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Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
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Rhode Island's Mill Villages is a fascinating visual history of the development and evolution of over 150 years of life in Simmonsville, Pocasset, Olneyville, and Thornton. Some 200 rare and historic photographs are coupled with detailed and informative captions that immerse the reader in the daily lives and environments of these communities. In the years surrounding the Civil War, European immigrants and textile workers came to Rhode Island to work...
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Pub. Date
1888
Language
English
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The Olneyville Free Library Association Records include correspondence, financial ledgers, membership and board meeting minutes, mortgage bonds, receipts, wills and legal papers. The materials span from the creation of the Olneyville Free Library Association to after the merger with the Providence Public Library.
The Olneyville Free Library Association Records are organized into 5 series. Series 1- Legal Papers; Series 2 -Correspondence from 1904-...