Botanical Gardens, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI
Spending time with Jean and Gale Charbonneau from Canada.
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Explore the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center with host Ken Breese and Botanical Center Supervisor, Richard Riccio.
Roger Williams Park Providence, RI
Driving around this beautiful park.
Roger Williams Park, RI
Enjoying the beauty in Providence, RI
Roger Williams well Providence RI Rhode Island
This is a clip of the original well at the Roger Williams National Memorial.
Fairy Garden Days open at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Fairy Garden Days open at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
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History With McNiff: What did roger Williams really look like?
We visit Ranger John Mcniff at Roger Williams National Park in Providence, RI. He gives us a bit of history on the man himself.
The Outback Trail
Our new walk through exhibit, the Outback Trail!
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city in Rhode Island. Founded in 1636, it is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It is located in Providence County, and is the third-largest city in the New England region after Boston and Worcester. Providence has a city population of 182,911 and is part of the 37th-largest metropolitan population in the country, with an estimated population of 1,600,856, exceeding that of Rhode Island by about 60%, as it extends into southern Massachusetts. This can be considered in turn to be part of the Greater Boston commuting area, which contains 7.6 million people. The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River, at the head of Narragansett Bay.
Providence was founded by Roger Williams, a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of God's merciful Providence, which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers to settle. After being one of the first cities in the country to industrialize, Providence became noted for its jewelry and silverware industry. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning, which has shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains significant manufacturing activity.
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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Rhode Island
Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is a natural history museum and planetarium within Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island
Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
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Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of God's merciful Providence which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay.
Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturing activity. The city was once nicknamed the Beehive of Industry; it began rebranding itself as the Creative Capital in 2009 to emphasize its educational resources and arts community.The city is the third most populous city in New England after Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts.
Edgewood Manor Inn Bed and Breakfast in Providence RI
Website: . . . . . . . .. .. ... . .. .. .. Edgewood Manor Inn Bed and Breakfast 232 Norwood Avenue Providence RI 02905 This Victorian-style guest accommodation is just 2.5 miles from downtown Providence. It provides a fresh breakfast each morning and offers rooms with free Wi-Fi. An antique sofa and a cable TV furnish every spacious room at Edgewood Manor Inn Bed and Breakfast. The antique-filled room features hardwood floors and a private bathroom. Homemade breakfast can be enjoyed in one of Edgewood Manor’s dining rooms or out on the patio. An on-site library provides guests with a room to relax and read. This property is 3 minutes' drive from Roger Williams Park Botanical Center and from the Park Zoo. Brown University and RISD are each 3.9 miles from the B&B, while Federal Hill is 10 minutes' drive.
Traffic Change Near Roger Williams Park Goes Into Effect Friday
Signs advertising the change caused confusion for drivers Thursday morning.
At the polls on Primary Day with R.I. Democratic challenger Gemma
9.11.2012: 1st Congressional District candidate, Democrat Anthony Gemma spent a busy primary day visiting polling places around Rhode Island. The Providence Journal caught up with the candidate at the Botanical Gardens polling place in Roger Williams Park and the Jewish Community Center on the East Side of Providence.
Providence Journal video by Kris Craig
More on Primary 2012:
A History of Brown as Told by Flowers
Erika Edwards, associate professor, ecology and evolutionary biology • Tim Whitfeld, Brown Herbarium collections manager; assistant professor, ecology and evolutionary biology • Patrick Rashleigh, data visualization coordinator, integrated technology services, University Library
What can 130-year-old preserved plant specimens tell us about our past and our future? The Brown University Herbarium and Libraries teamed up to create a visually stunning walk through the historical collections of Brown plant specimens using the 7-by-16 foot digital display wall in the Rockefeller Library’s Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab
Sponsored by the University Library
A Day at the Maine Wildlife Park, Gray, Maine
Our visit to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, Maine.
I filmed this back in august, but I guess I never uploaded it to YouTube. So, here it is!
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Rhode Island Flower & Garden Show back in town
Running February 18 - 21, This year's 'Spring Fling' theme is the first show to delight all of your senses.
The Rhode Show is WPRI 12's daily lifestyle show for having fun, eating well, and living life.
Indian Slavery: An Unspoken History
This program turns to an examination of Indian Slavery under the title “Indian Slavery in the Americas – Its Origins, Impacts and Implications.” The focus of this panel discussion is on the new perspectives on the institution of Indian slavery in the Americas and its relationship to African slavery, as well as modern day ramifications of Indian slavery for Native Americans. Scholars from Brown University, Rhode Island College and Roger Williams University explore this topic.