Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes will share insights into converting the oldest documented home in Newport, RI—once a site of enslavement—to a Center for Black history. She will share information on the bundle discovered under attic floorboards that highlights the maintenance of African spirituality in the Northeast. We will explore how the Center tells stories […]

What can more than three decades spent among rare books, manuscripts, libraries, auctions, and collectors reveal? Join us for a fascinating Lunch & Learn with Darren Winston, Senior Director and Senior Vice President at Freeman’s and Head of its Books & Manuscripts Department, as he shares stories from a career devoted to discovering, researching, and […]