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Becca graduated from Salve Regina University where she majored in Cultural and Historic Preservation. After earning a masters from the...

At the start of 2023 Commission Chair Ruth S. Taylor announced that the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission...

A house as beautiful and grand as Lippitt House did not maintain itself. It required a significant amount of upkeep and work. Though the...

Read about the 2022 Rhody Award Winners

This spring, I had the pleasure of working with Director Carrie Taylor to help re-vamp and re-form the annual fundraising event for...

Lippitt Family Holiday Dinner, ca. 1945 Through the dive into dining culture at Lippitt House Museum in the #TasteofProvidence series, it becomes clear that the customs and traditions surrounding food contribute to a sense of community. When I first began exploring the topic of dining culture, I imagined it would stay within the walls of the museum itself, but the research soon showed me how ubiquitous many of the stories surrounding food were for Providence and the country a

The dining room of Lippitt House Museum is home to an array of art pieces, though none are quite as intriguing as The Chocolate Girl....

Surrounded by the grandeur of Lippitt House’s dining room, it is easy to lose sight of some of the harsh realities of history. However,...

During WWI, May Lippitt Steedman, daughter of Henry and Mary Ann, worked with the Providence Red Cross heading the knitting and garment...

Museum intern and guest blogger, introduces her series, "A Taste of Providence."