coaty Peter Conway Philippe Cordina Kate Costantino Nicholas Cutou Renee Darling Deb Das Joe Delaney Lucille Delannoy Hannah Desjarlais Norman Desmarais Laura Doliber Morgan Donahue Timothy Draper Geralyn Ducady Dee Ducharme Barbara Eddy Isaac Eng Melody Ennis Judy Famiglietti Carolyn Faubert Brian Flinn

Denise Foggo David Fontaine Eduardo Fortes Mary Frappier Joan Gahan Jennifer Galpern Jeremy Garant Jonathan Garant Daniel Gendron Emma George Nikolaus Gerhart Owen Gibbs Tyler Gibbs Victoria Gibbs Maria Glanvill Eytan Goldstein Sean Gray Erik Greenberg J. Lyell Grewer Jacqueline Guerra Lofgren Nelson Guertin Claire Gwaltney Deborah Haraldson Benjamin Hass Sarah Heavren Don Hoard Elaine Huang Thomas Hunter Jay Hurd Catherine Hurst Sarah Jacobs Patricia Jarvis Ashley Johnson Michael Junge James Kabala Colleen Kenyon Russ Kushner Trudy Lamoureux Jerry Lapierre Donna Larson Tim Lehnert Richard Lepine Mary Lessard Clara Lombardi Shara Lyons-Young Jenna Magnuski Mary Beth Maitoza Julianna Marandola Priscilla Marchand Rebecca Marisseau Marta Martinez Patricia McGauran Sally Meyer Allison Meyette Scott Molloy Ellie Nacheman Irene Nebiker 16

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR GUIDES, INTERNS, & VOLUNTEERS! Edward O'Donnell Lorraine Palmer Joyce Paterson Lynn Paul-Briggs Dorca Paulino Daniel Peloquin Gene Peloquin Lois Peloquin Frank Perrin Richard Peterson Jackson Piantedosi Tracy Picard Judith Potter Anna Prymak Bonnie Reisman Patty Reynolds Cathe Rezendes Amy Ricci Hazel Richards Rosemary Rocchio Joy Rodowicz Victoria Rogers Jon Rubin Joe Scott Thomas Shaker John Shamgochian Susan Shea Mary Sheridan Erika Smith Kevin Smith Sylvia Soares David Soucy Nini Stoddard Hancie Stokes Bob Taylor Carrie Taylor Julia Tibert Carol Traynor Allison Trevorrow Ruth Van Dine Maiah Vorce Nataniel Warszawski Nancy Wegimont Shaina Weintraub Jennifer Welch Kate Wells Katrina Wioncek Elizabeth Wood Barbara Zdravesky Brian Zinszer

Anthony Calandrelli Anne Conway Paul Croce Alek Dykeman Michael Eadie Lyle Fain Charlotte Carrington Farmer Robert Galli George Goodwin Roberta Gosselin David Gregg Lichen Grewer Reverend Robert Hayman Seth Izzi Jane Lancaster J. Stanley Lemons Scott MacKay Kathryn Mandel Craig Marin Lisa Melton Peter Miniati Maureen Moakley Marcus Nevius Alexandra Pezzello Rick Ring Seth Rockman Alicia Samolis Marie Schwartz Michael Sigourney Robert Sloan Jr. Theodore Smalletz Lane Talbot Sparkman Mary Speare Luther Spoehr Kathryn Spoehr Evelyn Stern Barbara Thornton Stanley Weiss James Wing William McKenzie Woodward

Board & Committee Members Michael Baker Jr. Roger Begin John Boehnert Winifred Brownell Timothy Burditt 17