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RHODE ISLAND
- Samuel
Slater
This site provides access and information about the story
of Samuel Slater,explore Rhode Island's early mill villages,learn
about child labor,tour the Slater mill historic site, and
visit the Slatersville mill village.
- Find-It!
Rhode Island
Find-It! Rhode Island is a unique search engine through
which citizens. employees and others can find the websites
created by Rhode Island state and city/town governments
for public use.
- Fort
Adams
Visit this engineering and architectural masterpiece to
see where the soldiers lived, enter the casemates, explore
the tunnel system, and climb the bastions for breathtaking
views.
- Rhode
Island Parent Information Network
RIPIN provides a one-stop resource for information regarding
services and supports available for ALLchildren and families
in Rhode Island.
- Rhode
Island KIDS COUNT
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is a statewide non-profit children's
policy organization that provides information on child well-being,
stimulates dialogue on children's issues, and promotes accountability
and action to improve the health, education, safety, and
economic security of Rhode Island's children.
- The
Rhode Island Historical Society:
The Rhode Island Historical Society is a private, non-profit
educational and cultural organization established in 1822
to collect, preserve and share Rhode Island's history.
- Rhode
Island Historical Records
This directory was created as a result of the Historical
Records Repository Survey conducted by the Rhode Island
Historical Advisory Board. Each directory entry links to
a full description of the repository and its holdings.
- Talking
Books Plus
The Office of Library and Information Systems (OLIS) provides
library services to eligible blind and physically handicapped
individuals in Rhode Island through Talking Books Plus,
the RI Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
- RILINK
Rhode Island Library Information Network for Kids (RILINK)
has a number of library resources available. One very useful
resource is the Homework Helper page which includes free
use of the Wilson Library online database. Students use
their CLAN card for access.
- findRI.com
Interesting and insightful articles along with a search
feature that links to various bits of information in and
about Rhode Island.
- Kidsweb
This website features interactive games, a monthly feature,
school project ideas, maps, Bay facts and events, links,
coloring pages, and more!
- LORI...Library
of Rhode Island
Connect to RI Library Online Catalogs and Web sites. Also
contains individual library webpages and catalog connections.
- Visit
Rhode Island
Visit the official Rhode Island Tourism Division site. Check
the calendar for upcoming events in the state, find where
to go, what to do, and how to get there.
- Discovery
of Rhode Island Coastal Environments
Take a virtual field trip to a rocky shore, salt marsh,
salt pond, and a barrier beach in Rhode Island.
- Rhode
Island Family Guide
This locally produced guide provides useful information
on education, family services, recreational activities,
and other relevant material for families residing in Rhode
Island.
- Ocean
State Online
Ocean State Online will link you to a variety of informational
resources with-in the State of Rhode Island.
- Rhode
Island Lights
There are a surprising numbers of lighthouses located in
the Ocean State and you can visit them here.
- Providence
Civic Center
This links provides various information including activates
and events that are taking place at the Providence Civic
Center.
- Providence
Founded by Roger Williams in 1635 as a refuge for free thinkers
and religious dissidents, Providence, Rhode Island is a
city which fosters diversity. This link will provide you
with the early history of Providence, and much more.
- Roger
Williams Park Zoo
The Zoo is located in Providence, and was named after the
founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. It is the third-oldest
Zoo in the United States, and the New York Times has called
it "one of the best Zoos for conservation in the country."
- Rhode
Island Links
An excellent link to Rhode Island government agencies, cities
and towns, business resources, and much more.
- Rhode
Island Media Links
Rhode Island Media Links, includes TV stations, newspapers,
and magzines.
- Maritimes:
University of Rhode Island Marine Programs
The Maritimes publication comes out four times a year, and
covers all aspects and implications of marine science in
laypersons terms.
- Rhode
Island Judiciary
The Rhode Island State Law Library is open to the public
and dedicated to the public's right to legal information
as a basic tenet of a free and democratic society.
- The
Blizzard of 1978
The Greenville, Rhode Island Public Library in cooperation
with the Providence Journal Bulletin newspaper have provided
pictures, and information on how the "Great Blizzard of
78" effected the daily activities of all Rhode Islanders
during "The Week the State Stood Still: February 6-13, 1978."
- Rhode
Island Genealogy and History Project
Mailing list for discussions with others who are researching
their Rhode Island ancestry, or who have other genealogical
or historical interests in the state of Rhode Island.
- Rhode
Island Weather
Current Rhode Island Weather conditions, 5-day forecasts,
and satellite and regional Doppler radar information can
be obtained.
- T.F.
Green Airport
The largest airport serving the residents of the state of
Rhode Island and the surrounding New England area. This
link provides information regarding airport services, including
flight arrivals and departures.
- Rhode
Island Social Studies Association "RISSA"
The Rhode Island Social Studies Association "RISSA" provides
an opportunity for teachers of Social Studies to interact
on matters of professional concern. RISSA is an affiliate
of the National Council of Social Studies, National Geography
Bee, and National History Day.
- Welcome
to Providence, Rhode Island
The Mayor's Home Page
A very comprehensive, up-to-date link for information regarding
the Capital City.
- State
of Rhode Island Parks & Recreation
The Division of Parks and Recreation is responsible for
the maintenance and operation of the statewide park system.
This link provides information on recreation area locations,
histories, and events, as well as a resource for up to date
informational bulletins.
- Rhode
Island Economic Developement Corporation
This link will provide information on Rhode Island's business
resources, tourism, cities and towns, and other information
regarding living and working in the "Ocean State".
- RhodeMap.com
RhodeMap.com is your complete link guide to Rhode Island
with over 2,000 links to useful online resources regarding
our state.
- The
Providence Journal
An electronice connection to Rhode Island's largest daily
newspaper The Providence Journal.
- State
of Rhode Island General Assembly
Information on the current legislative sessions for both
the Rhode Island House and Senate.
- Rhode
Island State Government Information Service
A web site brought to you by the Office of Library and Information
Services at the Rhode Island Department of Administration.
- Rhode
Island Educational Media Association (RIEMA)
The Rhode Island Educational Media Association (RIEMA) provides
support for school library media professionals and support
staff. Find information on development, promotion, improvement,
and evaluation of school library media, computers, and instructional
technology programs in all Rhode Island schools.
- 1968
The Whole World Was Watching
The Whole World Was Watching: an oral history of 1968 is
a joint project of South Kingstown High School and Brown
University's Scholarly Technology Group. This link contains
transcripts, audio recording, and edited stories of a series
of interviews conducted in the spring of 1998. Members of
the Sophomore Class at SKHS interviewed Rhode Islanders
about their recollections of the historical events that
took place in 1968.
- What
Did You Do In The War, Grandma?
An oral history of Rhode Island women during World War II,
written by students in the Honors English Program at South
Kingstown High School.
- Save
The Bay: Educational Programs
Save The Bay believes that education is a vital part of
its mission to protect and restore Narragansett Bay. Since
1987, Save The Bay has worked with thousands of area school
children and members of the general public through "face
to fin" educational programs.
- Office
of the Secretary of the State of Rhode Island
Visit the Office of the Secretary of State, Matthew A. Brown.
Use this public information kiosk to search on all things
Rhode Island.
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