Esek Hopkins statue by sculptor Theo A.R. Kitson in Hopkins Park
The Rise and Fall of Esek Hopkins
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Esek Hopkins (1718-1802) lived a long life as a public figure and sea captain and [...]

06
Nov
Asa Messer, 1869, by John Sullivan Lincoln, copied from an ivory miniature, Brown Portrait Collection
Education for Everybody: Why They Named a School After Asa Messer
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Asa Messer’s name has been attached to two Providence school buildings.  Few people today would [...]

10
Jul
Nathan Bishop: “He Could Do More Work With Less Noise Than Any Man…”
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Searching “Nathan Bishop” to understand why Providence decided to name a school for him in [...]

12
Jun
19th century classroom
Palaces for the People’s Children?  A Very Short History of Providence Public Schools  
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The Providence Eye is inaugurating a series on the origins of the names of Providence [...]

21
May