Is anyone living in Providence, Rhode Island? I'm wondering if you have done any research in the Rh
https://www.rihs.org/library/organization-records/
I was excited when I read this paragraph about the collection of records kept by the Historical Society: "Almost thirty women’s organizations, ranging from the Providence Female Charitable Society (established 1799) to the Women’s Liberation Union (established 1970), are represented in manuscripts collections. The largest collections are from the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), theWomen’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the League of Women Voters."
Archives of the Young Women’s Christian Association of Rhode Island 1867-1980 (MSS 100 )
I am hoping for information about Blanche Thomas. She was listed at the YWCA in the 1910 Providence Rhode Island Census.
19 Apr 1910 • Providence Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder. She immigrated from England with her parents in 1894. She was a clerk in a department store. (I thought about checking the 1910 City Directories to see how many department stores were in town, but realized that in 1900 the population of Providence was already at 175,597.)
I wonder if I could learn more about her stay at the YWCA. She gets married in Connecticut less than four months later.
Has anyone tried accessing these records? I am presuming that the RI Historical Society is still closed. I'm curious if anyone might know what this record set includes.
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@Carolyn Webber I’m not in R. I. But I managed to find this digital collection .... maybe some thing of interest here for your research?
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Yes! I have had that link open for days and checking out more info from it every night. Thank you so much! I can't believe that I didn't acknowledge that I love this link. State archives and college archives have some amazing collections. I couldn't believe that I hadn't checked this one out before.
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